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Production & Post Intern Position At Northwest Documentary

April 6, 2016 NW Documentary Documentary, Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Portland NW DocumentaryLeave a Comment

Co-operative intern position working with non-profit organization and documentary production about gentrification in Portland, Ore.

This position will split time between work for NW Documentary Arts & Media and their in -house projects and working with the resident filmmaker of the Indie Doc Incubator program.

NW Documentary is a non-profit that practices, teaches, and shares the art of non-fiction storytelling. NW Doc offers post-production and photography classes and produces its own independent documentary productions. More at www.NWdocumentary.org

The Indie Doc Incubator program at NW Doc is currently hosting journalist and filmmaker Cornelius Swart, the producer of Priced Out a documentary on gentrification and affordable housing in Portland, Ore. Continue reading... “Production & Post Intern Position At Northwest Documentary”

POWMonthly: LUNAFEST Comes to Portland on January 25, 7:00 pm at Clinton Street Theater.

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 POWFest Uncategorized Clinton St Theater, POWFest, POWMonthly, Women in FilmLeave a Comment

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LUNAFEST Comes to Portland on January 25, 7:00 pm at Clinton Street Theater.

Established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, LUNAFEST connects women, their stories and their causes through film. This traveling film festival, which will visit over 175 cities this season, spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes. The Portland screening will be on January 25th, 7pm at the Clinton Street Theater as part of the POWMonthly Screening series, brought to you by the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival.

Oregon Media Production Community Rolls Out Red Carpet, Honors Best Local Performances Of The Year

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 Oregon Film Acting, Award, Events, Uncategorized Cast Iron Studios, OMPA, Talent Diversity InitiativeLeave a Comment

The annual 2015 Oregon Actors Awards took place at the Portland Center Stage, to a packed house over the week end. The awards recognized outstanding members of Oregon’s film, video and multimedia industry. Four awards were given to film, TV and commercial actors, and one for community service.

(Watch KGW’s piece on the evening here.)

The winners were:

Best commercial performances
Katie Michels
Jason Rouse
Best theatrical performances
Matthew Schur
Lorraine Bahr
Community service award
Mary McDonald-Lewis

Also at the event were the graduate actors from the Cast Iron Studio’s Class of 2015 Talent Diversity Initiative that took place in Portland over the last two months. Continue reading... “Oregon Media Production Community Rolls Out Red Carpet, Honors Best Local Performances Of The Year”

Amazon Aquires Elemental Technolgies

September 3, 2015September 9, 2015 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Jobs, News, Technology Amazon Web Services, Elemental Technologies, Inc.Leave a Comment

Elemental Technologies, Inc., one of Portland’s fastest growing tech companies, announced today that they have joined forces with Amazon Web Services, Inc. According to CEO, Sam Blackman, the acquisition will enable Elemental to “accelerate the development and adoption of (our) software-defined video platform”. Elemental specializes in “high-speed video encoding and transcoding software” that can “provide multiscreen content delivery to audiences on any screen or device”. Their headquarters are based in Portland, with offices in the UK, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. Continue reading... “Amazon Aquires Elemental Technolgies”

Come for the Golf (Or Not) … Stay for the Good Times

August 17, 2015 OMPA Events, Film and Media IndustryLeave a Comment

by Mary McDonald-Lewis, 1st Vice President, OMPA

Me, I’m not a sportser. Call me the Gutter Queen. Or “She Who Picks Dandelions in Right Field,” but I’ve never grokked athletics. I do love the salty snacks, though.

And the camaraderie. I like that a lot.

I dig the friendly competition between folks playing anything having to do with getting balls of various sizes into various containers, whether netted or mitted or flagged. At the OMPA Classic I especially love the laughter and good times outdoors. Continue reading... “Come for the Golf (Or Not) … Stay for the Good Times”

Koerner Camera Awards Inaugural Film Scholarships To Two PSU Students

May 8, 2015May 12, 2015 Oregon Film Award, Education Koerner Camera Film Scholarship, PSU2 Comments

“The Film Program and the College of the Arts at Portland State University are pleased to announce the Koerner Camera Film Scholarship, the inaugural film scholarship in the School of Theater + Film. This scholarship will provide access to high quality film education and pre-professional training for two undergraduate film students with a course of study emphasizing cinematography. Two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded each year for five years.

Michael Koerner is the founder of Koerner Camera Systems Inc., the largest motion picture camera rental house north of Los Angeles. Continue reading... “Koerner Camera Awards Inaugural Film Scholarships To Two PSU Students”

POWGirls Announces Summer 2015 Media Workshop Sessions

April 28, 2015 POWFest UncategorizedLeave a Comment

The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival is excited to announce the addiiton of two Summer Workshops sessions to the expanding POWGirls program.

Our mission is to help girls 15-19 realize their power, creativity and voice in media production and encourage them to explore opportunities as future media-makers. We want to encourage girls to be creative, tech-savvy leaders who will help realize gender equity in media industries. We want to foster the POWER of WOMEN in MEDIA. Continue reading... “POWGirls Announces Summer 2015 Media Workshop Sessions”

Ashland Named #1 Town in the US to Live and Work as a Filmmaker by MovieMaker Magazine

January 29, 2015February 2, 2015 garykout Uncategorized1 Comment

This year, Ashland, Oregon took the top spot in MovieMaker’s Best Places to Live and Work contest Town category (for populations under 100,000). The award acknowledges Ashland’s focus on the arts, great quality of life, beautiful surroundings, and most importantly, its commitment to film and media activity as a bonafide industry in this community of 20,000. Last January, Ashland placed second behind Asheville, NC, but managed to unseat their east coast counterpart for 2015 by having another banner year of production including features, commercials, corporate films, documentaries, tv shows and more. Continue reading... “Ashland Named #1 Town in the US to Live and Work as a Filmmaker by MovieMaker Magazine”

Dov Simens’ “2-Day Film School” Comes to Portland, February 7–8

January 22, 2015 Jeffrey Star Education, Events, Portland, WorkshopLeave a Comment

“Inspirational! Why waste 4 years at a film school? I took Dov’s class and launched my career.” – Quentin Tarantino

For decades, Dov Simens has taught the secrets of the film business to aspiring filmmakers through his “2-Day Film School,” and the results speak for themselves. Dov’s students include Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Will Smith and Baz Luhrmann, who have gone on to write, direct and produce critically and commercially successful films. His 75,000 students have gone on to gross over $14 billion at the box office, combined. Continue reading... “Dov Simens’ “2-Day Film School” Comes to Portland, February 7–8”

Hollywood Theatre Creates New Media Arts Program For Under-served Youth

July 7, 2014 Oregon Film Education, Jobs, Uncategorized Hollywood Theatre, oregon, Oregon film industryLeave a Comment

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A new initiative from Hollywood Theatre at Open Meadow Middle School has been made possible by a generous $280,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation, $100,000 from the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, and $10,500 from the Oregon Arts Commission.

The Hollywood Theatre has already had a three year partnership with Open Meadow High School (OMHS), and coupled with the nearly a decade of working with under-served, middle school age youth, they will “cultivate a sustainable, community powered, school-based media arts program at OMMS, bolstering engagement with students’ families and the surrounding community, and increasing the expertise of educators in the area of media arts”. Continue reading... “Hollywood Theatre Creates New Media Arts Program For Under-served Youth”