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ShadowMachine’s #OregonMade Animated Musical “Pinocchio” Announces Cast

August 20, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Animation/VFX, feature film #OregonMade, netflix, Pinocchio, Shadow MachineLeave a Comment

Shadow Machine announced this week its cast choices for the animated musical feature, “Pinocchio“. Principal photography on “Pinocchio” began last autumn at ShadowMachine’s Portland studio and production has continued uninterrupted during the pandemic.

Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical movie “Pinocchio” for Netflix has announced its cast – newcomer Gregory Mann is in the title role, Ewan McGregor as Cricket, and David Bradley (Harry Potter franchise, Game of Thrones) as Geppetto.

Need A Face-Covering? Want To Also Help Support Local Filmmaker Projects? We Have A Few #OregonMade Bandanas Left.

July 27, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Independent, Independent Films, Oregon Made Creative Foundation Oregon Made bandanas, Oregon Made Creative FoundationLeave a Comment

100% cotton OregonMade bandana $10 (measures 19″ x 19″)

For all of you who love Oregon as much as we do – we have created a limited number of #OregonMade bandanas, which when folded properly can be used as a face-covering. All net proceeds will go towards grants for low or micro-budget #OregonMade creative content projects initiated in Oregon by Oregonians, or made in Oregon with Oregonians and run by Oregon Made Creative Foundation.

All bandanas are 100% quality cotton, printed in Oregon with a custom #OregonMade design.

Wonderful Short Stories From New Voices: PDX Short Docs

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMadeLeave a Comment

PDX Short Docs is a platform for local independent filmmakers to show their short documentaries on the big screen. Due to the pandemic, the program is going online! Included films feature a story from the Portland area or are produced by local filmmakers (or both). Join the filmmakers for a Zoom chat on Wednesday, July 15 at 5pm, where the art of documentary filmmaking and the issues facing Portland will be discussed.

Visit The Hollywood Theatre for additional details about the program Continue reading... “Wonderful Short Stories From New Voices: PDX Short Docs”

Soma Games Staff Bio – Amy Rose Lowery

July 10, 2020 Bethany Leslie UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Soma Games LLC is an indie video game developer located in Newberg, Oregon. We believe video games can be far more than time-wasters. Video games hold the potential to showcase beauty, reward adventure and excellence, and challenge thinking. Our goal is to passionately and dutifully craft the games that elevate humanity rather than waste it.

Amy Rose Lowery is one of two full-time writers who works for Soma Games. While many ask people who work at Soma Games how they got their job, Amy’s story is one of my favorites. Continue reading... “Soma Games Staff Bio – Amy Rose Lowery”

Northwest Film Center & Portland Art Museum Present “First Cow” [online]

July 7, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Independent Films, Locations First Cow, Kelly Recihardt, Neil Kopp, Northwest Film Center, Portland Art MuseumLeave a Comment

The Northwest Film Center and the Portland Art Museum present First Cow. Opens [online] Thursday, July 9, 2020. Purchase tickets here.

“First Cow,” shot entirely on location in Oregon last year. “A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow. Continue reading... “Northwest Film Center & Portland Art Museum Present “First Cow” [online]”

OMPA Events This Week: Legal & Insurance Webinar 6/17; Creatives of Color Collaborative 6/18

June 15, 2020 OMPA UncategorizedLeave a Comment

ASK THE EXPERTS: COVERAGE UNDER COVID

Wednesday, June 17 | Noon-2pm | Free–$10

This is your chance to get legal and insurance advice directly from experts who specialize in providing these services to the entertainment industry. Get detailed information about what’s changed since the global pandemic. Learn how to protect yourself as both employer and employee!

Bring your questions for Justine Avera of ABI Insurance and three of Portland’s best lawyers from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP—Bob Wyman, Christie Totten, and Chris Weathers. Continue reading... “OMPA Events This Week: Legal & Insurance Webinar 6/17; Creatives of Color Collaborative 6/18”

Hire Diverse Creatives and Buy/Rent from Diverse Vendors

June 12, 2020June 26, 2020 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

One of the ways all of us can help the cause for social justice is to create meaningful economic change for those talented communities that are not properly represented or compensated in our industry. To that end, we wanted to share a list of crew/creative personnel databases as well as access points to diversely-owned vendors working to service the media content community.

Please use these on your next, and all future projects to find the talent to create incredible campaigns, stories and styles. Continue reading... “Hire Diverse Creatives and Buy/Rent from Diverse Vendors”

MONUMENT: Oregon-Made Holocaust Documentary Looking For Support

April 16, 2020 Mike Turner #OregonMadeLeave a Comment

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1516460982/monument

My grandma, a survivor of Auschwitz, was never able to tell us what happened to her during the Holocaust. But at the end of life, she returned to her hometown in Hungary to build a mysterious memorial for the town’s Jewish people, including her family. MONUMENT is a feature-length documentary film about my first visit to the memorial, hoping to find answers about what happened to her, and what it means to pass on traumatic memory.

We had the unfortunate timing of launching a crowdfunding campaign for Monument just before the COVID-19 outbreak, but we’ve been overwhelmed and humbled by the amount of support we’ve received. Continue reading... “MONUMENT: Oregon-Made Holocaust Documentary Looking For Support”

Soma Games Staff Bio – Level Designer Brandon Simonds

April 5, 2020 Bethany Leslie Oregon Video Games Soma GamesLeave a Comment

Hello!

BRANDON SIMONDS

Brandon is one of our level designers — he self-describes his job as, “to find the fun and be the player’s advocate.”

Outdoor Adventure Film Grant 2020 – Winning Team At Work

March 23, 2020March 25, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Awards, Grants OAFG2020, Outdoor Adventure Film Grant - "Oregon's Outdoors Are For Everyone", WenchesLeave a Comment

The third annual Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – “Oregon’s Outdoors Are For Everyone” (OAFG20) announces the winning application – “On Any Oregon Sunday.”

Despite the current, global situation with the advance of Covid-19, we feel good about being able to award this grant to a small team of independent filmmakers, Kanani Koster, Janie Faison and Tiffany Lindquist, as in a small way it is helping enable this winning team to be able to work on this worthwhile project. Continue reading... “Outdoor Adventure Film Grant 2020 – Winning Team At Work”