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EOFF2011 Full Event Schedule

October 5, 2011 Eastern Oregon Film Festival Events, Film Festivals, Oregon Film Eastern Oregon, eoff, Festivals, Music, PremieresLeave a Comment

[La Grande, Oregon] The Eastern Oregon Film Festival will celebrate its 3^rd annual event October 20-22 in beautiful downtown La Grande, Oregon. The 3-day event features 2 spectacular independent films — 10 features and 10 short films, 7 of the Northwest’s most notable up-and-coming indie bands, and 3 after-parties at some of La Grande’s best venues.

Featured films for this yearʼs program include the NW Premiere of Jon Foyʼs Sundance winning documentary ʻResurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Tonybee Tilesʼ, the West Coast Premiere of Tristan Pattersonʼs moving and intimate SXSW winner, ʻDragonslayerʼ, and Evan Glodell’s innovative and thrilling low-budget phenom, ʻBellﬂowerʼ. Continue reading... “EOFF2011 Full Event Schedule”

Call for submissions: 2012 OpenLens Festival (Eugene)

October 3, 2011 divacenter Events, Film Festivals, Oregon FilmLeave a Comment

(Eugene, Oregon) The 2012 OpenLens Festival seeks submissions by Oregon filmmakers for its eighth annual celebration of the short film genre to be held in Eugene, January 28-29, 2012. Prizes include: $500 Jury Award, $200 Jury Honorable Mention, and $100 Audience Choice Award. Submissions are limited to 15 minutes with films 10 minutes or less preferred.

Oregon resident filmmakers are encouraged to submit their best work to what has become Eugene’s premier winter film festival hosted by the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA). Continue reading... “Call for submissions: 2012 OpenLens Festival (Eugene)”

Good Works Film Festival

September 16, 2011September 16, 2011 GoodWorksFilmFestival Documentary, environmental, Film Festivals, Uncategorized Community Activism, Environmental justice, Global Environment, Human Rights, Indiginous peoples, Social JusticeLeave a Comment

Welcome to Good Works Film Festival, a first-time event in Eugene (with a kick-off screening in Portland). We are presenting a series of acclaimed feature-length films with an array of social justice themes.

GWFF is not only about great films; what happens once the lights come on is equally important. The festival celebrates and encourages thoughtful discussion, community engagement and positive action, and will be providing a context, time and space for this to occur.

Numerous organizations and groups will participate, in the audience post-screening discussions with filmmakers, panels or roundtables, by providing resources and by networking and socializing at the festival Hub. Continue reading... “Good Works Film Festival”

Portland Premiere Of “The River Why” To Benefit The River Network

August 25, 2011August 26, 2011 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Green, Locations, Movies, Oregon Film, Uncategorized clackamas river cleanup, Events, filming in Oregon, fly fishing oregon, kristi denton cohen, Movies, Oregon film industry, river network, river rally, River Why, The River Why, William Hurt, zach gilfordLeave a Comment

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River Network National River Rally (a Portland based national nonprofit since 1998) will kick off with the benefit screening of The River Why on September 9th, 7pm at the Hollywood Theatre. Actors William Hurt, Zach Gilford (“Friday Night Lights”), Alex Hurt and Producer Kristi Denton Cohen will be on hand before the screening and for a post-film Q&A.

The River Why was shot entirely on location in Oregon and tells the story of 20 year old fly-fishing prodigy, Gus Orviston (Zach Gilford), who, in an act of rebellion, shuns his prior life and family for what he thinks will be a secluded existence of fly fishing heaven on the banks of a beautiful river. Continue reading... “Portland Premiere Of “The River Why” To Benefit The River Network”

The Second Monthly Video Gong Show Kicks Off Monday

August 23, 2011August 26, 2011 FAO UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Hosted by comedian Ian Karmel
Live performances by Rip City’s own TWINS bringing you cop jams for people who hate narcs and soundtracks from forgotten malls

Monday, August 29th, 2011
and every last Monday of the month

DOORS OPEN 6:30PM, VIDEO QUEUE 6:30-7:00PM, EVENT 7:30PM

At the Video Gong Show the audience rules the screen. Bring us your favorite video clips to be judged and jeered by your peers (all in good fun). Past playlists have included a combination of viral classics and rare gems from Abraham Linkin’s, “I Got it at Ross,” to Bill Cosby Bukowski performing Jelloems. Continue reading... “The Second Monthly Video Gong Show Kicks Off Monday”

IFC Releases First Look at Season 2 of “Portlandia”

August 17, 2011August 17, 2011 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Portland, Television IFC, PortlandiaLeave a Comment

Attention local-organic-fair trade-tree hugging-bird loving Portlandians! The second season of IFC’s hit show “Portlandia” is currently in production in the City of Roses and promises just as much ridiculous hilarity as the first season. If you don’t think you can survive till the January 2012 premiere, the folks at IFC have released this sneak peek to help tide you over.

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Oregon Stills Exhibition – Aaron Katz, Matt McCormick & Kelly Reichardt

August 16, 2011August 17, 2011 Doug Whyte UncategorizedLeave a Comment

OREGON STILLS

On View September 1st – September 30th, 2011

Opening reception Tuesday September 6th, 6pm – 8pm

STUMPTOWN COFFEE ROASTERS
128 SW 3RD Avenue | Portland, OR

Carefully selected by filmmakers Aaron Katz, Matt McCormick, and Kelly Reichardt and curators May Barruel and Justen Harn, this exhibition features stills from three films shot in Oregon: Cold Weather, Some Days Are Better Than Others,and Meek’s Cutoff. Crew photographers include Scott Green, Neil Kopp, and Greg Schmitt. Shawn Levy, a film critic for The Oregonian, will be providing a curatorial statement that will be sent out to press at the end of August. Continue reading... “Oregon Stills Exhibition – Aaron Katz, Matt McCormick & Kelly Reichardt”

Case Study: Fashionbuddha Shares the Monterey Bay Love

August 10, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, Case Studies, Oregon Animation Industry Animation, Engine Co. 1, Fashionbuddha, Monster Media, Monterey Bay Aquarium2 Comments

Oregon-based companies pride themselves on being amongst the first to leap beyond the established creative norms. And Fashionbuddha, an animation studio in Old Town Portland, thrives off this innate quest for innovation. “We’re a unique studio from the standpoint that we have animation and interactive under the same roof,” explains founder and Executive Director Robert Lewis.

Fashionbuddha got its start ten years ago creating high-end flash websites but has since expanded into mobile apps, interactive installations and broadcast animation. “We were all under the same roof at the beginning because it made sense with those projects but now we’ve splintered to some degree and it’s just as exciting,” says Lewis. Continue reading... “Case Study: Fashionbuddha Shares the Monterey Bay Love”

New Case Study on Oregon Animation Blog

August 10, 2011August 15, 2011 Oregon Film Animation/VFX, Film and Media Industry Animation/VFX, Fashionbuddha, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oregon Animation BlogLeave a Comment

This dual focus helped Fashionbuddha when they were hired by San Francisco agency Engine Company 1 to create promotional spots for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Continue reading... “New Case Study on Oregon Animation Blog”

NBC Introduces “Grimm” to Television Critics Association

August 2, 2011 Oregon Film Television BuzzSugar, Deadline Hollywood, Grimm, NBC, TCA, The Oregonian, The Tampa Tribune, TV GuideLeave a Comment

Grimm‘s been accumulating more and more positive word-of-mouth since it’s debut at Comic-Con in July and NBC took the opportunity to formally introduce the show to the Television Critics Association Monday afternoon along with the rest of its fall lineup. So far, the critics have plenty of good things to say.

Matt Roush from TV Guide says that, “NBC’s quirkiest fall show is unquestionably the fairy-tale-inspired Grimm.” Walt Belcher from The Tampa Tribune agrees, calling Grimm a potential “dark horse” of the fall TV season. Continue reading... “NBC Introduces “Grimm” to Television Critics Association”