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2016 POWFest Call-For-Entries!

May 11, 2015 POWFest UncategorizedLeave a Comment

The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) is now accepting entries for its ninth annual festival scheduled to take place March 3 – 6, 2016. The regular deadline for entries is Friday, August 14, 2015.

Deadlines & Fees

Early Bird Deadline: Postmarked by June 19, 2015 ~ $25
Regular Deadline: Postmarked by Friday August 14, 2015 ~ $35
Late Deadline: Postmarked by Friday August 28, 2015 ~ $45
Extended Deadline: Postmarked by September 11, 2015 ~ $55

Films must be directed or co-directed by women and can be of any length, style, or genre. Continue reading... “2016 POWFest Call-For-Entries!”

#EOFF2015 Kicks Off May 7

Still image from “All Your Favorite Shows!”

The sixth annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, May 7, in La Grande, Oregon with the documentary feature PLANETARY at 7:00PM preceded by Danny Madden’s ALL YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS! A in-person Q&A with PLANETARY director Guy Reid will follow. The night will conclude with a celebration at The Art Center begginning around 9PM – TERMINAL GRAVITY will flow at the festival beer garden and good times will be had while witnessing performances by La Grande’s own HAM N’ CHEESE and our neighbors to the west – JAMES DEAN KINDLE AND THE EASTERN OREGON PLAYBOYS. Continue reading... “#EOFF2015 Kicks Off May 7”

Celebrate SourceOregon!

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015 OMPA Events, Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Media Services, Oregon Animation Industry, Oregon Film, Oregon Video Games, Portland, Production Services, Resources, TalentLeave a Comment

You are cordially invited to join OMPA members and other industry supporters on Friday, May 1, 2015 for the SourceOregon Directory Release Party, sponsored by Koerner Camera Systems & Rogue Ales with additional generous support from Dollar Rent-a-Car. This evening of libations, conversation, and celebration of the 2015 SourceOregon publication is not to be missed.

WHAT: SourceOregon Release Party, sponsored by Koerner Camera Systems and Rogue Ales.
WHEN: Friday, May 1st from 4 to 8 PM
WHERE: Koerner Camera Systems – 2323 N Williams, Portland 97227

SourceOregon is a publication of the Oregon Media Production Association. Continue reading... “Celebrate SourceOregon!”

The Northwest Film Center Presents: Essential Gus Van Sant (and His Influences)

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 NWFilmCenter Events, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film Gus Van SantLeave a Comment

The Northwest Film Center presents:
Essential Gus Van Sant (& His Influences)
film series & class

Film dates: April 23-June 5, 2015

Class dates: April 25-June 20Over the last three decades, Gus Van Sant has created an extraordinary body of film work. His first long-form films of the late 1980s and early 1990s, known as the “Portland Trilogy”, feature rebellious characters on the fringes of mainstream society who yearned to form new communities. The films became instant cult classics, earning Van Sant acknowledgment as one of the most talented and imaginative filmmakers of the indie film renaissance. Continue reading... “The Northwest Film Center Presents: Essential Gus Van Sant (and His Influences)”

“Wild” Locations Get Recognition At LMGA Awards

March 9, 2015March 10, 2015 Oregon Film Award, Events, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Movies, Uncategorized Cheryl Strayed, LMGA 2015, Nancy Haecker, Wild locationsLeave a Comment

Nancy Haecker, Location Manager "Wild" (photo: Variety) — Nancy Haecker, Location Manager “Wild” (photo: Variety, Fox Searchlight)

Congratulations to Nancy Haecker (“Wild“), who, at the second annual Location Managers Guild of America Awards, won for “Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film”. The awards took place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Saturday night.

According to Variety, Haecker read Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, “Wild”, during a flight, and was so enthused that she wanted to scout the film project. Even though most of the film plays for California, around 60 locations in Oregon were scouted by Haecker; from the high desert in central Oregon, the city of Ashland, Crater Lake, the Portland metro area, to the Bridge of the Gods in the Columbia River Valley Gorge. Continue reading... ““Wild” Locations Get Recognition At LMGA Awards”

“GRIMM” – Back For Season 5

February 5, 2015February 9, 2015 Oregon Film Uncategorized Grimm, Grimm season 51 Comment

Good news for Oregon, NBC Universal announced today that “Grimm” is being picked up for Season 5. The show, shot on stages and on location in Portland and the metro area, has been doing well on its Friday night time slot, with season 4 garnering over 7.2 million viewers all-told. “Grimm” was one of five dramas NBC renewed for the 2015-16 season.

(photo: NBC Universal) Continue reading... ““GRIMM” – Back For Season 5”

Director & Educator Andy Mingo

January 20, 2015 portlandfilm Talent chuckpalahniuk, clackamas, clackamascommunitycollege, director, eduator, education, portlandfilm, profileLeave a Comment

Andy Mingo is a Portland-based director/producer. He gained recognition as several of his films were included at national and international film festivals and screenings. His most recent film, ‘Romance’ was adapted from a story by ‘Fight Club’ author, Chuck Palahniuk. ‘Romance’ made its world premiere at the 2012 Raindance Film Festival and went on to screen at Cinequest, the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, and the 2013 Portland Film Festival. In 2012 Andy was invited to the Paris-Sorbonne University where he lectured on the process of adapting Chuck Palahniuk’s fiction to the screen. Continue reading... “Director & Educator Andy Mingo”

Governor’s Office of Film & Television Nominated For LMGA Award For Work On “Wild”

January 7, 2015February 2, 2015 Oregon Film Award, Featured Locations, Locations, Uncategorized Governor Kitzhaber, LMGA, Location Manager Guild of America, Oregon film locations, Wild, Wild the movie2 Comments

The Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television (AKA The Oregon Film Office) has been nominated for consideration for a Location Managers Guild of America Award for “exemplary work on WILD“. Winners will be chosen after a vote from active and retired members of the LMGA the finalists were announced January 27th, with final balloting of the nominees taking place February 6th. The second Annual Awards Show will be help in Los Angeles on March 7th.

More Oregon locations were used on “Wild” than any other production shot in Oregon to date. Continue reading... “Governor’s Office of Film & Television Nominated For LMGA Award For Work On “Wild””

Screenwriter Randall Jahnson

January 5, 2015 portlandfilm Talent portlandfilm, screenwriter, scriptchat, WorkshopLeave a Comment

Randall Jahnson has been a professional screenwriter for 30 years. He has delivered scripts for both large and small screens; in both studio and independent realms; in genres ranging from horror to historical.

He has worked closely with such film-making talent as Steven Spielberg, Jonathan Demme, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Spheeris, and Spike Lee. Among his produced credits are The Doors, The Mask of Zorro, Sunset Strip, Dudes, and episodes of the HBO cable series, Tales from the Crypt.

He also wrote the epic Western video game, Gun, which was voted Best Story at the 2005 IGN Video Game Awards. Continue reading... “Screenwriter Randall Jahnson”

Road’s End Films Releases the Newest “Runestone” Trailer

November 26, 2014 Road's End Films, Inc. dba Intersect Video Featured Videos, Independent, Production Services, TelevisionLeave a Comment

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/106246943[/vimeo]

Local production company Road’s End Films releases the newest trailer for RUNESTONE, a television series pitch headed to NATPE in January 2015.

RUNESTONE, a historically inspired dramatic adventure series, stars Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Frank Collison (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), and Conan Stevens (The Hobbit). Road’s End Films is an award winning independent film studio producing feature films, television series, documentaries and new media entertainment. Located in Wilsonville, the studio maintains a 6500 sq. ft. facility with a 3500 sq. Continue reading... “Road’s End Films Releases the Newest “Runestone” Trailer”