Jordan Kim, Ali Greer, Heather Capps & Stacy Moon were nominated this month for an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for “Best Edited Comedy Series For Commercial TV” on their work on #OregonMade “Portlandia – Rose Route” (season 8, episode 10). One of the longest running award shows, the ACE Eddie Awards, recognizes outstanding editing in film, television and documentaries and will host its award ceremony in Los Angeles on February 1, 2019. Congrats “Portlandia”!
More about the ACE: Since 1951, American Cinema Editors has celebrated the best in television and feature film editing at the annual ACE Eddie Awards gala. Continue reading... “Congrats To “Portlandia” On Eddie Awards Nomination!”

#OregonMade IFC and Broadway Videos’ “Portlandia” is almost back for its eigth and final season. 10 episodes will air every Tuesday night on IFC. Along with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, returning guest stars will include Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Natasha Lyonne, Kyle MacLachlan, and Kumail Nanjiani. Other guest stars coming to “Portlandia” include: Scott Adsit, Rachel Bloom, Aidy Bryant, musician Brendan Canty, John Corbett, Terry Crews, Dan Gregor, Cherry Jones, Rashida Jones, Andy Kindler, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, musician Krist Novoselic, Henry Rollins, Tracee Ellis Ross, novelist Cheryl Strayed, Tessa Thompson, David Wain, Brent Weinbach, Dolly Wells, Shannon Woodward, and singer-songwriter Kurt Vile. Continue reading... “Final Season Of “Portlandia” Premieres On IFC January 18th”
A celebration of Cast and Crew, gathered at Arbor Lodge Park today. Cast, Crew, Producers, and city officials gathered to celebrate 8 successful seasons of IFC’s and Broadway Video’s “Portlandia” shooting in Portland. The unveiling and dedication of a “Portlandia” plaque was then gifted to City Hall. The plaque will be placed near a specially commissioned “put a bird on it” bench on the third floor of Portland City Hall, outside the Mayor’s office. Continue reading... ““Portlandia” Wraps After 8 Successful Seasons – Celebration And Plaque Dedication For City Hall”

The 69th Emmy Awards nominations were again kind to #OregonMade “Portlandia“. Three nominations were handed down for:
- Best Variety Sketch Series
- Outstanding Costume Design for Variety, Non-Fiction or Reality; (“Carrie Dates a Hunk”). Nominees; Amanda Needham Costume Designer, Jayme Hansen, Asst. Costume Designer, and Jordan Hamilton, Costume Supervisor
- Production Design (“Fred’s Cell Phone Company”). Nominees; Schuyler Telleen, Production Designer, and Katherine Isom, Set Decorator
Also, Oregonian Ty Burrell, was nominated again for Supporting Actor in the ABC comedy “Modern Family” (eighth year he has been nominated), as well as Outstanding Actor in a Short, for “Boondoggle“. Continue reading... “Multiple Emmy Nominations For “Portlandia”!”
As we bid farewell to “Grimm” and welcome both “The Librarians” and “Portlandia” back for their next seasons this coming Spring and Summer – we wanted to share a very special program we were able to put together last summer with the help of the producers of these shows, Open Signal, the City of Portland and NBC/Universal.

Five Students were welcomed on to the sets, stages, locations and into the VFX studios for all of the major TV series shooting in Oregon during July and August of 2016. Continue reading... “Productions Give Back with Film Shadow Program”
Mike Green, Oregon Business, examines “Portandia’s” impact over the years as the show gears up to shoot its final season.
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#OregonMadeShows Continue reading... “Oregon Business Talks “Portlandia””
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Portland State University’s growing film program has made room for students to spend some time working on the set of “Portlandia”, gaining invaluable experience, as well as personal connections. Six students worked on the IFC show this fall in various different departments. Read More: “Let knowledge serve Portlandia“.
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Continue reading... “PSU Students Working On “Portlandia””
Many congrats to Schuyler Telleen, Production Designer, and Katherine Isom, Set Decorator, (“Portlandia”) for winning the Creative Arts Emmy for Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series – Reality Or Reality-Competition Series…..job well done!
“Portlandia” was nominated Outstanding Comedy Sketch Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series category, with Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner and Karey Dornetto. Continue reading... “Emmy Win For “Portlandia” Production Design: Schuyler Telleen + Katherine Isom!”
#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”
“Portlandia” was nominated again for Outstanding Comedy Sketch Series, and also nominated in the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series category, with Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner and Karey Dornetto , and for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Real-competition Series – with production designer Schuyler Telleen and set decorator Katherine Isom.
Also, of note, Oregon-native, Ty Burrell, received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for “Modern Family”. Continue reading... “Congrats to “Portlandia” – Three Emmy Nominations”