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“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”

New Doc Screening at Cinema 21 This Week

February 17, 2015 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Brian Lindstrom’s new film “Mothering Inside” follows inmate moms and their children in the Family Preservation Project at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. It shows at Cinema 21 in NW Portland on this Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7p.

Buy Tickets here: http://www.cinema21.com/#motheringinside

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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”

“Welcome to Unity” Best Documentary Feature

November 12, 2014 Pete Ryan Documentary, Independent Films, Movies, PortlandLeave a Comment

“Welcome to Unity,” has won both Children’s Jury Prize and Adult Jury Prize for Documentary Feature Film at the 2014 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.

“Welcome to Unity,” a 90-minute documentary directed by Katharine Mahalic, is a light-hearted, comedic film that shows how crazy things get when seven foreign exchange students, including two from Muslim backgrounds, are brought into a Christian home in the tiny town of Unity, Oregon—population 100. It’s a story literally filmed by a group of exchange students as they sink their teeth into rural Oregon, becoming the stars of the high school football team, and simultaneously learning to live the “American Way.” Continue reading... ““Welcome to Unity” Best Documentary Feature”

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”

DRYLAND Documentary Screens In 41st Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, Nov. 15th

November 5, 2014July 7, 2016 Richard Wilhelm Uncategorized DrylandLeave a Comment

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“Dryland”, a 62-minute documentary by Sue Arbuthnot and Richard Wilhelm of Hare in the Gate Productions, makes its Portland premiere at the 41st Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival, in the Northwest Film Center’s. (Following the screening – “Inside the World of Film Composing,” a workshop given by “Dryland” composer, Mark Orton.)

Filmed over a decade and set in the American West, “Dryland” traces a young man’s quest for victory in a rambunctious contest, while battling to preserve a threatened way of life. Continue reading... “DRYLAND Documentary Screens In 41st Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, Nov. 15th”

41st Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival Kicks Off November 7th

November 4, 2014November 5, 2014 Oregon Film Documentary, Events, Film Festivals, Independent, Oregon Film, Portland Independent film production, Northwest Film Center, Northwest Filmmakers' Festival2 Comments

“The Northwest’s premiere showcase of new work by regional filmmakers, the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival—for 38 years called the Northwest Film & Video Festival—brings artists and audiences together for a singular community celebration. Each year the Festival draws more than 400 entries from filmmakers in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, presenting to the public carefully selected programs of outstanding work and awarding critical recognition to top juror- and audience-recognized films. After the Festival, the event lives on in the form of the “Best of the Northwest” touring program, presented at key cultural and educational organizations across the Northwest.” Continue reading... “41st Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival Kicks Off November 7th”

Oregon Girl Turns Web-series into Major Hollywood Deal

August 11, 2014 Oregon Film Acting, Featured Videos, Independent Films, Talent, Web SeriesLeave a Comment

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This is one of those local success stories that we love to hear. If you haven’t already read the recent story in Willamette Week, “80 Million Paige Views: How an Oregon girl, her mother and a struggling local director turned their YouTube series into a major Hollywood deal,” we definitely suggest taking a look at the full article.

Paige McKenzie, who lives in rural Oregon, about an hour outside Portland started her YouTube ghost series, The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, in 2010. Continue reading... “Oregon Girl Turns Web-series into Major Hollywood Deal”

WE Infinity launches with video from Hinge Digital

July 28, 2014 Hinge UncategorizedLeave a Comment

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Introducing WE Infinity

Waggener Edstrom Communications called on Hinge Digital to design and animate a launch video for WE Infinity, a new data-mining and analytics platform, which shows the social, brand and media impact a story makes in the digital universe.

Check out Hinge Digital’s other projects on their newly designed website: http://hingedigital.com Continue reading... “WE Infinity launches with video from Hinge Digital”

Documentary Weekend: Bet you’re ready

July 10, 2014July 25, 2014 Perry Gruber Documentary, Education, Events, News, Oregon Film, Portland, Talent Acting, cameramen, directors, documentary weekend, editors, Events, film making, producers, productionLeave a Comment

UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to the fall. To find out more about the reschedule, please join the MeetUp Group: http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Your-Startup/

If you’re a member of the creative class overflowing Portland’s bar scene, bike lanes and barista joints, you might want to take note of an event taking place later this month.

Portland creatives with an eye for film will converge in downtown Portland as part of Documentary Weekend. The event bills itself as an opportunity for people interested in film and documentaries – producers, actors, editors, directors, and film crews but also people with no experience at all – to meet form teams, then create a five-minute documentary in less than 30 hours. Continue reading... “Documentary Weekend: Bet you’re ready”