Portland Feature Film “Cell Count” World Premiere May 20th

Portland Feature Film “Cell Count” has World Premiere and closes the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre Brazil.

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PORTLAND, Oregon (March 05, 2012) – The Fantaspoa Film Festival announced today that the Portland feature film “Cell Count,” made by Polluted Pictures in association with Wooden Frame Productions, is the Closing Night Film at their Festival in May.  Last year’s Closing Night Film, “Stakeland”, was later released in theaters in 2011 by IFC Films and Dark Sky Films.

Cell Count was the third of three feature films shot in 2011 from Wooden Frame Productions that utilized the Oregon state iOPIF rebate program which provides rebates of 20% of goods and services and 10% of Oregon labor for films produced by Oregon filmmakers who spend a minimum of $75,000 but not more than $750,000 on their project. Continue reading... “Portland Feature Film “Cell Count” World Premiere May 20th”

Lot’s of Good Oregon Film and Television Available this Weekend


We’ve been highlighting mostly the fine Oregon based television work that has been airing recently but this weekend not only is there “Grimm” and “Portlandia” but the feature film “Gone” produced by Lakeshore Entertainment premieres in theaters this weekend.  Harold Phillips’ blog Oregon Film And TV Dollars put up a good post about the film yesterday.  He also found a great clip from star Amanda Seyfried’s appearance on Jay Leno where she brought Voodoo Donuts to the show.  Here’s the clip with her raving about Voodoo and Portland. Continue reading... “Lot’s of Good Oregon Film and Television Available this Weekend”

“Gone” Trailer Available – Starring Amanda Seyfried – Shot in Oregon

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It doesn’t take long to notice in the trailer that “Gone” was shot in Oregon (lot’s of Portland Police cars).  The film was shot here last spring right after the production of the pilot for “Grimm”.  From everything we heard, the production went very smoothly.  If you’re familiar with Portland at all you’ll notice some familiar locations.  Several scenes were shot in the industrial part of inner SE Portland just a few blocks from our office.  The film also used the exterior of the empty U.S. Continue reading... ““Gone” Trailer Available – Starring Amanda Seyfried – Shot in Oregon”

Great ‘Short’ Program at Eastern Oregon Film Festival

Eastern Oregon Film Festival is primed to present it’s 3rd annual program beginning Thursday, October 20-Saturday October 22, in La Grande, Oregon. The program is packed with award winning films, guest directors, Skype Q&A’s, some of the best NW bands, and a wonderful and masterful collection of shorts. Come visit La Grande for this year’s 20 Films, 7 Bands, 3 days – in Eastern Oregon.

2011 Official Short Film Selections

Eastern Oregon Film Festival announces the official 2011 short film selection. Continue reading... “Great ‘Short’ Program at Eastern Oregon Film Festival”

Eastern Oregon Film Festival Releases Music Program for October’s 3rd Annual Festival

EOFF2011 releases headlining musicians to accompany 3 nights of independent cinema in Eastern Oregon. The 2011 Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be held on October 20th – October 22nd in historic downtown La Grande, Oregon.  The three day event features award winning independent cinema and hottest up and coming bands from the northwest.

EOFF after-parties will feature the likes of Portlandʼs Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Boiseʼs Hillfolk Noir, Finn Riggins, and Atomic Mama, La Grandeʼs own, Elidila and Sons of Guns, and from Pendleton, Oregon – J.D. Continue reading... “Eastern Oregon Film Festival Releases Music Program for October’s 3rd Annual Festival”

Local filmmaker shoots original scenes for Portland actors!

Local filmmaker Todd E. Freeman is offering a $100 discount for his final spots in this summer season of his series for Portland Actors shot on the Red One Camera.

Todd Freeman has been making feature films for 14 years.  He’s been a cinematographer on 14 feature films, edited eight feature films and written and directed seven feature films.  He has also shot and edited a series of documentaries in the former Soviet Union, and Wales.  He attended Columbia College Hollywood with a focus on feature film production. 

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Kickstarter Campaign for Civic Stadium Film Terminates at End of June

Civic Stadium, built in 1938 as a WPA project in Eugene, Oregon, is a rare historic resource and is on the National Register of Historic Places.  This classic wooden grandstand, which seats about 7000, has been a community catalyst for generations, but now is threatened with demolition.  Its story is the story of countless cultural heritage sites around the world, of which some of which have been protected and many have been lost. Whatever happens to it, we intend to make a documentary film about the place and its community significance so that future generations will know what we had.  Continue reading... “Kickstarter Campaign for Civic Stadium Film Terminates at End of June”

“Patrick’s Story” at Breckenridge Festival of Film

Breckenridge Festival of Film recognizes local filmmaker’s doc ‘Patrick’s Story’


Another Oregon documentary is making waves on the film-festival circuit.

Martin Vavra’s doc “Patrick’s Story” has been accepted into Colorado’s Breckenridge Festival of Film.

“Patrick’s Story” follows a gay man, Patrick, who was removed from a Portland hospital as his partner lay dying.

Vavra explores what the word “marriage” means in our culture — taking a powerful look at the social confusion associated with registered domestic partnership rights. Continue reading... ““Patrick’s Story” at Breckenridge Festival of Film”

FREE Screening of FREE WORLD at 5th Annual S.U.R.G.E. Film Festival

Join us for a FREE screening of the short documentary that follows the grassroots movement to abolish nuclear weapons!  Details for the screening are below.

Check out the trailer for the film here:

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5th ANNUAL S.U.R.G.E. FILM FESTIVAL: OFFICIAL SELECTION INCLUDES ANTI-NUCLEAR WEAPON DOCUMENTARY Continue reading... “FREE Screening of FREE WORLD at 5th Annual S.U.R.G.E. Film Festival”

Documentary HOOD TO COAST returns to Oregon

Documentary HOOD TO COAST returns to Oregon!

The locally produced feature film documentary Hood To Coast just finished two successful nationwide Event screenings in over 380 theaters, selling out shows in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, and several other major markets.  The film Hood To Coast follows four unlikely teams on their epic adventure as they try to conquer the world’s largest relay race. The film, produced by Film For Thought, Inc., was shot over the span of 11 months in Oregon in 2008 with half of the 100 crew members hired locally. Continue reading... “Documentary HOOD TO COAST returns to Oregon”