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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”

“Crash Pad” feature film written by PDX screenwriter

September 25, 2017September 26, 2017 Jennifer Catalino Film and Media Industry, Movies, News, PortlandLeave a Comment

Thomas Haden Church and Domhnall Gleeson in a still from “Crash Pad”

The black listed comedy script, “Crash Pad” is the directorial debut for Kevin Tent, the oscar-nominated editor for ‘The Descendants” and “Nebraska”. Executive Produced by Alexander Payne, produced by Bill Horberg (“Milk”, “Cold Mountain”) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Haden Church, Christina Applegate and Nina Dobrev. “Crash Pad” will be available on VOD this Tuesday, 9/26 and a limited theater release on 10/27.

Screenwriter, Jeremy Catalino lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two children.

Ashland Independent Film Festival Expands the 28th Annual Varsity World Film Week

September 8, 2017September 11, 2017 Emily McPeck Film Festivals Ashland independent film fesitvalLeave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has assembled an intriguing and illuminating array of international independent films for the 28^th annual Varsity World Film Week running October 6 through October 13 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland. The 13 films selected represent 23 countries, including Canada, Colombia, Lebanon, France, Thailand, Russia, Nepal, and the United States.

In addition to the week of screenings, this year will also feature opening and closing night festivities, including Q&A’s with film directors and after-screening parties. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Expands the 28th Annual Varsity World Film Week”

Raiders of the Lost Archive “Eclipse Clips”
THE OLD OREGON TRAIL (1928)

August 4, 2017August 23, 2017 Oregon Film Uncategorized Archive, Film History, History, Oregon History, Oregon TrailLeave a Comment

As we begin down the Path of Totality on August 21, we felt like it was appropriate to look back on projects that found themselves along that same Path, albeit far before the Totality cometh.

“Raiders” contributor Phil Oppenheim calls this sub-series “Eclipse Clips.”

THE OLD OREGON TRAIL (Victor Adamson, 1928)

A horse, a gal, and the John Day River — what more does a feller need?

If you find yourself strangling your steering wheel in frustration while parked in bumper-to-bumper Route 206 traffic on the way to your overbooked hotel room in downtown Condon for the eclipse, you may want to consider the plight of the poor Mercer family (or better yet, see if you can find it on disc for the SUV’s back-seat DVD player and pop it in when the kids in the back seat start losing their minds). Continue reading... “Raiders of the Lost Archive “Eclipse Clips”
THE OLD OREGON TRAIL (1928)”

INTRODUCING TRAILHEAD PRODUCTION PROVISIONS IN CENTRAL OREGON!

July 19, 2017July 28, 2017 Gary Nolton equipment, Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film, Production Services, Resources, Rural ProductionLeave a Comment

We are proud to announce a new division of Gary Nolton LLC, called Trailhead Production Provisions. Based in Bend Oregon, Trailhead provides for rent all those little production supplies you need but hate to carry from home. Easy-ups, Coolers, Tables, Chairs, Walkies, etc. We even have a One-ton Grip package that’s super handy for film or still photographers heading to shoot in beautiful Central Oregon. See all we have at hit the trail! Continue reading... “INTRODUCING TRAILHEAD PRODUCTION PROVISIONS IN CENTRAL OREGON!”

QDoc Film Festival Returns May 18-21 at the Hollywood Theatre! 4 Days, 12 Films, 1 Special Weekend

May 12, 2017 Molly King Film Festivals, Uncategorized film, film festival, film festivalsLeave a Comment

Going on its 11th year, QDoc is the only film festival in the United States (and one of only two in the world) devoted exclusively to LGBTQ documentaries. From historical films to personal stories; artist biographies to experimental works; topical films to controversial works, QDoc has presented award-winning films, fresh from top-tier festivals, for more than a decade.

The four-day festival kicks of Thursday, May 18 at the historic Hollywood Theatre and continues through May 21 with 11 additional films, broadly exploring LGBTQ history, culture and politics. Continue reading... “QDoc Film Festival Returns May 18-21 at the Hollywood Theatre! 4 Days, 12 Films, 1 Special Weekend”

Productions Give Back with Film Shadow Program

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 Oregon Film Uncategorized camera, electric, Film Shadow, Grimm, grip, high school, HiveFX, Portlandia, students, The Librarians, VFX2 Comments

As we bid farewell to “Grimm” and welcome both “The Librarians” and “Portlandia” back for their next seasons this coming Spring and Summer – we wanted to share a very special program we were able to put together last summer with the help of the producers of these shows, Open Signal, the City of Portland and NBC/Universal.

Five Students were welcomed on to the sets, stages, locations and into the VFX studios for all of the major TV series shooting in Oregon during July and August of 2016. Continue reading... “Productions Give Back with Film Shadow Program”

Central Oregon Thriller to Premiere Halloween Weekend

October 18, 2016 Levi J. Anderson Independent Films, Oregon Film, Uncategorized Barbed Wire Films, Bend Film, Besetment, horror, Oregon Film, Premiere screening, PremieresLeave a Comment

Official Poster - BESETMENT — Official Poster – BESETMENT

“Besetment”, an indie-produced feature film from Barbed Wire Films, will have it’s first public premiere on Sunday October 30th at the Volcanic Theater Pub in Bend, OR at 6pm.

Filmed in Mitchell, Prineville, Ashland, and Bend, OR, the film tells the tale of Amanda Millard, a down-on-her-luck girl, desperate to find a job. When she gets a call from the Oregon Hotel in Mitchell, things start to look up. Mildred Colvin, the owner of the Oregon Hotel is a kind lady, and her live-in son and local mechanic Billy, though a little slow, seems quite taken with Amanda. Continue reading... “Central Oregon Thriller to Premiere Halloween Weekend”

#EOFF2016 Program Announcement: The Films

October 4, 2016 Eastern Oregon Film Festival Film Festivals, Movies, News Celia Rowlson-Hall, eoff, EOFF2016, Ian Clark, la grandeLeave a Comment

Still from MA (dir. Celia Rowlson Hall) // Screens opening night October 20

Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its seventh year of independent film and music programming in La Grande, Oregon on October 20-22, 2016. EOFF will be hosting more visiting filmmakers than in previous years, and in all screening more than 30 independent works. EOFF Program Director Ian Clark had this to say, “If you’re reading this, I hope you and a car full of friends can make it out to La Grande. Continue reading... “#EOFF2016 Program Announcement: The Films”

#OregonMadeShows Exhibit Opens At PDX

July 27, 2016August 10, 2016 Oregon Film Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Locations, Movies, News, Oregon Film, Portland, Rural Production, Television, TV Series, Uncategorized #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Animal House, Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Comnmerce, Clatsop County Historical Society, Danner Boots, Hollywood Theatre @PDX, Katherine Wilson, Oakley Design Studios, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Oregon Film Museum, Oregon Museum of Mental Health, PDXArt Program, Port of Portland Art Program, Portland Store Fixtures, Portlandia, The Goonies, The Librarians, Travel Oregon, Wild the movie5 Comments

#OregonMadeShows Exibit

In collaboration with PDXART, and many other partners (please see list below) a new exhibit is up on Concourse E, at the Portland International Airport this week. The exhibit showcases “vignettes” of artifacts, props and images from just a few of the 400+ feature films & television shows that have utilized Oregon as their production backdrop over the years. From the early silent era films like “Fisherman’s Bride” (shot in Astoria, 1908), to “Grimm”, the popular NBC television series currently shooting in Portland, Oregon has played an important role in production. Continue reading... “#OregonMadeShows Exhibit Opens At PDX”