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Raiders of the Lost Archive “Eclipse Clips”
PAINT YOUR WAGON (1968)

As Oregon Film starts to think about turning that wily age of 50 we are reflecting on some of the history that brought us to this point in our lifespan – and why not start at the beginning?

The story goes – after he made the beaches available to the public – Gov. Tom McCall needed just that little bit more to cement his legacy, so he assigned staffer Warren Merrill to help out a large Hollywood production creating No Name City at the confluence of two rivers in Baker County and, Lo and Behold, the beginnings of Oregon Film were born and so was…

PAINT YOUR WAGON (Joshua Logan, 1969)

Contributor Phil Oppenheim takes us from there. Continue reading... “Raiders of the Lost Archive “Eclipse Clips”
PAINT YOUR WAGON (1968)”

Bend, A Versatile Filming Location, Now Voted One of America’s “Best Towns” By Outside Magazine

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Featured Locations Bend, Bend FilmLeave a Comment

Central Oregon has long been a versatile location for commercials and features, with sweeping high-desert landscapes, rushing white-water rivers, and roads that stretch for miles, and now Outside Magazine has recognized it’s hub, the city of Bend, as one of America’s “Best Towns” to live and work. We couldn’t agree more! Bend is not only a great location, with crew and services to call on, but it is also is a vibrant outdoor playground. The city and surrounding areas have a “film friendly” reputation, with hundreds of viable, stunning locations. Continue reading... “Bend, A Versatile Filming Location, Now Voted One of America’s “Best Towns” By Outside Magazine”

Oregon Film – Who We Are & What We Do!

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Acting, Animation/VFX, Commercial, Economic Impact, Education, Events, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Green, Incentives, Independent, Independent Films, Indie Game, Jobs, Locations, Media Services, Movies, Music, News, Oregon Film, Production Services, Resources, Rural Production, Talent, Television, TV Series, Video Game Development, VR, Web Series #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Creative Connection, Film and Video Office, Oregon Film, Oregon Film Office, Oregon Governor's Office of Film & TV8 Comments

As we move into another busy production season and a new fiscal year, we wanted to proactively answer a few questions about the Oregon Film & Video Office, a/k/a/ The Governor’s Office of Film & Television, a/k/a Oregon Film.

That’s us.

Did you know this office was “founded” in 1968 by Gov. McCall as a way to help better organize the needs of the film “Paint Your Wagon” that was in the throes of shooting in Baker County? Continue reading... “Oregon Film – Who We Are & What We Do!”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Program Details

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Emily McPeck Events, Film Festivals 500 Years, Activism and Film, Alex Cox, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Daniel Raim, Dolores Huerta, Drea Cooper, Faerie Godmother Award, Granito- How to Nail a Dictator, Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Good Time Fun Fun Show, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, James Ivory, Lost Landscapes of Los Angeles, Matias Piñeiro, Nancy Gerstman, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press?, Paco de Onis, Pamela Yates, Peter Bratt, POWFest, Rachel Lambert, Richard Herskowitz, Rick Prelinger, Schneider Museum of Art, Skylight, Slanty Eyed Mama, Tara Jane O’Neil, Vanessa Renwic, What Lies Upstream, When the Mountain Trembles, Whose Streets?, Zeitgeist FilmsLeave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has announced its lineup for the five-day, five-night festival April 6-10 in venues across Ashland. The 16th annual festival will give a nod to both the future and past with an exciting lineup that pays tribute to the roots of independent film, and new collaborations between film, art, and live performance.

The year’s lineup includes over 100 films that were narrowed down from more than 800 films submitted to the festival, or specially selected by AIFF Director Richard Herskowitz. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Program Details”

#EOFF2016 Program Announcement: The Films

October 4, 2016 Eastern Oregon Film Festival Film Festivals, Movies, News Celia Rowlson-Hall, eoff, EOFF2016, Ian Clark, la grandeLeave a Comment

Still from MA (dir. Celia Rowlson Hall) // Screens opening night October 20

Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its seventh year of independent film and music programming in La Grande, Oregon on October 20-22, 2016. EOFF will be hosting more visiting filmmakers than in previous years, and in all screening more than 30 independent works. EOFF Program Director Ian Clark had this to say, “If you’re reading this, I hope you and a car full of friends can make it out to La Grande. Continue reading... “#EOFF2016 Program Announcement: The Films”

Oregon Filmmakers Document Land-Use Issues Surrounding The Malheur Takeover And Upcoming Trials

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 Oregon Film Uncategorized #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Burns, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, oregon, Richard Wilhelm, Sue ArbuthnotLeave a Comment

Sue Arbuthnot and Richard Wilhelm, Hare In The Gate Productions, LLC.

Sue Arbuthnot and Richard Wilhelm, part-time Burns residents, found themselves in the right the place at the right time to document the recent unfolding, and now on-going, issues that were raised during the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge crisis. The Public News Service followed their story.

Arbuthnot and Wilhelms’ past work include, “Dryland” under their Hare In The Gate Productions, LLC.

#OregonMadeShows #OregonMade Continue reading... “Oregon Filmmakers Document Land-Use Issues Surrounding The Malheur Takeover And Upcoming Trials”

“Brother Nature”, Shot in Klamath Falls, Opened Sept 9th

September 6, 2016October 10, 2016 Oregon Film Economic Impact, equipment, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Independent, Jobs, Locations, News, Oregon Film, Rural Production, Uncategorized "Brother Nature", #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Bill Pullman, Bobby Moynihan, Brother In Laws, Gillian Jacobs, Klamath Falls, Lake of the Woods Resort, Lorne Michaels, SNL, Taran KillamLeave a Comment

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Lorne Michael’s “Brother Nature” opened September 9th – shot in and around Klamath Falls (down town, Lake of Woods Resort, Keno, among others) for 15 days in the summer of 2014. The feature brought much financial benefit to local businesses, as well as hiring many Oregon crew. Starring Taran Killam (“12 Years a Slave”, SNL), Bill Pullman, (“Independance Day”, “Lost Highway”), (Gillian Jacobs “Community”), Bobby Moynihan (SNL, “Inside out” “Sisters”), Rita Wilson (“Sleepless In Seattle”), and Sarah Burns, Ellen Bloodworth, Giancarlo Esposito, Rachael Harris, Kumail Nanjiani, Kenan Thompson and David Wain, and produced by Lorne Michael’s, written by Taran Killam, Mikey Day and Cameron Fay, directed by Matt Villines and Osmany “Oz” Rodriguez. Continue reading... ““Brother Nature”, Shot in Klamath Falls, Opened Sept 9th”

Portland Store Fixtures – Propping Up The Film & TV Industry

August 11, 2016August 26, 2016 Oregon Film Economic Impact, environmental, equipment, Green, News, Portland, Production Services, Resources, Television, TV Series, Uncategorized Portland Store Fixtures, prop rentals, Props, shooting green, sustainable production3 Comments

My company, Portland Store Fixtures, is exactly what it sounds like: we rent and sell store fixtures. (In Portland.) We stock mostly used so we have a lot of interesting oddities, but the basics of our business are shelving units, showcases, clothing racks, cash counters, mannequins, display forms – everything you need to make a store look like a store.

The majority of our revenue comes from selling fixtures to retail establishments, and most of our rentals are to clothiers, jewelry designers, and other retailers who just need a rack or a mannequin for a one-day event like a convention or a festival. Continue reading... “Portland Store Fixtures – Propping Up The Film & TV Industry”

#OregonMadeShows Exhibit Opens At PDX

July 27, 2016August 10, 2016 Oregon Film Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Locations, Movies, News, Oregon Film, Portland, Rural Production, Television, TV Series, Uncategorized #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Animal House, Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Comnmerce, Clatsop County Historical Society, Danner Boots, Hollywood Theatre @PDX, Katherine Wilson, Oakley Design Studios, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Oregon Film Museum, Oregon Museum of Mental Health, PDXArt Program, Port of Portland Art Program, Portland Store Fixtures, Portlandia, The Goonies, The Librarians, Travel Oregon, Wild the movie5 Comments

#OregonMadeShows Exibit

In collaboration with PDXART, and many other partners (please see list below) a new exhibit is up on Concourse E, at the Portland International Airport this week. The exhibit showcases “vignettes” of artifacts, props and images from just a few of the 400+ feature films & television shows that have utilized Oregon as their production backdrop over the years. From the early silent era films like “Fisherman’s Bride” (shot in Astoria, 1908), to “Grimm”, the popular NBC television series currently shooting in Portland, Oregon has played an important role in production. Continue reading... “#OregonMadeShows Exhibit Opens At PDX”

Adult Swim & Hinge Team Up For Toonami

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Hinge Animation/VFX, Blog, Film and Media Industry, Portland, Post Production, Television, TV Series Adult Swim, Hinge Digital, ToonamiLeave a Comment

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It’s been nearly a year since Adult Swim Toonami team tapped Hinge‘s Portland-based studio to produce show bumpers and the season finale of Toonami Intruder II, where the show’s venerable host TOM, and his AI co-host SARA, crash land on an unknown planet to find a new base of operations. The episode had something fun for both the hard core fans (who’ve enjoyed the show since it’s beginnings in 1997) as well as the casual viewers. If you want to see the finale again, here it is in full, thanks to our friends at Adult Swim. Continue reading... “Adult Swim & Hinge Team Up For Toonami”