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Governor's Conference on Toursim

April 14, 2010 Oregon Film Events Oregon tourismLeave a Comment

Over 500 people from the tourism industry were at the three day conference held at the River House Hotel and Conference center in Bend. Governor Ted Kulongoski was in attendance and talked about the economic impact tourism has had on Oregon. Of specific interest to the production community, the Governor acknowledged in his Monday morning address, a major growth in the amount of money film companies have spent in Oregon in the last few years, expanding from $10 million to $80. Continue reading... “Governor's Conference on Toursim”

Three Event Screenings of "Not Dead Yet" at the Hollywood Theater

April 14, 2010 Oregon Film Events, Movies event screenings1 Comment

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Hot Flash Films PDX and Velocity Sisterhood presents three separate event screenings of “Not Dead Yet”, a dramedy about life, hot flashes, and profound re-awakenings, at the Hollywood Theater April 23rd-25th. All ticket sales will be benefiting five Portland area women’s non-profits: Life By Design NW, Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation, NARAL Pro-Choice and OAASIS – Oregon Association of Abuse Survivors in Service. Continue reading... “Three Event Screenings of "Not Dead Yet" at the Hollywood Theater”

Interview with Lauren Selman

April 14, 2010December 6, 2011 Green Production Green interviewsLeave a Comment

Greenlit documented the making of the feature film The River Why and the trials and tribulations that go with trying to green a film set. I had a chance to ask Lauren Selman, (Reel Green Media) the hired set “greener” for The River Why production, a few questions:

GOFT: What was the hardest hurdle to overcome when shooting The River Why – from a green standpoint…..set recycling, water bottles on set, transportation, services etc.??

LS: Getting city services (i.e. Continue reading... “Interview with Lauren Selman”

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Debuts Polaroid Portraits by Andy Warhol and Gus Van Sant

April 7, 2010 Oregon Film Uncategorized art, exhibitions, photography1 Comment

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art opens its new exhibition “One Step Big Shot: Portraits by Andy Warhol and Gus Van Sant” on May 16, 2010. The exhibition will be on display through Sept. 5, 2010.

The public is invited to a free opening reception on Saturday, May 15th, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. featuring music by the Portland band The Hugs. Continue reading... “Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Debuts Polaroid Portraits by Andy Warhol and Gus Van Sant”

Never Say Die: The Goonies 25th Anniversary Celebration

April 5, 2010 Oregon Film Events, Locations, Movies Events, LocationsLeave a Comment

Friday to Monday, June 4 – 7, 2010

Cast members that will be attending include:

Corey Feldman, who played Mouth

Curt Hanson, who portrayed Mr. Perkins – the richest man in Astoria.

We are in conversations with several other cast members and producers about their attendance at the event and will know soon if their schedule will allow for them to join us. We’ll announce them here as soon as we know! You can view many more details about the event after the jump. Continue reading... “Never Say Die: The Goonies 25th Anniversary Celebration”

Art Institute Film to Premiere at Hot Docs Toronto

April 5, 2010 courtneyaipd Events documentary, EventsLeave a Comment

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.

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

April 1, 2010 Oregon Film Events, Movies EventsLeave a Comment

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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)

Continue reading... “"The Runaways" Portland Premiere and Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls benefit with Cherie Currie”

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

March 30, 2010 haroldphillips Uncategorized creature, historical, horror, Web Series, westernLeave a Comment

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!

March 29, 2010 haroldphillips Uncategorized comedy, ghost hunters, mockumentary, sitcom, Web Series1 Comment

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.

MDiTV a new internet television company in Portland

March 26, 2010 Aurora Nemirow Uncategorized health news, internet production company, internet television, medical news, videoLeave a Comment

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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”