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Marriage and Faith in “Emily”

March 6, 2015 portlandfilm Independent FilmsLeave a Comment

Local Portlander and Living Room Theater employee, Ryan Graves, is tackling his first feature film—“Emily.” He’s almost half-way through his crowd funding campaign for post production on Indiegogo. With a goal of 10k, at the time of writing, he is almost at a quarter way there.

Graves added, “we shot the entire film for $20k this past fall. That included paying and feeding everyone. We spent every waking hour on the film.”

The feature follows and expands on his previous short film, “Mr. Right,” which won Graves the Best Short Film Director Award at the 2014 Oregon Independent Film Festival. Continue reading... “Marriage and Faith in “Emily””

The Oregon Film Annual Governor’s Awards

January 7, 2015January 9, 2015 Oregon Film Award, Events, Film and Media Industry, Oregon Film, Oregon Video Games, Rural Production, Technology, Television, Uncategorized Cheryl Strayed, Clackamas Community College, Crater Lake National Park, Film Advocate Award, Governor Awards, Governor Kitzhaber, Oregon Film Governor Awards, Russell Hornsby, Senator Wyden, Wild, Zigzag Ranger DistrictLeave a Comment

Gordon Sondland, Governor Kitzhaber, Cheryl Strayed, Russell Hornsby (photo: Kim Oanh Nguyen)

There was a big turnout at the Eastside Exchange Ballroom last night for the Oregon Film’s Annual Governor’s Awards. Kicking off the event was Gordon Sondland (Oregon Film Board Chair, founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels, and co-founder of the merchant bank Aspen Capital) who introduced the evening and then actor Russell Hornsby (“Grimm“), who then declared himself now a Portland local! (“Grimm” is now shooting season 4 in the Portland Metro area). Continue reading... “The Oregon Film Annual Governor’s Awards”

Winners Announced: 2014 Oregon Actors Awards

October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 OMPA Acting, Award, Events, Film and Media Industry, Movies4 Comments

Oregon Actors Award winner Danny Bruno, who appears as Bud Wurstner on Grimm — Oregon Actors Award Winner Danny Bruno, who appears as Bud Wurstner on Grimm, with presenter Ted Rooney

The Oregon Actors Awards celebrate Oregon’s deep pool of professional on-camera actors, and the community that supports them in their business and their craft. Thanks to funding by presenting partner Koerner Camera Systems and support from the SAG-AFTRA actors union, the Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television, the Portland Area Theater Alliance, the Alliance of Professional Performers-Northwest and OMPA, event costs were fully supported so that all of the ticket sales were donated to PATA’s Valentine Fund, which provides financial assistance to members of the Portland-area theatre community in times of medical or personal emergency. Continue reading... “Winners Announced: 2014 Oregon Actors Awards”

‘Oregon Actors Awards’ Nominates and Celebrates Oregon Actors, this Sunday

October 8, 2014 OMPA Acting, Award, Events, Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film, Television3 Comments

You are invited to celebrate the brightest rising stars in Oregon at the 2014 Oregon Actors Awards. The awards show, sponsored and attended by talent agents, actors and industry supporters from around the region, is this Sunday October 12 at BodyVox in Portland. The one-hour multimedia awards show starts at 6pm and is preceded by a red carpet entrance at 5pm. Hosted reception follows on-site. RSVP and more information is at www.ompa.org/awards/invitation.

The Oregon Actors Awards recognizes on-camera talent whose work has been featured on network television shows, award-winning feature films, indie shorts and web series. Continue reading... “‘Oregon Actors Awards’ Nominates and Celebrates Oregon Actors, this Sunday”

Zarr Studios and Crew Take 1st Place Golf

July 14, 2014July 29, 2014 OMPA Economic Impact, Events, Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film, Television Events, OMPA, OMPA Classic, Oregon film industry1 Comment

Zarr Studios and crew take 1st Place Golf

FROM THE OMPA SPORTS DESK:

Governators Lisa and Nathan Cherrington (pictured here with Will Vinton and members of his team The Vintones) defeated all comers at the Classic Croquet to win the 1st Place in the Croquet tournament. — Governators Lisa and Nathan Cherrington (pictured with Will Vinton and members of his team The Vintones) defeated all comers to win the 1st Place in the OMPA Classic croquet tournament, powered by Zarr Studios.

Congratulations Nathan Cherrington and his wife, Lisa, The Governators, who trounced all comers at the 5-hour croquet tournament of the OMPA Classic powered by Zarr Studios. The Governators, representing the Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television, upset Barefoot Bullseyes Signa Cheney and Curtis Kidwell of Bullseye Disc, who were in fact as barefoot as they advertised. Continue reading... “Zarr Studios and Crew Take 1st Place Golf ”

Bent Image Lab Takes Manhattan

June 24, 2014 [email protected] Animation/VFX, Commercial, Featured VideosLeave a Comment

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Portland, Or. – BENT Image Lab, http://www.bentimagelab.com the internationally award-winning animation and visual effects company, has opened a new office in New York City. Coming on the heels of its expansion into Spain, the thriving studio specializes in all forms of animation including CG, stop motion, 2D as well as VFX for TV and film, live action projects and post production. The growth is fueled by BENT’s strong commercial roster, its move into long form programming, and its expansion into the digital markets. Continue reading... “Bent Image Lab Takes Manhattan”

BUCKSVILLE Releases April 29, 2014

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Laura McGie Acting, Independent Films, Movies, NewsLeave a Comment

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MONARCH HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES
AWARD-WINNING INDEPENDENT FILM ‘BUCKSVILLE’
Release date: DVD and Digital Download/Streaming April 29th, 2014

MONARCH’S online BUCKSVILLE page.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Oregon, April 29, 2014 – Monarch Home Entertainment announces the release today of BUCKSVILLE. Portland Oregon-based indie director Chel White’s long awaited character-driven feature film, which includes a memorable cameo from Academy Award™ nominated actor Tom Berenger. The film is now available at these links and platforms iTunes, Vimeo, Google+ Play and Amazon.com Continue reading... “BUCKSVILLE Releases April 29, 2014”

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”

Oregon Film Incentive Update – Incentives Available in OPIF and iOPIF

December 12, 2013 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Financing, Incentives, Independent Films, Oregon Film, Portland incentives, iOPIF, OPIF, Oregon Production Investment FundLeave a Comment

With 2014 coming quickly, we thought it would be a good idea to send out an update on the Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) and the Indigenous Oregon Production Investment Fund (iOPIF).

Oregon Production Investment Fund

In October we completed our second tax credit auction and successfully sold out the remaining tax credits from the new $10million annual allotment. The total amount of funds raised for fiscal year 2013-2014 is $9,870,610 which is the highest return on the tax credit sale to date. Continue reading... “Oregon Film Incentive Update – Incentives Available in OPIF and iOPIF”

Clackamas County Business and Economic Development Unveils Online Film and Media Permitting Process

August 8, 2013 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Clackamas County Business and Economic Development has unveiled a new one-stop online permitting application for film and media production enterprises wishing to film anywhere in Clackamas County. In partnership with the Governors Office of Film and Television, Clackamas County is promoting the regional development of the film, video and multimedia industry in order to increase the industry revenues and investment county-wide.

Clackamas County Business and Economic Development division serves as the primary liaison between film and media productions, cities and agencies.