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New #OregonMade Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – Production Underway

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Featured Videos, Film and Media Industry, Film Grants, Locations, News, Oregon Film, Women Danner Boots, Digital One Audio Post Production, Koerner Camera, metro East, Mission Control, NW Film Center, OAFG, Open Signal, Oregon Made Creative Foundation, Outdoor-Adventure Film Grant, Portland Film Office, Prosper Portland, Travel OregonLeave a Comment

Emilia Quinton, Mercy Shammah and Liz Haan

In late 2017, the Oregon Made Creative Foundation (in partnership with Oregon Film,) Travel Oregon, Danner Boots, and the Portland Film Office at Prosper Portland partnered together to bring funding for a new grant: The Outdoor Adventure Film Grant.

This Grant has enabled our filmmakers, Emilia Quinton and Liz Haan to begin creating a short film that specifically showcases the spirit, passion, and excitement of the outdoor-adventure, or action sports film genres in the state of Oregon and today, we’re excited to share some behind the scenes of what the grantees have been up to! Continue reading... “New #OregonMade Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – Production Underway”

From Oregon to L.A. and back again | BLACKSTAR WARRIOR

June 26, 2018 Matt Haley #OregonMade, Film and Media Industry, Independent, Television, TV Series, Web Series, Women Blackstar Warrior, Matt Haley, sci-fiLeave a Comment

I thought one could only make film in Hollywood. Then, I made a short in Portland and it changed my life.

Our stars Mindy Machen and Leonard Roberts in the cockpit of the Blackstar built by production designer Jubal Nance and art director Rob Taylor.

Los Angeles was the place I flew down to for meetings between long walks on beaches that felt hotter than the surface of the sun. Everything about L.A. felt like the polar opposite of Portland, the place where I had lived and worked as a comic book artist for years, first for Dark Horse and then for Marvel & DC, all the while coming up with ideas for film and television, ideas that made me feel excited not just as a creator but as a viewer. Continue reading... “From Oregon to L.A. and back again | BLACKSTAR WARRIOR”

Oregon Film – A “Who We Are & What We Do” Update

June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 Oregon Film Uncategorized1 Comment

This time last year we tried to give some context and background to the work of our office in a post we shared called, “Who We Are & What We Do.” This year, we’d like to add to that.

So, first things first.

In the last year we have been lucky enough to find dedicated and invested partners to tackle a whole new series of grants and workforce development opportunities through the #OregonMade Creative Foundation. Founded as a program of The Charitable Partnership Fund, a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation, the OMCF, along with Travel Oregon, Danner Boots, the Portland Film Office at Prosper Portland and an amazing group of in-kind contributors, has now awarded the $18,500 “Outdoor Adventure Film Grant. Continue reading... “Oregon Film – A “Who We Are & What We Do” Update”

Shoot A Film. Make A Poster. Tell Your Story Of NASA’s Plans For Mars!

June 11, 2018 Sofia Moore Uncategorized #imaginemars, #nasa, filmLeave a Comment

NASA is inviting college students and early career professionals to express their visual interpretation of NASA’s deep space exploration initiative from the Earth to the Moon and onto Mars!

Entries will be judged by notable film and graphics industry professionals including Gareth Edwards, the director of Rogue One; Mickey Fisher, w

riter and producer of National Geographic Mars; Joshua Grossberg, VP Creative of McCann NY, a world-renowned advertising agency; and NASA astronauts! Winning entries will be screened around the world at Opening Events at NASA visitor centers, NASA museum consortium members, and other interested venues in Fall 2018, and also during follow-on events throughout 2019. Continue reading... “Shoot A Film. Make A Poster. Tell Your Story Of NASA’s Plans For Mars!”

NW Doc “The Cage Fighter” screening @ NW Film Ctr 5/10

May 8, 2018 J Bills Animation/VFX, Blog, Uncategorized Animation/VFX, NW Docs, NW Documentary, NW Film Center, Sprocketship, VFX/PDXLeave a Comment

For your consideration – a NW documentary from Seattle based filmmaker Jeff Unay that explores the dramatic “real life Rocky” struggle of Seattle MMA fighter Joe Carman. A rare Portland screening brings this well reviewed and well traveled doco (which saw theatrical release after making the rounds at the Bend Film Fest among others) to the NW Film Center/Whitsell auditorium, May 10th at 7pm. Unay will be in attendance!

In the supporting cast on this film is the unsung yet unprecedented (for a documentary) visual effects work, pairing a savvy VFX-aware director with local Portland VFX startup Sprocketship. Continue reading... “NW Doc “The Cage Fighter” screening @ NW Film Ctr 5/10”

An Official Trailer Is Out For Gus Van Sant’s, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot”

April 27, 2018 Oregon Film Movies Don't Worry, Gus Van Sant, He Won't Get Far On Foot, Joaquin PhoenixLeave a Comment

Gus Van Sant’s new movie, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot” is set to come out July 13th. The film is based on the life of Oregonian cartoonist, John Callahan, and is played by Joaquin Phoenix, also starring are Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara and Jack Black. Continue reading... “An Official Trailer Is Out For Gus Van Sant’s, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot””

Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces 2018 Program Details

March 26, 2018 Emily McPeck #OregonMade, Events, Film Festivals, Independent, Independent Films AIFF2018, Ashland, Ashland Independent Film Festival, film festival, independent film, indie filmLeave a Comment

AIFF Varsity Theatre — The 17th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival runs April 12-16, 2018. photo by Al Case

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has announced its lineup for the five-day festival, April 12-16, 2018, screening in venues across Ashland and—for the first time—Medford. The year’s lineup includes over 120 films chosen from nearly a thousand films submitted to the festival, or specially selected by AIFF Artistic and Executive Director Richard Herskowitz. The entire program, including information about show times, live performances, art exhibits, filmmaker TalkBack panels, children’s programs, Community Conversations, and more is now online at ashlandfilm.org Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces 2018 Program Details”

#OregonMade “Lean On Pete” Now In Theaters

December 7, 2017April 12, 2018 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Movies, News, Oregon Film Andrew Haigh, Charlie Plummer, Chloe Sevigny, Lean On Pete, Steve Buscemi, Willy VlautinLeave a Comment

ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER ANDREW HAIGH RETURNS WITH AMERICANA ODYSSEY IN FIRST TRAILER AND POSTER FOR LEAN ON PETE, STARRING CHARLIE PLUMMER, STEVE BUSCEMI AND CHLOЁ SEVIGNY.

The film premiered to exceptional reviews at The Venice Film Festival in competition and also played Telluride and Toronto earlier this year.

– NOW IN THEATERS –

From acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh (Weekend; 45 Years), and based on the beloved novel by Willy Vlautin, comes Lean on Pete—a deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and friendship, told through the unique prism of one boy’s connection to a very special racehorse. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Lean On Pete” Now In Theaters”

#OregonMade “Brown’s Canyon” To World Premiere At Portland Film Fest

November 2, 2017 Ryan Davis Acting, Events, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies, Portland, Uncategorized Brown's Canyon, Made In The Northwest, world premiereLeave a Comment

BROWN’S CANYON – Official Trailer

A group of friends, a mudslide, and a tainted bowl of chili. What could possibly go wrong? Find out this Friday at 6:30pm when Brown’s Canyon, the new indie drama from director John Helde, makes its world premiere at the 2017 Portland Film Festival.More information, trailer, and advance tickets available.

In this smart comedy-drama, two life coaches head into the Utah wilderness to launch a women’s mindfulness retreat, only to have their own lives unravel over one awkward weekend. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Brown’s Canyon” To World Premiere At Portland Film Fest”

EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL • EIGHT YEARS STRONG

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Eastern Oregon Film Festival Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies #EOFF2017, Eastern Oregon Film FestivalLeave a Comment

La Grande, Ore. – Eastern Oregon Film Festival will present its eighth annual edition October 19-21 in La Grande, Oregon. Fifteen feature films, nearly fifty short films, and multiple special events will be presented throughout the three-day event. Recently hailed as one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World”, festival-goers will enjoy an intimate and ‘down-home’ style of events and after-parties.

The festival will open and close with fiction and nonfiction offerings that explore possibilities of the near-future. Continue reading... “EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL • EIGHT YEARS STRONG”