August 2016 CallSheet

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Callsheet PortlanD film festival

Speed Networking Event On Set with Limbo Films

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August Showtimes

Membership Updates #OMPAMember Winners #OMPAMember Winners

Membership Updates

The 90th Anniversary of The General!

Oregon Media Production Assn August 2016

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Portland Film Festival

One of our #OMPAMember winners

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Highlighting accomplishments inside the OMPA office and OMPA’s members

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Highlights

Collaborative speed networking event, hosting a filmmaker, OMPA discounts and more!

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JOURNEYS OMPA Member and Director/

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The General Anniversary

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8 TIPS FOR ATTENDING FILM FESTIVALS

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AUGUST SHOWTIMES

Screenwriter, Olive Gallagher, Makes Some Exciting Annoucments Submitted by Joshua Leake

sourceoregon INDUSTRY DIRECTORY www.SourceOregon.com

renew your listing now!

Go to sourceoregon.com and renew your listing to guarantee your inclusion in the printed directory. The deadline is November 30, 2016.

Oregon Film & Hollywood Theatre Presents Showtimes for Screenings Across Oregon

Contact Us OMPA

901 SE Oak St, Suite 104 Portland, OR 97214 503-228-8822 FAX: 503-228-7099 info@ompa.org www.ompa.org

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Dear

Director’s Letter

OMPA members,

It is my sincere hope that our long time members are seeing tangible changes with OMPA. Any organization that has existed for over 3 decades must evolve to meet the needs of the current member population and OMPA is no exception. Past Executive Directors have grown OMPA to reflect the needs of our membership and the industry. The evolution of OMPA continues to reflect the rapid growth of the industry to include, but is not limited to, agencies, animation, games, digital, AR/VR and all of the components necessary to create magic.

During OMPA’s Board Retreat in March we strengthened our mission statement to reflect industry growth and those who benefit from the increased tax incentive program. OMPA’s mission is: the champion of Oregon’s film, television and interactive media industry. How OMPA achieves our mission rests upon the pillars of advocacy and by being a professional hub; providing resources, promotion and networking for our members.

Drilling down how OMPA fulfills the pillars of the mission then leads to OMPA’s activities and events throughout the year. Every event and product produced by OMPA must meet one or more of our pillars. Our members-only weekly email blasts and job listing emails have been overhauled and are consistently delivered every Monday and Friday. Your emails of appreciation for these changes certainly were uplifting!

Now, OMPA’s monthly newsletter, the CallSheet is ready to be revealed. Anne, and our intern Maddison, diligently learned Adobe Suite, thoughtfully highlighted members’ successes and summarized upcoming events in a user-friendly manner. OMPA members should be seeing a shift in our communications, we are celebrating OMPAmembers whenever and wherever we can. To those who feel left out, we invite you to join OMPA which also serves as your personal marketing team!

As Oregon’s only trade association for the film, television and interactive media industry, we are appreciative of all of our members. Your membership enables us to continue to be the watchdog for film friendly policies and fiercely advocate to protect our shared interests. Our way of saying thank you to our members is to improve all of our deliverables and to promote our members’ excellent work. Keep sharing your good news with us as we sincerely enjoy celebrating you, #OMPAmembers!

Membership matters,

Janice

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MISSION The mission of OMPA is to champion the film, television and interactive media industry. How OMPA achieves our mission rests upon the pillars of advocacy and by being a professional hub; providing resources, promotion and networking for our members. OMPA is a 501(c)6 nonprofit trade association.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Cress, President Producer Mary McDonald-Lewis, 1st V.P.

Dialect Coach Jacqueline Gault, 2nd V.P.

The Gault Shop Dennis Gleason, Secretary/Treasurer

Dark Wing Productions Jose Behar

ZUM Media Slater Dixon

Creative Director Skye Fitzgerald

Director of Photography Roland Gauthier

Hinge Digital Candice Jackson

Entertainment Attorney Neil Kopp Filmmaker Devon Lyon

Lyon Films Greg McMickle

Production Designer Shelley Midthun

Oregon Storyboard Gretchen Miller Hive-FX Ben Popp

NW Film Center

STAFF Janice Shokrian

Executive Director Anne Schuyler-Moon

Director of Communications Maddison Mackin Intern Nolan Slay Intern Tyler St. Pierre Intern

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Michael Koerner

Thank you for your constant support not only for OMPA, but for the entire film community

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Rose Bond rose@rosebond.com 503-957-7589 Animation, media installation and projection Ben Dawley b_dawley@yahoo.com 541-740-0854 Editing, marketing, videography, cinematography, pre visualization, field production, post production.

Graphic design, vfx.

Emily Hanour LLC Emily Hanour emilyhanour@gmail.com 206-962-9762 http://www.emilyhanour.com Commercial and Entertainment Producer Crabfood Motion Media Aaron Keuter crabfoodmotion@gmail.com 404-697-5731 http://www.crabfood.tv/ Motion Graphics Design, Animation, Editing, Art Direction

Noe Martinez martineznoe25@gmail.com 541-399-3421 Video Editor & Production Assistant Joshua Neal nealjosh1@yahoo.com 330-206-8446 Location sound mixing Gregory Dean Photography, LLC Gregory Specht gdean2001@gmail.com 541-905-1259 http://gregorydeanphotography. com/ Commercial Photography Advertising and Publicity

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TO OMPA!

Vinton Depiction Jesse Vinton jesse@vintondepiction.com 971-645-9890 http://www.vintondepiction.com/

Video production

Steven Weismen stevenweisman7@gmail.com 323-610-9883 Production

YOUR VOICE + YOUR RESOURCE + YOUR COMMUNITY

New Members

Send us your work so we can celebrate you! info@ompa.org

En Kelly-Genesis Industries Sally Kaye sallykaye22@gmail.com 206-262-7308 Moonlight Man Productions Olive Gallagher production@moonlightman.com 503-908-7842 http://www.moonlightmanproductions. com Feature film screenwriter, composer, director and producer Elizabeth Sloan esfreel@yahoo.com 213-706-3562 Hair and makeup, video and photo shoot production Coat Tale Productions Nicholas Hagen nicholas.hagen@gmail.com 360-521-0307 http://facebook.com/CoatTale Film & new media production company Happylucky Brittany McBride operations@happylucky.com 503-239-1000 http://happylucky.com Brand Design Amber Wilbur amber.wilbur@comcast.net 360-609-3392 Actress

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TO OMPA!

Juliet Zulu Jayson Bosteder jay.bosteder@julietzulu.us 503-841-5152 http://julietzulu.us We are a full-service agency located in sunny Portland, Oregon Verendus Studios Garrett Strudler info@verendusstudios.com 503-314-5054 http://www.verendusstudios.com Experienced TV director and video editor

YOUR VOICE + YOUR RESOURCE + YOUR COMMUNITY

New Members

Send us your work so we can celebrate you! info@ompa.org

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#OMPAMEMBER Winners @lensmonger Michael Koerner Koerner Camera

@sleepinghouse Sean Conley Human Drive Productions LLC

@portland_inc Kristin Kingsbury & Pippin bEARD Pattern Integrity

@tristanluckyone Tristan Luciotti Actor, creative director

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Tell us what you’re up to! #OMPAMember on Instagram to see your picture in the next CallSheet!

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Membership Renewals OMPA is shifting our renewal process for membership. Members

that do not renew their membership after their expiration date will have their membership benefits suspended. Members will be notified early via email. If you have opted out of our emails, you will not receive these reminders. We will send a mailed letter to those that haven’t renewed 30 days before their membership expires. Save paper and renew early online.

OMPA offers monthly recurring payments for renewal. Pay $14 for an Individual level membership each month. You can also pay on a quarterly basis. Quarterly payments are not automatically recurring.

Source Oregon Go to sourceoregon.com and renew your listing to guarantee

FOLLOW your inclusion in the printed directory. The deadline is November OMPA 30, 2016.

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OMPA is adding SourceOregon listing categories in post production, animation, VR, EFX, and media installations. Annoucement of these new categories will be made in mid-September. Please let us know if you are willing to serve on a committee to help refine the SourceOregon categories.

Question? Email info@ompa.org

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ON THE HORIZON

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Redesigned the CallSheet Refreshed weekly email blasts Designed 7 OMPA ads and sponsorship menu

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Attending as many legislators’ town hall events as possible Gearing up for the 2017 legislative session

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Established consistent policy for membership renewal and promotion

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Prepping for the office’s move to Koerner Camera’s new office space

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Reduced monthly operational expenses by 5% and counting

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Attending members’ screenings and film festivals

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Expanded job search by category and region for Friday’s jobs email

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Preparing for 2017 SourceOregon directory featuring the landscapes of Oregon

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Engaged with 6 legislators regarding a disruptive ballot measure

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Working on OMPA’s Annual Actor Award show for November 8

Intern Interview

Maddison Mackin has been

our right-hand woman for the last 3 months. Maddison worked with Anne and Janice to create new policies, procedures, and communications (like this CallSheet!) We wish her the best of luck on her aspirations. We know she’ll kill it!

What are you studying?

I am a Senior at Fordham University in New York, double majoring in English and Communications & Media Studies with a concentration in Television.

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What are you hoping to do after school?

I hope to take my Senior year to really explore and see what path in the TV industry I want to take post grad. I have previous internship experience in both production and communications departments, like the Dr.Oz Show. I thrive off of the excitement, energy and challenge of being on a set and would love to become a producer.

How did you get interested in TV? What was your inspiration?

I’ve run out of Netflix shows to watch, if that’s any indication of how big of a role TV plays in my life. But, I never thought I could have a viable career in TV until I went to college. I took an Intro to Media Industries course and fell in love! The internship opportunities I’ve had at OMPA and in NYC have inspired me to go for my dreams.

Why did you get interested in OMPA? I’m a native Portlander, and when I found out I’d be coming home for the summer, I knew I wanted to find some job or internship in the industry in my hometown. After emailing what felt like a million people, I was referred to contact Janice. Once I did some research on OMPA and chatted with Janice, we both thought it would be a great place to learn and broaden my skills.

What is something you’ve learned here at OMPA? I’ve learned a great deal about what a non-profit trade association does for its members and to gain more members. From improving my networking skills to troubleshooting Google docs, I’ve gained so much from my time at OMPA. I had never heard of OMPA before this internship, and now I feel like everybody in the industry is gaining so much from the work that the team is doing. I know that when I return to Oregon, there are opportunities in the TV industry that OMPA is promoting and advocating for.

Maddison Mackin maddison.mackin@comcast.net

What has been your favorite part of interning at OMPA? My favorite part was revamping the CallSheet—what you’re reading right now! I really enjoyed being able to be creative and help improve an OMPA publication that needed some sprucing up.

Also, connecting with key players in the production industry of Oregon was a major takeaway.

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Sockeye launched the first video ad campaign for a cannabis-infused drink.

It's the world's first-ever cannabis product commercial. Check it out!

Congratulations to Jeff Johnston and Rollin’ On TV for another network expansion!

OMPA Board VP, Dialect Coach, and Voice Actor, Mary Mcdonald-Lewis, was featured in Best of Portland

by Willamette Week for Best Vocal Support.

Dawn Jones Redstone is havVinton Depiction held a fabulous film ing major success with her fundraiser launch party. Many OMPA short film, Sista in the Brothermembers were in attendance. They hood. In addition to the film’s raised almost $32,000 to fund their screenings all over the country, short film, Desire’s Masquerade. it was recently accepted to the Alissa Ferguson Phillips, BronzeLens Film Festival and producer, signed an exclusive deal with Voltage pictures! the Revolution Me Festival.

An additional congrats for news about producing a new M’chel Bauxal-Gleason series, Humboldt, with actor John Malkovich. and Dennis Gleason were Hinge Digital was highlighted To celebrate the 90th Anniversary awarded the Points of for their one-stop shop pro- of Buster Keaton’s classic film The Light Lifetime Achievement Presidential Service duction model and pushing General, throughout August Portcreative boundaries. land’s historic Hollywood Theatre Award and Oregon Film will present a OMPA Board member and producer of Green Room, Neil state-wide tour of the film with a Kopp, was invited into the Academy! What an incredible new live score composed by film success. In addition, Certain Women is soon to be released. composer Mark Orton.

Round of applause OMPA Member Highlights

Information shared with OMPA from our members. Send yours to info@ompa.org Access Hollywood declared Laika’s Brady Holden’s recent David Poulshock Paul Culp of travel video was highKubo and the Two Strings “Best of Red Door Films SuperGenius lighted in Outside Animated Movie of the Year!” was featured in won 9 Tellys.

Magazine.

About Face.

Portlandia received 3 Emmy nominations this year! Congratulations to OMPA board president and producer, David Cress. Portlandia’s hard-working crew and OMPA members certainly deserve this amazing news. Schuyler Telleen and Katherine Isom, are nominated for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series. Way to go Schuyler and Katherine!

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Journeys

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OMPA Member and Director/Screenwriter, Olive Gallagher, Makes Some Exciting Annoucments

live Gallagher, a native of Milford, president/CEO of Moonlight Man Productions, an indie film and television production company, and the screenwriter/director/producer of Journeys, an indie feature set for principal photography in Milford, PA in September 2017.

Journeys takes place in 1949 in Milford, PA and is based on a true story about Gallagher’s father, the late Sidney L. Krawitz, a highly respected attorney and past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and a penniless woman named Olive who came to him to borrow twenty-five dollars to bury her husband because she heard Sid was “an easy touch.”

In July, it was announced that she will be returning home to shoot a special scene with two of Journeys key talents in the film, Laila Robins in the lead role of Olive, and Julie Fain Lawrence as Marnie Kramer.;’ “Shooting one scene seemed like a great idea at first, and then I realized that my two brilliant actors didn’t actually have a scene alone with one another in the entire film that I could shoot,” said Gallagher. “That’s when being both the screenwriter as well as the director came in handy. It forced me to re-think a story I’ve been trying to produce for more than twenty years and write a special moment for Olive & Marnie that wasn’t actually in the current working script.” Gallagher went on, “That’s the scene we’ll be shooting in early October on George Street in front of the Judd House, a key entity in the story.”

Gallagher continued, “Having the support of the town and its residents is the core reason this film will end up being shot successfully on budget. We couldn’t do it any other way.” “My beloved father,” Gallagher summed up, “instilled in me from my earliest years an appreciation and respect for life in this beautiful, unique small town, and that whatever success one ended up having in life, it would never be achieved alone.”

Press Releases Submitted by Olive Gallagher

northwest filmmakers and storytellers Each month the ‘Lower Boom Presents’ tv channel showcases nw filmmakers and storytellers to guests staying at the Hotel Eastlund in Portland, Oregon. submit films* for consideration to info@lowerboom.com *features, shorts, docs, experimental, whatever!

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Why I Prefer Final Cut Pro X An opinion piece by Tyler St. Pierre

When we’re discussing which is better, Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere, I say Final Cut Pro X without a doubt. I’ve been using Final Cut programs for nearly ten years. However, when I went into my BA program, they introduced me to Adobe Premiere as the only editing suite they use. I was taught the ins and outs. Final Cut Pro X remains my favorite.

I found Adobe Premiere to be a little overstuffed. I know that it can do a lot. I know that it can communicate easily with other Adobe programs. I understand all of that and that’s incredibly cool. The number of buttons and steps needed to take to complete a task make it all a waste. Once I get all of that done, rendering takes almost twice as long as comparable projects on Final Cut Pro X. All in all, it just felt unnecessary to have so much and

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take up more time.

The export settings are incredible, though. I can change and alter any possible thing you can imagine in an export and I envy that. Final Cut Pro X cannot do that. It gives me the most rudimentary of export settings. That’s currently the only thing I prefer and I’m willing to export my films in a single way if it means the entire editing process is streamlined.

Final Cut Pro X most resembles iMovie, which it gets a lot of criticism for, but it is so much more. All of the editing tasks are streamlined because every button I could need is right in front of me. Rendering is done in the background, so my time is conserved. I feel like I don’t have to spend my entire day trying to figure out how to complete a task. I love that.

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TheOREGON 90th Anniversary of The General FILM AND Hollywood Theatre Commemorate the Buster Keaton Classic

In honor of the 90th anniversaries of both the Hollywood Theatre and Buster Keaton’s classic film THE GENERAL, which was shot in Cottage Grove, Oregon, the Hollywood Theatre and Oregon Film are proud to present a statewide tour of THE GENERAL with a brand­-new original score by renowned Portland composer Mark Orton. During the week­long tour, the score will be performed live by an all­-star seven­-piece ensemble featuring members of Tin Hat and the Oregon Symphony.

One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, THE GENERAL​​finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny’s fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton’s boundless wit and dexterity.

Mark Orton, a Sundance Fellow and composer whose work has been included in the Oscar­ nominated NEBRASKA, Ken Burns’ THE ROOSEVELTS, and the acclaimed radio program THIS AMERICAN LIFE,​​was commissioned to create a new score for THE GENERAL​.​In a nod to the great silent film scores of the past, Orton chose veteran improviser/composers Carla Kihlstedt and Todd Sickafoose to work alongside percussionist Matthias Bossi, who will provide live foley/ sound effects. The full ensemble includes Mousai Remix String Quartet (Oregon Symphony), Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat, Tom Waits), Matthias Bossi (Rabbit Rabbit Radio) and Todd Sickafoose (Andrew Bird, Ani Difranco).

Watch the trailer here with a glimpse at the new original score by Mark Orton.

Click here for more information about the events.

See page 24 for showtimes.

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Submitted by Joshua Leake

OMPA Member discounts at Portland film festival

Portland Film Festival is a 501(c)3 non­profit organization dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and audiences, and to celebrating the power of a good story.

Each year, it’s industry attendance has grown making it one of Oregon’s largest networking opportunities.

The festival kicks off on August 29th and lasts until September 5th. Daily film screenings from noon until midnight, with daily party and networking makes the Portland Film Festival one not to miss.

OMPA has negotiated a discount on passes for its members including $10 off the Industry pass and 20% of the VIP Pass. OMPA Members--look out for the discount code in your Monday’s Mail or email info@ompa.org. Both the VIP and Industry passes give members access to all industry events, space permitting.

Purchase tickets now to take advantage of early­bird pricing.

Pricing increases August 15th.

Submitted by Joshua Leake

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ON SET WITH LIMBO FILMS Oregon film production company gets creative for film festival

Submitted by Joshua Leake

With less than 30 days until the Portland Film Festival, you’ll start to see some trailers promoting the event both on local television stations and online. And the beauty of this year’s trailers is that they were produced by a local production company called Limbo Films with local talent and production support from Digital One and Marmoset music licensing.

Each year the 501(c)3 non­profit, Portland Film Festival selects a new director to produce its festival trailers—screened before every film during the festival. This year, festival alumni and local director Guy Baker took over the reigns. “I love supporting local projects, especially ones that have such a good reputation and reach beyond just Oregon.”

The concept behind the trailers challenges what we think of film industry insiders. How far would a director go to make the film perfect? What makes a craft services person so crafty? How many options does wardrobe really need?

Baker added that the team at Limbo makes work not seem like work. Limbo Films produces high­end broadcast commercials and corporate communications films for clients like the Portland Blazers, Vitamin Water, Tone Journals, Blackberry and Ikea.

Baker was joined on the film festival team by Mia Bird and Limbo Films Principal Gary Nolton.

The trailers will be publicly released over the next few weeks.

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Host a filmmaker Submitted by Joshua Leake The Portland Film Festival is currently seeking homestays for visiting filmmakers for the 2016 Portland Film Festival. Housing is needed from August 29th to September 5th, although individual needs will vary. Many filmmakers will be staying at one of our sponsor hotels, but some are on small budgets and can just use a safe place to stay.

Portland Film Festival is a 501(c)3 non­profit organization dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and audiences, and to celebrating the power of a good story. By offering free to low cost housing, we aim to uphold our efforts in fostering up and coming filmmakers and ultimately bring more filmmakers to Portland.

The generosity of hosts are an essential link to our guests’ attendance. Last year we had over 402 visiting filmmakers representing over 226 films. In exchange for hosting a filmmaker, we will be offering festival tickets and passes to participants.

If interested, please send a brief response including your name, phone number, address, email to danielle@portlandfilm.org. Representatives will come to your home for a preliminary meeting prior to the festival.

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speed networking Event Submitted by Joshua Leake Looking for work? Seeking crew? Want to expand your business? Or, are you simply interested in meeting like­minded people in the film industry?

If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions, then the Portland Film Festival Speed Networking event is the perfect place for you!

Presented by Portland Film Festival, OMPA, SAG AFTRA, IATSE 488, Pro Photo Supply, Oregon Film and our host for the event Gearhead Production Rentals.

Monday, August 29th 6:15pm to 10:30pm Gearhead Production Rentals 4720 SE 26th Ave Portland, OR 97202

Film Industry Speed Networking is a networking meeting designed to help you expand your film industry network in two short, one hour sessions. Using “speed networking”, attendees will rotate tables every several minutes in order to get the opportunity to speak with as many fellow attendees as possible, followed by open networking at the end of the event.

The Film Industry Speed Networking features the opportunity to meet many peer p ­ roduction and film industry professionals across all aspects of the production world. This event is open to anyone and everyone from PA’s to Grip and Electric to Talent to Producers, Directors and everyone in between. You do not have to be an OMPA member or pass­holder to attend. We suggest you bring your business cards as there will be ample opportunity to hand them out—plus we’ll be raffling prizes to attendees.

Please RSVP for the event ​here​so we have an idea of how many people will be attending. Purchase tickets before they sell out and don't miss this opportunity. Event includes refreshments and appetizers. Limited number of spots available. Tickets are $15 or $20 at the door if still available.  If you’ve purchased a festival pass, this event is included in the VIP and industry pass, but you still need to RSVP to guarantee a spot. ​For more information about purchasing a pass, click here.

LINK TO FILM INDUSTRY NETWORKING TICKETS: http://pdx.to/SPEEDNETWORK LINK TO FESTIVAL PASSES: http://pdx.to/PASSES

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8 Tips

for attending a film festival

Submitted by Joshua Leake

As the executive director and founder of The Portland Film Festival, I was recently invited to jury the Atlanta Film Festival—it was a great experience that reinforced some of my thoughts about preparing and attending film festivals. I compiled some of my tips below: 1. Know before you go.

Oregon has over 30 film festivals each year, many of them are simply meant for audiences to enjoy movies—and I love watching movies, but these festivals are more like a film series—for example, the Portland Environmental Film Festival, Filmed by Bike or the Portland Jewish Film Festival. Others more industry-centric festivals incorporate education, parties and industry networking like POW Fest (Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival), NW Filmmakers and of course the Portland Film Festival—these festivals will have more opportunities for you to meet industry peers.

2. Study the program.

Once you’ve decided to attend a festival, make sure you get ahold of a printed program. Read it. Find out what’s unique about this year’s program. Who’s on the Jury? Make a point to meet the jury members—they tend to be the most connected attendees.

3. Make festival friends.

Every film, event, and workshop, make a point to introduce yourself. Get to know people. I’m friends with lots of people that I just introduced myself to at a film festival. In fact, I’m producing a film with Chuck Palahniuk because I introduced myself to another filmmaker in London. You never know who you’ll meet at a film festival. Be nice and be genuine.

4. Bring business cards.

If you work in the industry, always have business cards ready to hand out. And hand them out. If you are unemployed or want to work in the industry, make personal cards with your name and phone number on them. The people you meet may be your future collaborator, employer or employees. You never know who you will work with next.

5. Don’t ask about budget or camera equipment.

During a Q&A at SXSW I saw the host lambast an attendee for asking about budget and camera equipment. Focus your questions on the artistic endeavours or struggles they had, but don’t ask them how much money they spent. It’s an overused question. And if the filmmaker wants to eventually sell their film, agents recommend that they stay tight lipped. Will Showtime pay $400k for a film that only cost $10k. Probably not.

6. Be early and stay late, but give yourself plenty of in between time.

It’s hard to get from one event to the other in 5 minutes. Make sure you plan and give yourself time to commute.

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7. Be the snack/phone charger MacGyver.

Bring a bag of snacks, phone chargers and plenty of water. Most likely these will be back­up to the concession stand or going out with your new festival friends, but keep the back­up just in case. And in case the concession line is too long, you have something to eat/drink.

8. Be social.

I’ve interacted with so many attendees at festivals just through social media and Twitter in particular. If you don’t have an account, get one. It’s pretty cool when you interact with someone for days and then finally meet them. And post things complementary to filmmakers—post photos from their Q&As, posters or schedule highlights. Make sure you tag them and use the festival’s #HASHTAG. It’s a great way to find others attending the festival. Look up the hashtag and retweet or interact with other posts.

Before you attend any festival, it’s important to know the layout of the land, and these 8 tips will help you have a successful time. Film festivals are primarily about screening new movies, but with the right attitude, you can meet some pretty cool people. Best of luck!

ABOUT JOSH LEAKE

Portland ­based producer and director Josh Leake is the founder and executive director of the Portland Film Festival, which MovieMaker Magazine named one of the world's "coolest" film festivals. He produced "Glena," a feature length documentary that premiered at Slamdance ’14 (now available on Showtime and VOD). His film "Emptys," a short documentary about people who collect beverage containers as their principal source of income, won first place at Tropfest New York. With his production company, Mindpollen, he's currently developing an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's "Lullaby" which just raised a half­million dollars on Kickstarter. Follow him on Twitter @joshleake and @portlandfilm.

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Events Aug 5

Cameras & Coffee 8:30-10:30AM RSVP OMPA Office 901 SE Oak St. Portland, OR 97214

Workshops

Join OMPA for your morning coffee to discuss what is on the horizon for our organization and your industry.

with coach Katie O’Grady Register for Summer Classes

Free for members $5 for non-members

Aug 6

Gearhead Production Rentals Open House Mini Expo 1PM-6PM Register 4720 Southeast 26th Avenue Portland, OR 97206

Come to the Gearhead Open House. There will be live music, great food, and pinball!

This year we will be hosting “Mini Gear Expo” a hands on boutique trade show exhibit.

Come and see the latest and greatest in motion picture gear. Get your hands on the newest gear from Gearhead as well as some of our favorite gear providers.

Aug 26

Dani’s Bucket List Premiere Gala 7PM - 9PM Tickets 106 N State St Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Aug 29 Speed Networking Event

6PM-8:30PM Gearhead Production Rentals 4720 Southeast 26th Avenue Portland, OR 97206 See page 19 for details on tickets.

Acting Classes for Kids/Teens

Sept 23

Portland Creative Conference Register 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209 20% early bird discount for OMPA members. See your Monday’s Mail for the code or email us to find out.

Festivals Aug 19-21: We Like Em Short Baker City

Aug 21: Eugene Children's Film Festival

Aug 29-Sept 5: Portland Film Festival

Sep 19-28: Oregon Independent Film

Sept 23-27: Portland German Film Festival

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August Showtimes

Aug 8

Kenshin Part I: Origin @ 7PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland) Band of Outsiders @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 9

Eight Diagram Pole Fighter @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

jul-sept Movies in the Park; Portland schedule AUG 2 Aug 10 Speculation Nation @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Aug 3 Abstractions: Films by Jon Behrens @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

AUG 4

Rooftop Cinema: Key Largo Doors @ 7PM Hotel deLuxe (Portland)

AUG 5

Cat In The Brain @ 9:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland) Band of Outsiders @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 6

Now, Voyager @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Band of Outsiders @ 4:30PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 7

Mildred Pierce @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) An American Ascent @ 7PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Chasing the Wild Boar: Films by Julia Oldham @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Desert Hearts @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland) Kenshin Part I: Origin @ 9:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 11

Rooftop Cinema: Attack the Block Doors @ 7PM Hotel deLuxe (Portland) Breaking a Monster @ 7PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 12

Humoresque @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) The General @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 13

Scanners @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland) with actor Michael Ironside in attendance with post-film Q&A The General @ 7:30PM Bohemia Park / Outdoor Screening (Cottage Grove) Some Like It Hot @ 2PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

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Showtimes

Aug 14

The General @ 2PM Egyptian Theatre​(Coos Bay) Some Like It Hot @ 2PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland) Possessed @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Sublime Frequences Double Feature @ 7PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 15

Daisy Kenyon @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 16

Viktoria @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Boob Tube Shrapnel @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 17

The General @ 7PM Ross Ragland Theater (Klamath Falls)

Aug 18

Rooftop Cinema: Hairspray Doors @ 7PM Hotel deLuxe (Portland) The Craft @ 9:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 19

The General @ 7:30 PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 20

Viktoria @ 4PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Beyond the Forest @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 21

Aug 26

Sudden Fear @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Wyrd War’s Summer Bummer with director Penelope Sheepris @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

Aug 27

Johnny Guitar @ 4:30PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Noche de Película @ 7PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland) Measure of a Man @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 28

Measure of a Man @ 4:30PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland) Whatever Happened to Baby Jane @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

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All About Eve @ 7PM Whitsell Auditorium (Portland)

Aug 25

Rooftop Cinema: True Stories Doors @ 7PM Hotel deLuxe (Portland) Wyrd War’s Summer Bummer with director Penelope Sheepris @ 7:30PM Hollywood Theatre (Portland)

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