Emmy award winning actor and Oregon Film board member Ed Asner was in town and stopped by to chat with AM Northwest this morning. He discussed many of the projects he has worked on in his long career as an actor as well as touted the benefits of having film and television production in the state. You can view full 25 min. video of his appearance above. Continue reading... “Ed Asner Visits AM Northwest in Portland this Morning”
Our annual What’s New BBQ serves up a sizzling portion of After Effects goodness. We’ll BBQ, plus the entire Adobe AE team to walk you through all the juicy new parts of CS6 Production Premium. Hungry for more? Side dishes include a chance to win a free Adobe Master Collection, Extended Creative Cloud trial memberships, a Wacom Intuos5 Professional Pen Tablet, and a slab of raffles from Red Giant. If this sounds kosher, reserve your seat now. Seating is limited.
RSVP: http://aepdx.eventbrite.com/ Continue reading... “Adobe Camp – What’s New BBQ: Presented by AEPDX & 3DPDX”
Portland declares May 26 date “Bill Plympton Day”
The Great NW Film Tour is a new series geared toward independent releases, kicking off at McMenamins Mission Theater on Saturday, May 19
In a partnership with the Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA), McMenamins presents The Great Northwest Film Tour, giving new films a place to be shown, gather momentum and burst out onto the scene. At regular intervals, The Great Northwest Film Tour will host directors, actors and/or producers at our McMenamins hotels and theater-pubs with their latest work – could be a documentary, an action film, animation or beyond. Continue reading... “OMPA and McMenamins’ Great Northwest Film Tour present… “Adventures in Plymptoons!””
In the late 1960’s of Eugene, Oregon, we started a film company in a Garage. Kind of like the beginnings of Nirvana and Microsoft, you know? It was an old auto-mechanic garage with 2 bay doors and a ticket office inside. We had the Movieola in the back room, now famous for the auditions we held there for the “Animal House” sorority sisters in the Pillow-Fight Scene. At the time, I had rented the Ticket Office inside the Garage for $25 a month, and it was literally just big enough for a desk and a chair. Continue reading... “The Northwest’s Inimitable Film Version of a Garage Band”
After great screenings at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and the Museum of Modern Art, Matt McCormick’s documentary film “The Great Northwest” is being screened right here in the real life Great Northwest.
The film will screen on May 2-3 in Portland at the Northwest Film Center.
The Great Northwest is an experimental documentary based on the re-creation of a 3,200 mile road-trip made in 1958 by four Seattle women who thoroughly documented their journey in an elaborate scrapbook of photos, postcards, and brochures. Continue reading... “Matt McCormick’s “The Great Northwest” to Screen at Northwest Film Center”
This year marks the fifth season that Wheel of Fortune has featured a “Going Green” theme week. In past seasons, Pat and Vanna have offered viewers tips for going green and have shared updates about what Sony Pictures is doing to keep the studio lot environmentally-friendly. As well as the kick off Going Green Week, the show is also featuring, Portland Week, College Week and the Great Outdoors. See the schedule for air dates on KATU below:
| Going Green (Portland) | Apr 30 – May 4, 2012 |
| Portland Week | May 7 – May 11, 2012 |
| College Week (Portland) | May 14 – May 18, 2012 |
| Great Outdoors (Portland) | May 21 – May 25, 2012 |
We were there for the Going Green Week taping and the set looked amazing, complete with a digital waterfall and greenery -both live and re-useable manufactured greens.
The biggest animation festival that Oregon has seen in years is just around the corner. From Beaverton to Beijing, filmmakers have responded to our call, sending in their best work. Even the most seasoned animators on our jury agree: this is going to be something special.
NW Animation Fest 2012
amazing shorts from around the world
SHOWTIMES
7-11pm
Friday, May 18
Saturday, May 19
different program each night
TICKETS
in advance: $12 for one night / $20 for both
at the door: $15 for one night / $25 for both
CLICK HERE to buy tickets
VENUE
Hollywood Theatre – main auditorium
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97212
HIGHLIGHTS
The 2012 Northwest Animation Festival showcases nearly 60 short films from 15 countries, representing the very best of contemporary animation.
Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest), the Hollywood Theatre and NW Documentary are excited to announce “A Night with Barbara Kopple and Ellen Ratner,” taking place Friday, May 4th 2012.
The evening includes a reception; director’s screening of A Force of Nature; and a live Q&A with Academy Award ® Winning Director, Kopple, as well as the subject of the film, philanthropist, Ellen Ratner.
Barbara Kopple is a renowned advocate of social justice and director of documentaries, as well as narrative TV and film. Continue reading... “Portland Oregon Women’s FF, Hollywood Theatre and the NW Documentary Film Series Present: A Night with Director Barbra Kopple and Ellen Ratner – May 4, 2012”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Poster from The Dude Designs released for the feature film, The Weather Outside.
PORTLAND, Oregon (April 03, 2012) With the feature film “The Weather Outside” getting ready to go to markets around the world in the upcoming months it is Polluted Pictures and Wooden Frame Production’s profound pleasure to present the Official Trailer and Poster for the upcoming romantic and darkly comedic film noir, The Weather Outside. Continue reading... “New poster and trailer released for The Weather Outside.”
The process that delivers the furniture into our homes is often as grim as the process that delivers the food onto our plates. Aerial vistas of butchered landscapes look like ecological crime scenes, the brown swathes of mowed hillsides replacing the chalk outlines. The murder weapons drip with water instead of blood, freshly bathed for the next sanctioned slaughter. The morbid din of strained cedars slit at their mammoth bases, tipping over, their broad tops exploding on impact could just as easily have been confused with an animal’s death throes. Continue reading... “Essential NW Film: That Blade Just Don’t Stop”