Art Institute Film to Premiere at Hot Docs Toronto

For the third year in a row, the students of the Winter quarter Documentary Production class at the Art Institute of Portland won a position among the International Documentary Challenge finalists.  The Doc Challenge is a 5-day international filmmaking competition that takes place each March.

The film, Death Goes Green, an intimate portrait of the pioneers of Oregon’s green burial movement, will premiere at the prestigious Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on May 2nd, where it is up for additional commendations.

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"The Runaways" Portland Premiere and Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls benefit with Cherie Currie

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Benefit Screening of “The Runaways” with Q&A with Original Singer, Cherie Currie.

Monday, April 5
7 pm
Hollywood Theater
4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97212
$15 (all sales benefit RnRC4G)

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New Addition To Animus Cross Family Won’t Delay Series Launch

Giving birth to a widely-hailed western fantasy like the Oregon-produced web series Animus Cross is a massive undertaking that could easily be derailed – especially when a birth of a different sort occurs!

When series creator A.L. Steen gave birth to her and husband Jerry Buxbaum’s first child, Trone, on February 11, 2010 the show’s fans congratulated her.  As time has gone on, however, there have been rumbles of concern that the Series II of the wildly popular internet series would be delayed. Continue reading... “New Addition To Animus Cross Family Won’t Delay Series Launch”

Help Make The Paranormalists A Big-Screen Feature!

Remember Nicholas J. Hagen? He directed that film I mentioned a few posts back, Dark Horizon. Well, Nick’s always got something going on… last year, he shot the pilot for a new “Mocumentary-style” TV comedy called The Paranormalists. He pulled together some of the best actors in Portland for the cast, including my friend and frequent collaborator Mercedes Rose, Todd Robinson, Jennifer Skyler, Richard Topping, and Darius Pierce.

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MDiTV a new internet television company in Portland

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MDiTV is a new television production company located in Portland, OR. We are creating video programming about health and medical news for online distribution. Our shows will be portable and viral, just the thing to watch at the water cooler with your coworkers or while waiting for the bus. We’re excited to announce our launch in Spring 2010! Continue reading... “MDiTV a new internet television company in Portland”

"Calvin Marshall" – Behind the Scenes

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“Calvin Marshall,” filmed in Ashland, Oregon in late 2007 has now hit the festival circuit.

The producers have come up with a very clever and innovative way to market the film.  Below are a few links to Youtube clips that show behind the scenes footage of the film.  At the end of each clip you are provided a password and a website address (calvinmarshall.com).  At the website you can then watch the finished scene covered in the Youtube footage.  Continue reading... “"Calvin Marshall" – Behind the Scenes”

Request for Donated Video Production Services

Eastco Diversified Services is a non profit which provides jobs and homes for adults living with developmental disabilities.  Eastco is an organization that practices and advocates the principals of person centered planning.  Our primary purpose is to foster a collaborative and supportive environment for the success and enrichment of our individuals, families and employees. Continue reading... “Request for Donated Video Production Services”

Dark Horizon Is Now On DVD

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Heya Folks…

Back in 2006, I appeared in a very ambitious independent film called (at that time) The Lonely Apocalypse – written and directed by Northwest filmmaker Nicholas J. Hagen.

My part was pretty small – I only had two shoot days on the project. The film itself, however, was shot over the course of an entire month in and around Southwest Washington and incorporated a dizzying array of stunts, special effects, and locations. Everyone who’s seen the movie under its new title Dark Horizon has been impressed by the tension Hagen evoked – and the high production value he was able to bring on such a small budget.

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Media Arts Fellowship – Call for Submissions

FY2011 Oregon Media Arts Fellowship
Guidelines & Application

Deadline: October 1, 2010

The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship(s) provide financial and other support for production expenses to enable Oregon film or video artists to create or complete new work or works in progress. The Media Arts Fellowship(s) recognize and assist media artists whose work shows exceptional promise and who have demonstrated a commitment to film or video art. The Oregon Arts Commission, the Gordon D. Sondland and Katherine J. Durant Foundation and Oregon Public Broadcasting fund the program. Continue reading... “Media Arts Fellowship – Call for Submissions”

Job Posting – FT Producer/Director

Chambers Productions is hiring a full time Producer/Director.

Chambers Productions is looking for someone with 5+ years experience.  Position will primarily focus on commercial, agency and corporate video projects with occasional opportunity to work on feature film projects.

Position requires experience producing / directing single and multi-camera, studio and field productions, using video equipment, editing software, lighting and audio gear. Continue reading... “Job Posting – FT Producer/Director”