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Ashland Independent Film Festival to Announce Full Line-up at Festival Preview Night and Offers a Sneak Peek at 10 Highlights

March 6, 2017 Emily McPeck Events, Film Festivals, Independent Films 500 Years, AIFF, AIFF/POWFest Faerie Godmother Award, AIFF2017, Alex Cox, Ashland, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Coming Attractions, Cullen Hoback, Daniel Haim, Events, film festival, film industry, filmmakers, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, Hermia and Helena, In the Radiant City, independent film, Jenni Olson, Jonathan Olshefski, Katherine Dieckmann, Matias Piñeiro, Medusa Smack, Nancy Gerstman, NLFU, Oregon Film, Oregon film industry, Pamela Yates, Quest, Rachel Lambert, Resistance Saga, Schneider Museum of Art, Skylight Pictures, Strange Weather, Tara Jane O’Neil, The Freedom To Marry, Tombstone Rashomon, Vanessa Renwick, What Lies Upstream, Zeitgeist FilmsLeave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival will announce its 2017 film and event lineup at their Festival Preview Night on Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the SOU Music Recital Hall in Ashland. This is the first chance to see clips from festival films, pick up the Pocket Guide, and get insider information on special guests and new events for AIFF2017. This event is FREE, and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The five-day, five-night festival will run April 6-10 in several venues across Ashland. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival to Announce Full Line-up at Festival Preview Night and Offers a Sneak Peek at 10 Highlights”

POWFest Celebrates 10 Years!

February 28, 2017 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Film Festivals, Women Hollywood Theatre, POWFestLeave a Comment

POWFest Celebrates 10 years of putting women directed films on screen with with BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN, THIS IS EVERYTHING: GIGI GORGEOUS, GUEST OF HONOR CHERYL DUNYE AND MORE, at this year’s festival.

Portland, Oregon – February 16, 2017 – The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) is pleased to announce the programming highlights of our upcoming festival scheduled to take place March 2-5, 2017 at The Hollywood Theatre. Tickets $9-$15 individual / $60 festival pass for premium access to all festival activities. Continue reading... “POWFest Celebrates 10 Years!”

Binge & Back The Benefits of Gusbandry

December 7, 2016December 8, 2016 puffysin Independent, Oregon Film, Portland, Television, TV Series, Web Series Alicia J Rose, comedy television, Courtenay Hameister, digital series, Portland Oregon, the benefits of gusbandry, Web SeriesLeave a Comment

Voted “Best Local Web Series” by the readers of Willamette Week and completely made in Portland by Portland people, digital series The Benefits of Gusbandry can now be BINGE WATCHED on Amazon Prime and Seed & Spark Cinema! Stream, review and share today!

Dive into the laugh packed 77 minutes of Season One, and see why the NY Times praised the show for its “sharp writing and spirited performances…” – lauding the season finale as “…A delirious 16 minute masterpiece of pretension puncturing.” Continue reading... “Binge & Back The Benefits of Gusbandry”

Horror Film Festival Haunts Southern Oregon On Nov. 12th

November 10, 2016 Levi J. Anderson Events, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film horror, Rogue Valley, sci-fi, Southern OregonLeave a Comment

Returning to Ashland, OR for it’s 8th installment, the Killer Valley Horror Film Festival (KVHFF) is a celebration of independent horror and science fiction movies from around the globe. A one-night affair, geared to film-goers 18 years and older, the festival showcases genres that are arguably the most fun for independent filmmakers to create, and provides an atmosphere for horror fans to watch in a more social environment than a typical theater setting. Audiences often dress in costume, and the festival offers Special FX Makeup Booths in case viewers want to feel like a zombie for the night. Continue reading... “Horror Film Festival Haunts Southern Oregon On Nov. 12th”

Oregon Filmmaker’s Residency Award Winner Announced

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Oregon Film Uncategorized Northwest Film Center, Oregon Filmmakers Residency Award, PLAYALeave a Comment

Northwest Film Center, The Governor’s Office of Film & Video (a/k/a/ Oregon Film), and PLAYA announce the winner of a unique residency opportunity for screenwriters, filmmakers and creative teams.

The program called for proposals from filmmakers and related creators to work on a script/film/visual narrative project during a 4-week residency at PLAYA in Summer Lake, Oregon.

The Oregon Filmmaker’s Residency Award was open to Oregon Resident filmmakers, screenwriters and other creative teams to propose a narrative project focusing on an environmental issue or under-represented community here in the Northwest region. Continue reading... “Oregon Filmmaker’s Residency Award Winner Announced”

Celebrating #OregonMadeShows

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Katherine Wilson Costumes, Digital, Documentary, Economic Impact, Education, Events, Featured Locations, Featured Videos, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent, Independent Films, Jobs, Locations, Movies, Music, Oregon Film, Portland, Rural Production, Stunts, Talent, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I first heard about the #OregonMade trademark at the Portland International Airport while viewing actual artifacts from several films shot in Oregon on display.

Now the Oregon Film Museum is stepping out and celebrating ‘Animal House’ with a huge party in Portland on October 30th, 2016. And the local communities, who hold their own local celebrations, are stepping up to support the Oregon Film Museum too.

Film is such a collaborative effort, but this scale of collaboration in celebrating Oregon creative projects is something I have never seen as a 47-year veteran of Oregon filmmaking. Continue reading... “Celebrating #OregonMadeShows”

“Gold Rush” Season 7 – From the Yukon, Now To Oregon

October 18, 2016 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Rural Production, TV Series Gold RushLeave a Comment

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This week, the stars of “Gold Rush” return from the Yukon to their home state, and the High Bar mine in eastern Oregon. Whether Hoffman and family will make it rich remains to be seen, be sure and tune in Fridays 9/8C, Discovery Channel to find out! Continue reading... ““Gold Rush” Season 7 – From the Yukon, Now To Oregon”

HouseSpecial’s Stop-Motion Short Takes ‘Best Animated Film’ At Oregon Independent Film Festival

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Alise Munson Animation/VFX, Award, Events, Film Festivals, Incentives, Oregon Animation Industry, Uncategorized Animation, film festivals, HouseSpecial, incentives, iOPIF, stop motionLeave a Comment

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/154092195[/vimeo]Aaron Sorenson, a Director at Portland animation studio HouseSpecial, received the award for Best Animated Film for the stop-motion short Jailbreak during the award ceremony at The Oregon Independent Film Festival (OIFF) held on September 24, 2016 in Portland’s Clinton Street Theater.

Jailbreak, shot in black and white, follows the daring escape of a desperate prisoner fleeing his nightmarish cell in pursuit of sweet punishment. Written and directed by Sorenson, this short is a German Expressionist-inspired design mash-up of stop motion with a 2D design sensibility … and a decidedly adult twist. Continue reading... “HouseSpecial’s Stop-Motion Short Takes ‘Best Animated Film’ At Oregon Independent Film Festival”

#EOFF2016 Music Line-up Announced

September 27, 2016 Eastern Oregon Film Festival Film Festivals, Music Bijouxx, Eastern Oregon Film Festival, EOFF2016, Hillfolk Noir, la grande, mike surber, Moon Honey, Wimps, Y La BambaLeave a Comment

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Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its seventh year of independent film and music programming in La Grande, Oregon October 20-22, 2016. EOFF is privileged to announce the musicians who will be joining us this fall. EOFF will host three evening after parties at its new central location and present the hottest emerging music-makers to bring a diverse and energetic blend of tunes to the Grande Ronde Valley.

Opening night Hillfolk Noir (Boise, ID) will be present and accounted for to junker-dash the fest into motion. Continue reading... “#EOFF2016 Music Line-up Announced”

“The General” Celebrates 90th – With Live Score by Mark Orton

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Oregon Film Events, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Movies, Music, Oregon Film #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, 90th Anniversary, Buster Keaton, Cottage Grove, Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood Theatre 90th, Mark Orton, The General, The General movie6 Comments

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“In honor of the 90th Anniversary of the Hollywood Theatre and the 90th Anniversary of Buster Keaton’s classic film, Buster Keaton’s, “The General”, which was shot in Cottage Grove, OR, the Hollywood Theatre and Oregon Film present a state-wide tour of the film with a new live score composed by renowned Portland film composer Mark Orton. (OPB did a short piece on this project which explores Orton’s thoughts and inspiration behind this project.)

One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, “The General” finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Continue reading... ““The General” Celebrates 90th – With Live Score by Mark Orton”