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HouseSpecial Signs Kevin Batten As West Coast Rep

December 10, 2015 Alise Munson Animation/VFX, Blog, Commercial, News, Portland, Uncategorized Animation, HouseSpecialLeave a Comment

Animated content production studio HouseSpecial (formerly LAIKA/house) President Lourri Hammack announced a new partnership with Kevin Batten, founder of Pop-Arts Management (http://wearepoparts.com), for West Coast representation.

Ms. Hammack: “Kevin brings unparalleled production knowledge and hands-on experience to the art of making animated magic. I’ve followed his career for many years, looking for an opportunity to work together. I can’t think of a better way to close out a great 2015 and break open 2016 than launching a collaboration with Kevin and Pop-Arts Management.” Continue reading... “HouseSpecial Signs Kevin Batten As West Coast Rep”

Do You Have Content To Offer Internationally?

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 Oregon Film Independent, Uncategorized Rio Content MarketLeave a Comment

The US Commercial Service Office and their counterparts in the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, are supporting U.S. firms participation in the Rio Content Market (RCM) next March. They would like to get the word out to the Oregon creative community who has content they may be interested in offering internationally. The exhibition is the largest event of its kind in Latin America (3500 attendees last year).

Rio Content Market

Who: Producers of content for television: companies which produce TV series, individual shows, animations, documentaries, independent productions, feature length movies for TV, reality shows, stage or movie adaptations, complementary TV digital media, scripts
What: Meet with Brazilian & international broadcast & cable network executives to pitch your programs to their networks in 1-on-1 meetings & learn about the market in keynotes, lectures, & round-tables;.

SOAR ~ A New Documentary By Local Director Susan Hess Logeais Premieres Thursday October 22nd at The Hollywood Theatre

October 15, 2015 sourappleproductions Documentary, Independent Films, Movies, News, Portland SoarLeave a Comment

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/82993850[/vimeo]

Your concept of what’s possible is about to change!

SOAR, a new documentary featuring local dancers Kiera Brinkley and Uriah Boyd and directed by local filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais, will premiere on Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 pm. The screening will take place at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland), and will feature a Q&A with the director Susan Hess Logeais as well as co-producers Kiera Brinkley and Uriah Boyd. Tickets are available in advance at the Hollywood Theatre website or at the door for $10, $5 for Students (with ID). Continue reading... “SOAR ~ A New Documentary By Local Director Susan Hess Logeais Premieres Thursday October 22nd at The Hollywood Theatre”

OSF Costume Rentals Relaunches Website

August 4, 2015August 31, 2015 osfcostumes Costumes, Resources costume rentals, Costumes, OSF Costumes, ResourcesLeave a Comment

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals is pleased to announce the relaunch of their website. The new site is a complete upgrade with a sleek and modern design that customers should find very easy to navigate. New features of the website include:

Search function by item number and keyword
Real-time availability of items
Shopping cart ordering just like a retail website
Wish list function for bookmarking items
User registration, enabling customers to save orders for later, view current and past orders, and print reports
Detailed descriptions of costumes
Ability to view all items in inventory, not just those with photos
…and much more!

Sasha Roiz (“Grimm”) Appointed To Doernbecher Foundation Board Of Directors

July 22, 2015 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Television, Uncategorized Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Sasha RoizLeave a Comment

The cast of "Grimm" at the February "Grimm Gala": Left to right: Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Sasha Roiz, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby at the Exchange Ballroom in support of OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital (NBC) — The cast of “Grimm” at the February “Grimm Gala”: Left to right: Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Sasha Roiz, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby at the Exchange Ballroom in support of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (NBC)

Actor Sasha Roiz (Captain Sean Renard, “Grimm”) has held an interest in helping patients at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for several years since coming to Portland to shoot the NBC Universal series. Earlier this year Roiz put together the “Grimm Gives Back” fundraiser, that incredibly, raised $310,000 that was then donated to the “Grimmster Endowment Fund”. Continue reading... “Sasha Roiz (“Grimm”) Appointed To Doernbecher Foundation Board Of Directors”

Interview Techniques Class At The Northwest Film Center

July 20, 2015 NW Film Center Education, Uncategorized NW Film Center5 Comments

INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
3 SESSIONS, THURSDAYS, AUGUST 13-27, 6:30-9:30PM
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER, 934 SW SALMON ST.
$225 (Tuition includes all needed interviewing equipment (camera, microphone, lights))

Help refine your documentary project by eliciting more meaningful content from your interview subjects. In Interview Techniques you’ll learn a variety of interview styles, get guidance on planning, researching, and formulating questions, as well as discuss broader ethical questions while gaining insight and feedback from instructor and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Courtney Herman. Continue reading... “Interview Techniques Class At The Northwest Film Center”

Local Film “Reconciler” Gets International & Domestic Distribution

May 12, 2015 dcrahe Independent Films film, movieLeave a Comment

The feature length motion picture Reconciler is on its way to Cannes! Produced and distributed by native Northwest companies, the feature film Reconciler has been picked up for international distribution and will be showcased this week at the internationally renowned Festival de Cannes, by Black Wolf Media. Reconciler was produced in Oregon by Justice Pictures, in association with IMD Films — both native Northwest companies.

“Justice Pictures is extremely fortunate to have secured a relationship with IMD Films and Black Wolf Media to distribute Reconciler to the broad and growing faith-based audience. Continue reading... “Local Film “Reconciler” Gets International & Domestic Distribution”

How Tourism Storytelling Converts to Dollars for Oregon Businesses

April 30, 2015 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Tim Williams scouting Crater lake locations for "Wild" — Tim Williams scouting Crater Lake locations for “Wild”

The power of “storytelling” has become a marketing staple across a wide variety of businesses, a common thread that blends real-life experiences with business brands. Storytelling, once reserved for cinema, literature, TV etc. has provided the state of Oregon brand recognition from the ground up, literally. Read more here. Continue reading... “How Tourism Storytelling Converts to Dollars for Oregon Businesses”

Oregon Road Sessions: The Weather Machine – Debuts Music In Five State Parks

April 23, 2015 Oregon Film Uncategorized Oregon Road Sessions, The Weather MachineLeave a Comment

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3sUEDvGEyo#t=75[/youtube]

Above Slater Smith and The Weather Machine play “Wild West Coast” at Peter Skene Ogden State Park . Four more bands will be featured at four other state park locations. (To learn more about this project, listen to OPB’s State of Wonder this Saturday at noon.) You can read more about Slater Smith, and Oregon State parks’ quest to bring music to the outdoors at OPBMUSIC.

Last year Slater traveled to every Oregon state park and featured a shot in each for the band’s creative music video, “Back O’er Oregon“. Continue reading... “Oregon Road Sessions: The Weather Machine – Debuts Music In Five State Parks”

NW Documentary’s Les Voyageurs To Screen At Telluride Mountain Film

April 19, 2015May 12, 2015 Oregon Film Documentary 1938, Adventure, American West, Colorado River, French Kayak, Ian McCluskey, Kayak Trip, Les Voyageurs Sans Trace, NW Documentary, Telluride Mountain Film1 Comment

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/54933564[/vimeo]NW Documentary’s feature film Les Voyageurs Sans Trace, is to screen at Telluride Mountain Film. Telluride Mountain Film is “an annual festival, a worldwide tour, a diverse community and a champion for change.” Les Voyageurs Sans Trace’s story follows three French kayakers who descended the Colorado River in 1938 to explore the American West and filmed their feat in color film. The 16mm color film predates Hollywood’s first color movie, The Wizard of Oz, and is the first color adventure film. Continue reading... “NW Documentary’s Les Voyageurs To Screen At Telluride Mountain Film”