#OregonMadeShows Exhibit Opens At PDX

July 27, 2016August 10, 2016 Oregon Film Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Locations, Movies, News, Oregon Film, Portland, Rural Production, Television, TV Series, Uncategorized #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Animal House, Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Comnmerce, Clatsop County Historical Society, Danner Boots, Hollywood Theatre @PDX, Katherine Wilson, Oakley Design Studios, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Oregon Film Museum, Oregon Museum of Mental Health, PDXArt Program, Port of Portland Art Program, Portland Store Fixtures, Portlandia, The Goonies, The Librarians, Travel Oregon, Wild the movie5 Comments

#OregonMadeShows Exibit

In collaboration with PDXART, and many other partners (please see list below) a new exhibit is up on Concourse E, at the Portland International Airport this week. The exhibit showcases “vignettes” of artifacts, props and images from just a few of the 400+ feature films & television shows that have utilized Oregon as their production backdrop over the years. From the early silent era films like “Fisherman’s Bride” (shot in Astoria, 1908), to “Grimm”, the popular NBC television series currently shooting in Portland, Oregon has played an important role in production. Continue reading... “#OregonMadeShows Exhibit Opens At PDX”

Adult Swim & Hinge Team Up For Toonami

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Hinge Animation/VFX, Blog, Film and Media Industry, Portland, Post Production, Television, TV Series Adult Swim, Hinge Digital, ToonamiLeave a Comment

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It’s been nearly a year since Adult Swim Toonami team tapped Hinge‘s Portland-based studio to produce show bumpers and the season finale of Toonami Intruder II, where the show’s venerable host TOM, and his AI co-host SARA, crash land on an unknown planet to find a new base of operations. The episode had something fun for both the hard core fans (who’ve enjoyed the show since it’s beginnings in 1997) as well as the casual viewers. If you want to see the finale again, here it is in full, thanks to our friends at Adult Swim. Continue reading... “Adult Swim & Hinge Team Up For Toonami”

2016 OPIF Tax Credit Auction Announced for July 11-15

April 26, 2016May 24, 2016 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Incentives, Oregon Film OPIF 2016, OPIF Tax Credit AuctionLeave a Comment

The Oregon Department of Revenue will once again be conducting a tax credit auction for the Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) in July. The auction is open to all Oregon tax payers. The total amount of tax credits to be auctioned this year will be $12 million.

The process will be exactly the same as the successful auction conducted last July. This is the largest amount of tax credits we have had available at one time, so it is a great opportunity for people who may have missed out on the previous auctions. Continue reading... “2016 OPIF Tax Credit Auction Announced for July 11-15”

AIFF Announces 2016 Award Winners – Oregon and Pacific Northwest Films Win Over Juries and Audiences

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 cathydombi Award, Blog, Events, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film 100 Years Show, A Light Beneath Their Feet, AIFF, AIFF2016, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Barbara Hammer, Bastards y Diablos, Boone, Buddymoon, Closure, Damn, El Tigre, Five Nights in Maine, Greenwood, Honey Buddies, Hooligan Sparrow, In Pursuit of Silence, indie film, Killer, Mothering Inside, Oregon Film, The Birth of Saké, The Pearl, The Stairs, Voyagers Without Trace, What a DameLeave a Comment

Barbara Hammer was AIFF2016 Pride Award Recipient. Photo by Richard A. Jacquot

The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced its highly anticipated juried and audience award-winning films for work screened at the 15^th annual festival, April 7-11, 2016, where films made in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest received a warm welcome and took home top awards. Continue reading... “AIFF Announces 2016 Award Winners – Oregon and Pacific Northwest Films Win Over Juries and Audiences”

HouseSpecial Brings CustomInk’s ‘Spokestopus’ To Life In Stopmotion

April 19, 2016 Alise Munson Animation/VFX, Commercial, Oregon Animation Industry Adversiting, Animation, CG, CustomInk, Gustafson, HouseSpecial, StopMotion, TelevisionLeave a Comment

April 18, 2016 (PORTLAND, OR) Introducing Steve the Spokestopus. He’s a new animated super fan created by content production studio HouseSpecial for CustomInk, the leading provider of custom apparel and accessories for groups and communities. The multi-spot campaign is a collaboration with Los Angeles ad agency SUPERMOON (SUPERMOON.com) and debuts this month on broadcast and digital media platforms.

HouseSpecial’s Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Planters Mr. Peanut, Häagen-Dazs) helmed the spots and teamed with SUPERMOON’s Executive Creative Director and Partner David DeRoma to refine the initial scripts and develop the Steve character for animation. Continue reading... “HouseSpecial Brings CustomInk’s ‘Spokestopus’ To Life In Stopmotion”

The 2016 POWFest Starts TODAY!

March 3, 2016 POWFest Film Festivals, Uncategorized Catherine Hardwicke, POWFest, twilightLeave a Comment

We are excited to see starting tonight at The Hollywood Theatre for the 9th Annual Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival!

Buy a Festival Pass & Screening Tickets

Daily POWFest Highlights

Thursday March 3, 2016

7pm – The Armor of Light plays with local film, Sista in the Brotherhood

930pm – La Nina de Tacones Amarillos

Friday March 4, 2016

1pm – Filmmaker Panel: Navigating the Industry and Creating a Sustainable Place for Women Filmmakers – FREE!

3pm- Education Panel – Crowdfunding for Independence – Presented by Seed & Spark

7pm – Shorts I – Quirky

9pm – Shorts II – Dark Tales

Saturday March 5, 2016

12pm – Shorts III- Documentary

1230pm – Educational Panel – The Art of the Pitch – Presented by Seed & Spark

3pm – Shorts IV- Aging Gracefully

6pm – Guest of Honor Catherine Hardwicke Double Feature: Miss You Already & Thirteen (35mm Print!). Continue reading... “The 2016 POWFest Starts TODAY!”

Grimmster Foundation Raises $386,000 For Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

February 15, 2016 Oregon Film Uncategorized Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Grimmster Foundation Gala, NBC ComcastLeave a Comment

Another successful Grimmster Foundation Gala, put on by NBC Comcast over the week end, raised $386,000 for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital from ticket sales and silent auction items. Continue reading... “Grimmster Foundation Raises $386,000 For Doernbecher Children’s Hospital”

Local High School’s Anti-Bullying Video, Wins Paste Cloud Contest

February 3, 2016February 4, 2016 Oregon Film Award, Education, Featured Videos, Portland bullying, Paste Cloud, Sunset High SchoolLeave a Comment

Jon Garcia, Sunset High school’s language arts teacher, created a video designed to combat cyber-bullying, and has got the attention of the $10,000 Paste Cloud Video Contest. Paste Cloud were, “giving away $10,000 to celebrate the launch of our new video platform for musicians, short filmmakers, comedians and more.” Read more here. Continue reading... “Local High School’s Anti-Bullying Video, Wins Paste Cloud Contest”

Fox12 Showcases Local Prop Master, Tim Oakley, On “More Good Day Oregon”

February 1, 2016February 4, 2016 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Movies, News, Resources, Television, TV Series Prop Master, Props, Tim OakleyLeave a Comment

KPTV – FOX 12

Tim Oakley, local Prop Master, has created props for many local projects, “Grimm”, “The Librarians”, “Leverage” and “Portlandia”, as well as dozens of global productions, such as, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Jurassic World” and “Star Trek” to name a few.

The other segments that Fox12 have showcased are below:

Kent Luttrell – Stuntman

https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/01/12/fox12-highlights-local-stuntman-kent-luttrell/

Spydercam – extreme rigging company

https://oregonconfluence.com/2015/12/22/fox12-showcases-local-international-rigging-company-spdyercam/

360 Labs and Greg McMickle – Virtual Reality + Production Designer and Props

https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/01/07/fox12s-highlights-two-more-locals-in-their-more-movies-series/ Continue reading... “Fox12 Showcases Local Prop Master, Tim Oakley, On “More Good Day Oregon””

FOX12 Highlights Local Stuntman, Kent Luttrell

January 12, 2016 Oregon Film Case Studies, Casting, Stunts Kent Luttrell, Stand by Me1 Comment

KPTV – FOX 12

Fox12 highlights local stuntman, Kent Luttrell, who has doubled actors from Danny Devito to Michael J. Fox. Luttrell got his start as “the body”, Ray Brower, in the classic movie, “Stand By Me” (shot in Brownsville 30 years ago this year).

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