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Get Your Tickets Now For The Buster Keaton Conference 2021 – Aug 12th Two Full Days Of Programming

July 27, 2021 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Events, Locations, Oregon Film, Oregon Film Trail #BusterKeatonMovies, Buster Keaton, Buster Keaton Conference 2021, The GeneralLeave a Comment

The Cottage Grove Historical Society presents

Buster Keaton Conference 2021 – Aug 12, 13, &15 Walk in Buster’s Footsteps!

Register By August 10th

Conference Highlights

Visit the actual locations where Buster filmed The General
See where Buster played baseball during breaks from filming
See the hotel where Buster and much of his entourage stayed while in residence in Cottage Grove
Visit the site of the climactic crash scene
Mingle with silent film experts and fanatics of Buster Keaton and The General
Viewing of The General featuring Mark Orton’s ensemble orchestra soundtrack

Guest Speakers

Harry Keaton “Jingles Jr.”

EOFF Filmmaker Residency Announces Inaugural Cohort

April 8, 2021 Oregon Film Rural Production eoffLeave a Comment

Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to share the selected attendees for the first annual Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency Program happening April 30-May 26, 2021 in La Grande. This year’s cohort will be hosted at The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs for the duration of their stay, and will engage with many groups, businesses, and organizations from around the area as they focus on writing screenplays that are informed by their time in our region.

The nearly month-long stay will offer a quiet retreat for our residents, as a means to develop, tune and explore logistics relating to their screenplay and its potential to be produced in Eastern Oregon.

Oregon Production Careers Were Well Represented At The 17th NW Youth Careers Expo

March 22, 2021 Oregon Film #OregonMade Art of Make up school, Koerner Camera, NW Careers Expo, Shadow Machine, Willamette WritersLeave a Comment

The virtual Oregon Film booth at the NW Youth Careers Expo.

The 17th annual NW Youth Careers Expo took place last week and was virtual for the first time ever. Over two days thousands of high school students, educators, and professionals came together in two virtual Exhibit Halls, to talk about future careers. Attendee students logged more than 11,000 unique booth visits per day, many made their way to the Oregon Film booth where they found Koerner Camera, the Art of Make Up School, Willamette Writers, and Shadow Machine standing by to help answers students’ career questions.

#OregonMade “Sophie Jones” Release – On VOD & In Theaters This week!

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Lindsay Guerrero #OregonMade, Events, feature film, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Independent, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film Sophie JonesLeave a Comment

The feature film, SOPHIE JONES, directed by Jessie Barr, is having its release on March 2nd! We shot on location in 2018 with an incredible local crew and local talent. Portland made this movie possible and we are so grateful to everyone involved in bringing the film to life. To watch the film, visit sophiejones.oscilloscope.net

On Monday, March 8th at 7PT The Hollywood Theater will show the film virtually and host a QA with the director, producers, and cast, moderated by director Megan Griffiths!

“CONTACTEE” is now streaming on Amazon

February 25, 2021October 18, 2021 Vincent Caldoni #OregonMade, Covid, Drones, feature film, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Locations, News, Portland, Post Production, Rural Production, Talent, Uncategorized, Writers1 Comment

A bunch of broke nobodies making a film in rural Oregon isn’t an easy proposition…

Sometime in 2016 I spoke to a group of confidants about making a movie on the sly. The plan was to keep expectations low and develop something we could be proud of but not, per se, something that should or would be released. I was at a pretty low place at the time, honestly. My previous filmmaking endeavors hadn’t exactly set the world on fire and I was now a parent supporting himself and family with manual labor jobs and barely scraping by. Continue reading... ““CONTACTEE” is now streaming on Amazon”

The New Normal – How Our Production Community Is Adapting to Covid-19 – Gary Nolton at Limbo Films

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Covid, Production Services Gary Nolton, Limbo Films, The New NormalLeave a Comment

In our series of blog posts – the “New Normal” – we are looking at what creative options have been put in place to offset the disruption that Covid-19 has caused for production businesses here in Oregon. This month we caught up with Gary Nolton, Owner/Director at Limbo Films.

Oregon Film (OF): Assuming the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted your business, like so many others, what aspect would you say has been the most surprising?

Limbo Films (LF): The surprising thing to me is that even though our industry reacted swiftly to design and distribute Protocols for safe, responsible sets production that has not seemed to relax client fears, and consequently Production is still far slower than normal. Continue reading... “The New Normal – How Our Production Community Is Adapting to Covid-19 – Gary Nolton at Limbo Films”

The McMinnville Short Film Festival 2021

February 8, 2021 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

From February 18-28, we’re excited to celebrate the 10^th Anniversary of the McMinnville Short Film Festival – going entirely virtual for the first time ever! While COVID-19 restrictions necessitated the shift from our typical in-person festivities, pivoting to an all-virtual format means our film festival can be streamed from anywhere in the world. We love a good silver lining. Bringing our beloved McMinnville to the global film stage, by expanding the reach of our annual festival virtually, is something we’re really proud of for our community. Continue reading... “The McMinnville Short Film Festival 2021”

#EOFF2021 Is Open For Film Submissions

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Oregon Film Film Festivals #EOFF2021, Eastern Oregon Film FestivalLeave a Comment

Eastern Oregon Film Festival will take place October 21-23, 2021 in and/or via La Grande, Oregon. Filmmakers are invited to submit their work for consideration for screening at our twelfth edition, #EOFF2021.

Submit your film at https://www.filmfreeway.com/eofilmfest

View the EOFF FAQ, Residency Information and festival archives at https://www.eofilmfest.com

LA GRANDE – Established in 2009 and named one of the “25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine in 2017, the Eastern Oregon Film Festival typically combines three days of intimate screenings, live conversations with filmmakers, video Q&A, and special presentations from visiting artists. Continue reading... “#EOFF2021 Is Open For Film Submissions”

Ashland & Portland Again On MovieMaker’s List – “Best Places To Live & Work 2021”

January 26, 2021 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Awards Ashland, Best Places to Live and Work as A Moviemaker, portlandLeave a Comment

MovieMaker magazine published their 2021 rankings for “Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker” – both Portland and Ashland made the list for the Large City and Small City categories respectively.

Here’s what they said about Portland: ” famous for all things handcrafted and artisanal, and that extends to filmmaking. The city is home to two stop-motion-animated films due in 2021: Guillermo del Toro’s bold new take on Pinocchio and the Key & Peele reunion Wendell and Wild, from Coraline director Henry Selick. Continue reading... “Ashland & Portland Again On MovieMaker’s List – “Best Places To Live & Work 2021””

New streaming channel for shows about archaeology and cultural heritage!

December 11, 2020 ALI Digital, Events, News, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

We have exciting news about a new streaming channel that our Oregon nonprofit has created for shows about archaeology and cultural heritage.

We made this for people who may be tired of mindless reality TV shows, or watered-down content disguising itself as science, and who might be interested in binge-worthy shows, NOT from Netflix, that people can watch on their own smart TVs.

After having been streaming video online for more that 20 years, and having access to a network of hundreds of content producers and distributors around the world, ALI is well positioned to develop this new service. Continue reading... “New streaming channel for shows about archaeology and cultural heritage!”