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SourceOregon Production Directory Released

April 7, 2014 OMPA Acting, Animation/VFX, Commercial, Economic Impact, Events, Film and Media Industry, Incentives, Jobs, Movies, News, Oregon Film, Resources, Talent, Technology, Television Oregon film industry, Oregon Media Production Directory, SourceOregonLeave a Comment

Union member listings enrich Oregon’s film, TV, commercial & interactive media production directory

Oregon industry members celebrate the launch of their 2014 production directory.

To help studios and producers stay on top of crew and resources and to promote Oregon’s unique production advantages, the trade group Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA) has released the 2014 SourceOregon, a directory of the professional crew, talent, vendors and support services that make up Oregon’s bustling industry. Industry parties in Portland, Eugene, and Ashland are scheduled in April to celebrate the directory’s launch. Continue reading... “SourceOregon Production Directory Released”

Moviemaker Magazine Awards Two Oregon Cities With Honors For “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2014”!

January 30, 2014January 31, 2014 Oregon Film Award, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Incentives, Independent Films, Locations, Movies, Resources, Uncategorized AIFF, Ashland, film festivals, filming in Oregon, Locations, Moviemaker Magazine, Oregon film industry, SOFAT, Top places To Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014Leave a Comment

In years gone by, Moviemaker Magazine lumped together big city and small town to compete for the sought after title of, “Best Places To Live and Work as a Moviemaker”. This year, the magazine has split their list into three components:

Top Big Cities (they define as more than 50,000 residents)
Top Small Cities (100,000)
Top Towns (under 100,000)

We are excited to see that two Oregon cities took honors in the Big City and Town categories – Portland and Ashland! Continue reading... “Moviemaker Magazine Awards Two Oregon Cities With Honors For “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2014”!”

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals Moves to New Facility

January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 osfcostumes Costumes, Film and Media Industry, Resources, Television, Uncategorized Costumes, Economic Impact, Movies, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, OSF, OSF CostumesLeave a Comment

The new Production Department Building for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Talent, OR, completed construction in late October 2013. On November 19th, OSF Costume Rentals started the monumental task of moving their stock of over 50,000 costume pieces from a rented warehouse in Ashland, OR, their home of almost ten years, six miles down the road to their brand new state of the art facility. The improvements are undeniable, going from about 8,000 square feet to just over 11,000, customized rack systems for hanging costumes, climate control, even floors, a window, the fact that the new facility isn’t a converted lumber mill (the former facility was a space in the old Parson’s Pine mill building)… Continue reading... “Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals Moves to New Facility”

SOFaT Announces New Board

December 9, 2013February 12, 2014 Robison Uncategorized Ashland, film, Medford, oregon, SOFAT3 Comments

Southern Oregon Film and Television (SOFaT), Southern Oregon’s media industry trade association, introduced its new board last night at their 2013 Wrap Celebration held at the SOU Digital Media Center in Ashland. Members of the organization were joined by prominent members of local government and business to celebrate a very successful year in film and media production in the region, which included a very high-profile day of shooting for the Reese Witherspoon film WILD.

SOFaT is entering 2014 with a very strong outlook and a renewed approach to marketing Southern Oregon as a filmmaking destination, and installing a new board is a big part of that plan. Continue reading... “SOFaT Announces New Board”

“Wild” Has Been Attracting Public Interest As Well As Local And National Press

October 30, 2013 Oregon Film Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Movies, News, Uncategorized Cheryl Strayed, Pacific Crest Trail, Reese Witherspoon, WildLeave a Comment

Screen Shot 2013-10-30 at 1.31.56 PM — Reese Witherspoon’s caption to go along with her picture, “Good morning from deepest Oregon”.

“Wild” has been getting a lot of public and press attention in Ashland and Crater Lake in the last two weeks. Reese Witherspoon has been adding interest by posting daily pictures from the film’s locations in southern Oregon.

Below is a recent round up of some local, national and international news pieces on “Wild”:

KDRV and KTVL had some video coverage, and the Herald, Mail Tribune and The Daily Tidings also covered the story. Continue reading... ““Wild” Has Been Attracting Public Interest As Well As Local And National Press”

“Wild” Set to Film Throughout Oregon in October

September 27, 2013October 9, 2013 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Locations, Oregon Film, Uncategorized Cheryl Strayed, Reese Witherspoon, Wild2 Comments

Film stars Reese Witherspoon with Jean-Marc Valée directing

A few months back it was announced that Portland based author Cheryl Strayed’s successful memoir “Wild” was being made into a feature film with Fox Searchlight producing and distributing the film. Reese Witherspoon’s company Pacific Standard originally optioned the theatrical rights. Acclaimed director Jean-Marc Vallée (recently directed “Dallas Buyers Club) is directing. Now with just a few weeks to go before principal photography, it appears that the film will cover more parts of Oregon than any other project of recent memory. Continue reading... ““Wild” Set to Film Throughout Oregon in October”

New Film Fest to Kick Off OSF’s Daedalus Project

August 9, 2013 Oregon Film Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies Ashland, Daedalus Project, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, OSFLeave a Comment

The Daedalus Project, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s annual fundraiser to end the spread of HIV/AIDS, is thrilled to launch its first-ever film festival on August 16-18 at The Varsity Theatre on Main Street in Ashland.

The Daedalus Film Fest, produced in partnership with the Ashland Independent Film Festival and Coming Attractions Theatres, includes a slate of 5 bold, original, award-winning documentaries about the ongoing global HIV/AIDS crisis.

“For years, we’ve come together as a community to save lives at Daedalus.

OSF Costume Inventory: a Great Asset for Film & TV Projects Everywhere

April 18, 2013April 22, 2013 Oregon Film equipment, Film and Media Industry, Media Services, Production Services, Resources Ashland, Costumes, Oregon Shakespeare Festival2 Comments

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, southern Oregon) is well known for it’s high caliber theatre performances. Lesser know is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals. OSFCR is a full-service costume rental facility that features around 100,000 costumer pieces designed and made in-house. OSFCR has been renting costumes since 2004 but only started renting to the film and TV market for the past 6 years. They have been successful, with many repeat customers, from primetime shows on NBC, ABC, HBO, TNT, as well as many feature films. Continue reading... “OSF Costume Inventory: a Great Asset for Film & TV Projects Everywhere”

AIFF Hosts Successful eMerge Transmedia Showcase

April 11, 2013April 11, 2013 Oregon Film Documentary, Events, Featured Videos, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Oregon Film, Technology, Web Series AIFF, eMerge Transmedia ShowcaseLeave a Comment

This past weekend the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) hosted its first eMerge Tansmedia Showcase (sponsored by Oregon Film, Intel, SOU, Project A, Second Story, PIE, and Technology Association of Oregon). In simplest terms, it was an opportunity for festival goers to discuss, experience and participate in the future of storytelling. As technology continues to evolve, the ways in which stories can be told are evolving with it. The lines between technology, film, photography, music, performance art, graphic arts, and gaming are becoming less and less visible. Continue reading... “AIFF Hosts Successful eMerge Transmedia Showcase”

Behind the Scene Video Showing off Collaboration of SOU’s EMDA and AIFF – GREAT JOB TEAM!!!

April 4, 2013April 4, 2013 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEqlM5U6JBk[/youtube]

It’s nice for Bobby to mention me in the video but all I did was have breakfast with them! Congrats to Southern Oregon University’s EMDA and the Ashland International Film Festival for pulling this off!

Randolph Jones also has a nice blog piece about the app he created for “Follow the Food” – find it here.

-Vince Continue reading... “Behind the Scene Video Showing off Collaboration of SOU’s EMDA and AIFF – GREAT JOB TEAM!!!”