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Lower Boom is a new Portland-based micro-budget film studio, talent incubator, and Film Discovery platform developer, and they are having a launch party this Monday, April 13th, at Dig a Pony (736 SE Grand).

They are going to screen their inaugural project, the short film LETTER B, a fictionalized recreation of the Beatle’s documentary Let It Be, with an all-female cast as the band, and will also highlight their upcoming projects. Continue reading... “Lower Boom Launches!”

The Northwest Film Center Presents: Essential Gus Van Sant (and His Influences)

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 NWFilmCenter Events, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film Gus Van SantLeave a Comment

The Northwest Film Center presents:
Essential Gus Van Sant (& His Influences)
film series & class

Film dates: April 23-June 5, 2015

Class dates: April 25-June 20Over the last three decades, Gus Van Sant has created an extraordinary body of film work. His first long-form films of the late 1980s and early 1990s, known as the “Portland Trilogy”, feature rebellious characters on the fringes of mainstream society who yearned to form new communities. The films became instant cult classics, earning Van Sant acknowledgment as one of the most talented and imaginative filmmakers of the indie film renaissance. Continue reading... “The Northwest Film Center Presents: Essential Gus Van Sant (and His Influences)”

The Pendleton Real West Festival: a New Film Event in Eastern Oregon

April 3, 2015April 6, 2015 Oregon Film Documentary, Events, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies, Rural ProductionLeave a Comment

THE PENDLETON REAL WEST FESTIVAL HITS TOWN APRIL 16-18

The Pendleton Real West Festival, a new film event in Eastern Oregon, barrels into town April 16-18 with a lineup of classic Westerns, Native American cinema and cutting edge work by Northwest filmmakers.

The Festival opens Thursday, April 16 with THE WINDING STREAM: THE STORY OF THE CARTERS, THE CASH’S AND THE COURSE OF COUNTRY MUSIC. The film is labor of love from Vancouver, Washington filmmaker Beth Harrington that digs deep into the story of the roots of country music with exceptional archival footage and one of the very last interviews with Johnny Cash. Continue reading... “The Pendleton Real West Festival: a New Film Event in Eastern Oregon”

Academy Award Winning Documentary “Citizenfour” Added To 2015 POWFest Line-up

March 5, 2015 POWFest Documentary, Uncategorized CitzenfourLeave a Comment

The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival is honored to announce the addition of Academy Award winning documenatry CITIZENFOUR to the 2015 festival line-up. Buy Tickets Here.

CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA).

Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden contacted her, using the name “CITIZENFOUR,” in January 2013. Continue reading... “Academy Award Winning Documentary “Citizenfour” Added To 2015 POWFest Line-up”

“A River Between Us” Screens at Oregon Historical Society

February 26, 2015February 27, 2015 Green Production Documentary, environmental, Featured Locations, Green, Independent, Rural Production A River Between UsLeave a Comment

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Every seat was filled last night at the Oregon invite-only screening of “A River Between Us” – a feature documentary detailing the sometimes contentious, and largest restoration project in the US along the Klamath River. Jason Atkinson, keen fisherman and 14 year Oregon state senator, introduced his film to a rapt audience including current Governor Kate Brown and past Governor, Ted Kulongoski. Read more here.

Co-producer on the project was Oregonian, Jeff Martin (“Undivided”). Continue reading... ““A River Between Us” Screens at Oregon Historical Society”

“GRIMM” Gives Back – Makes 310K For OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

February 9, 2015February 10, 2015 Oregon Film Events Doernbecker Children's Hospital, Grimm, Grimmster Endowment1 Comment

Bree Turner, Slias Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Guintoli, Sasha Roiz and Claire Coffee at Grimm Gala. Photo credit: Andie Petkus Photography.

The Grimm Gala took place February 7th at the Exchange Ballroom as a benefit for OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s hospital. A whopping 310,000 was donated to the “Grimmster Endowment“fund (the goal was $100,000). Many items from the show were auctioned off, and even a walk on role on “Grimm” was offered. The cast were in attendance. Read more here. Continue reading... ““GRIMM” Gives Back – Makes 310K For OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital”

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”

Digital One Receives Double Honors at Rosey Awards

December 18, 2014December 18, 2014 Digital One Animation/VFX, Award, Commercial, Featured Videos, Portland, Technology1 Comment

DIGITAL ONE, a premier post-production studio located in Portland, Oregon, has been honored by the Portland Advertising Federation (PAF) with two Rosey Awards in the audio category for web videos produced for MasterCraft and Chrome Industries.

The two award-winning web films follow on the coat tails of an impressive year for Digital One. After receiving an AICP Award from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, a permanent home in the Museum of Modern Art’s archives, and a place on the CLIO Awards shortlist, MasterCraft’s “Mission 04: History Is History” can now add Rosey Award to it’s running list of accolades. Continue reading... “Digital One Receives Double Honors at Rosey Awards”

Road’s End Films Releases the Newest “Runestone” Trailer

November 26, 2014 Road's End Films, Inc. dba Intersect Video Featured Videos, Independent, Production Services, TelevisionLeave a Comment

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Local production company Road’s End Films releases the newest trailer for RUNESTONE, a television series pitch headed to NATPE in January 2015.

RUNESTONE, a historically inspired dramatic adventure series, stars Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Frank Collison (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), and Conan Stevens (The Hobbit). Road’s End Films is an award winning independent film studio producing feature films, television series, documentaries and new media entertainment. Located in Wilsonville, the studio maintains a 6500 sq. ft. facility with a 3500 sq. Continue reading... “Road’s End Films Releases the Newest “Runestone” Trailer”

POWGirls Expands Program to Empower Young Filmmakers

November 7, 2014 POWFest Education, equipment, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Portland MetroEast Community Media, POW Fest, POWGirlsLeave a Comment

POWFest will host POWGirls in 2015, a unique partnership program with MetroEast Community Media, specifically designed for girls ages 15-18. Over the course of four days in January, a group of selected girls will develop, produce, edit and present a film during the Youth Shorts program at the POWFest March 12-15, 2015.

“We want to serve girls who are passionate about creativity, leadership and technology,” said POWFest Education Manager Barb Myers. “We’ll give them video equipment and training to produce their own stories and screen them in front of an audience at POWFest.” Continue reading... “POWGirls Expands Program to Empower Young Filmmakers”