News about the “Portlandia” Premiere in Portland!!!!!

UPDATE:  WORD IS THAT THE PREMIERE AT THE HOLLYWOOD THEATER IS SOLD OUT.  NO WORD ON THE AFTERPARTY TICKETS

At last there is news about the premiere of “Portlandia” in Portland!  See below or click on the image for more information.  It’s gonna be a great party!

PORTLANDIA premiere

Fri 14 Jan 2011

Official Website…@

Presented By:
Film Action Oregon/Hollywood Theatre (FAO)

Tickets are now on sale for Friday, January 14th’s premiere of the new IFC television show PORTLANDIA.

The festivity begins at the Hollywood Theatre at 7:30pm, with emcee Mikey Kampmann and comic Ian Karmel, followed by two episodes of PORTLANDIA’s “dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon” a week before it premieres on IFC. Continue reading... “News about the “Portlandia” Premiere in Portland!!!!!”

Rogue Makes a Portlandia Beer and Bottle

When Rogue Ales was approached with the idea of creating a special beer bottle to support the IFC show “Portlandia”, without hesitation they said – sign us up!  The end result is a special “Portlandia” bottle (bottle artwork is above) which will be available at the “Portlandia” premiere in New York City on January 19.  Rogue is also talking to the group planning the Portland premiere next Friday to perhaps provide a few of these limited edition bottles.  This is not the first time Rogue has been supportive of the local film and TV scene in Oregon.  Continue reading... “Rogue Makes a Portlandia Beer and Bottle”

Put A Bird On It For Charity

Below is some information we picked up from Producer David Cress regarding a fund raising event happening surrounding the local premiere of “Portlandia” on January 14.  I’m sure there will be more info on the January 14 Premiere as well as the after party coming very soon so stay tuned.  In the mean time, get your bird art out for a good cause!

(From David Cress, Carrie Brownstein,  and Film Action Oregon)

On January 14th, we will be having a premier and charity event in conjunction with the new IFC television series Portlandia.
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“Portlandia” Covered in the New York Times – Good For Business

I found this article in the Sunday New York Times about the upcoming IFC show “Portlandia”.  The show is not only proving to be one that the media is interested in covering (it’s been in Entertainment Weekly and many local pubs) but it’s managed to stir up some interesting debate.

Recently IFC smartly put this video up on YouTube from the show.  “The Dream of the 90’s is alive in Portland” on the surface seems to make fun of a lot of unique things that exist in Portland.  Continue reading... ““Portlandia” Covered in the New York Times – Good For Business”

“Dream of the 90’s is Alive in Portland” – Portlandia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE_9CzLCbkY

I went to last night’s sold out Live Wire show which was fantastic!  The first hour was their coming Christmas night radio broadcast and it was packed with entertainment.  If you don’t podcast the show, you should.  The second hour was for a show that will air January 15 and it featured Gus Van Sant and Carrie Brownstein.  Carrie did a fun skit with the team from the show who affectionately call themselves “Faces For Radio Theater”.  Show host Courtenay Hameister played a clip from “Portlandia” titled “Dream of the 90’s is Alive in Portland”.  Continue reading... ““Dream of the 90’s is Alive in Portland” – Portlandia”

“Portlandia”!!!! Footage Available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIyI94acJv4

The Independent Film Channel is beginning to roll out more footage for the upcoming series “Portlandia”.  At the film office, we’re waiting with baited breath for the premiere air date on January 21.  Actually we’ve been invited to participate in the premiere party in New York City on January 19 as a sponsor.  The premiere party will be at the Edison Ballroom in Mid Town Manhattan and IFC is committed to making the party all about Portland (rumor has it a popular local band will be performing).  Continue reading... ““Portlandia”!!!! Footage Available.”

Portlandia Gets a Premiere Date

from Faith Cathcart/ The Oregonian

In today’s Oregonian Kristi Turnquist writes about IFC’s announcement of “Portlandia’s” premiere date.  I’ve had several conversations with IFC about their plans for promoting the show and I can say that the cable network is 100% behind “Portlandia”.  Expect to hear of some cool promotional efforts surrounding the show soon!  In the meantime, set your DVR’s for January 21 for the premiere episode!

-Vince Continue reading... “Portlandia Gets a Premiere Date”

Good Profile of “Portlandia’s” Carrie Brownstein

Image from Willamette Week - John Clark

In case you haven’t already caught Aaron Mesh’s profile on Carrie Brownstein, here’s a link to the article.  Carrie’s diverse talents as musician, writer and actor make her a perfect representation of Portland’s creative class.  I don’t know if it’s because you need to be versatile to make a career in a small market like Oregon, or if it’s in the fabric of the region that creative professionals have many talents.

Either way, Carrie is a solid representation of the creative community and I for one can’t wait to see “Portlandia”.  Continue reading... “Good Profile of “Portlandia’s” Carrie Brownstein”

Just Saw this KOIN Piece on "Portlandia"

So I love nothing more than doing a little googling on a Thursday night (kind of sad commentary) and I came upon this piece that aired on KOIN this week.  Last week the principals of the the show “Portlandia” held a low key press conference and KOIN’s show Studio 6 covered the press conference as well as the other local media outlets.  They got some good stuff from Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein so check it out!

-Vince Continue reading... “Just Saw this KOIN Piece on "Portlandia"”