OMPA Callsheet Newsletter - May 2016

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Accent on Filmmaking: The Dialect Coach

OMPA Member/Board Member provides dialect coaching services to film and television projects from GRIMM to GREEN ROOM

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●May 1-12. GREEN ROOM. Pg 11

●May 6: Submission deadline extended for PFF. Pg 21 ●May 4-5: Salise Hughes. Pg 9 ●May 5-8: “Man of La Mancha.” Pg 7 ●May 5: Bend Film. Pg 16 ●May 5: Land of Milk & Honey. More Info

●May 9-15: NW Animation Film Festival ●May 13: Homegrown DocFest. Pg 25 ●May 11-15: The Archaeology Channel Conference ●May 11-15: “Man of La Mancha.” Pg 7 ●May 13-14: Portland Squared. Pg 18 ●May 12-14: “Almost, Maine.” Pg 17 ●May 14: “The Big Up Show.” ●May 12-15: International Film & Video Festival

Pg 25 ●May 19-22: Queer Doc Fest ●May 18: ●May 15: ART & CRAFT screening. ●May 19-22: “Man of La Mancha.” Pg 7 BLACK ROAD Pg 12 ●May 17: Reel Workshop. screening. Pg 26 ●May 19-20: “Almost, Maine.” Pg 17 ●May 20-22: NW Animation Film Festival Pg 13 ●May 18-20: Webvisions Design x Strategy Tickets ●May 25-29: “Man of La Mancha.” Pg 7 ●May 6: Submission deadline ●May 26-28: “Almost, Maine.” Pg 17 for PFF. Pg 21 ●May 23 & 25: International Youth Silent Film Festival. Pgs 14-15. ●May 22-24: Filmed By Bike ●June 4: TRACKTOWN Movie to Premiere at Los Angeles Film Festival. Pg 22

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DIRECTOR’S LETTER Dear OMPA Members, The month of May has so much to celebrate. Inside this edition of the CallSheet, you will find OMPA Members are hard at work, from being a highly sought after dialect coach to directing plays, producing indie hit GREEN ROOM and starring in a play.

Our members are also leading the charge with providing opportunities for the next generation of movie makers, Youth Silent Film Festival calling for film submissions and creating collaborative events in Bend. TRACKTOWN premiers this month, documentary Sista in the Brotherhood continues to travel around the country and The Watchman’s Canoe has a compelling trailer that has tipped my curiosity.

OMPA is proud of the excellence of our members and sharing your outstanding progress is a joy. Please continue to let us know what is happening in your world. We want to share your business with others, your innovation and your projects. Keep sending us your news, meanwhile grab a cup of coffee and enjoy reading May’s CallSheet.

Cheers, Janice

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MISSION The mission of OMPA is to champion the film, television and digital storytelling industry to create a thriving environment for state of Oregon. Promote the quality and quantity of resources available to outside production companies. Leverage the growth of Oregon’s media industry to advocate for our members in state and local governments.

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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 ZÜM 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

Jessica Beer Administrative Manager

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Nicholas Broms

nicholasbroms@gmail.com 503-459-8336 www.nickbroms.com Student studying Digital Film and Video at The Art Institute of Portland

Cody Burrows

cburrows5@gmail.com 503-929-5295 Student studying Video Production at Clackamas Community College

Cassie Caldera

cassiecaldera1@gmail.com 503-407-3685 Actor represented by Actors in Action

Will Cuddy

me@willcuddy.com 503-799-0612 willcuddy.com Actor, freelance shooter, director, editor

Alexander Davis

adavis14@georgefox.edu 541-218-0364 www.linkedin.com/in/servanttotheworld Student studying Audio and Video Production at George Fox University

NEW OMPA MEMBERS

FauxMeme Productions Adam Davis, Creative Director

adam@fauxmeme.com 503-432-5657, 213-986-7468 www.fauxmeme.com Full-service production company specializing in story-driven film, commercial, and web content

Trevor DePalatis

trevor.depalatis@gmail.com 907-441-1948 Student studying Media Communications at George Fox University

Jon-Paul Hanson

jonpaul@jonpaulhanson.com 503-989-8032 www.jonpaulhanson.com Student studying Digital Film and Video at the Art Institute of Portland

DCK Creations Diana Kirkpatrick, Owner

Desertdiana@hotmail.com 503-999-6661 www.dckcreations.com Costume/apparel design & construction, wardrobe designer for television and feature films, seamstress, alterations

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BLT Productions, LLC Bruce Lawson bltkey@me.com 503-704-7221 Key Grip

Missy Miedema

missy.miedema@pcc.edu 626-419-6371 Student studying Video Production at Portland Community College

Andrew Miller

Lower Boom Matt Schulte, Founder/CEO

info@lowerboom.com 503-621-7797 Marketing, distribution and production of films, videos and stories

Lucy Stirling

lucy.stirling16@gmail.com 971-284 9232 Student studying Film Studies at Portland Community College

Harrison Welter

asm5@pdx.edu 760-844-2179 Student studying Film at Portland State University

welter.harrison@gmail.com 503-828-5753 Student at Portland Community College

Entandem Productions Christine Autrand Mitchell

RKW Creative Bobby Wittenberg

christine@entandemprod.com 559-307-8299 www.lilyonsaturday.com Screenwriter, producer, director

David Ridder

davidwridder@gmail.com 541-786-9828 Student studying Cinema and Media Communications at George Fox University

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OMPA Member Bruce Lawson in Man of La Mancha April 29 - June 12 at Lakewood Theatre “The Impossible Dream,” one of the great songs of the American musical theatre, will lift the hearts of audiences with its message of courage and the search for truth as Lakewood Theatre Company concludes its 63rd season with the awardwinning musical, Man of La Mancha.

Featured players include Dan Bahr as the Barber, Malia Tippets as Antonia, Joe Theissen as Pedro, and Sam Mowry as the voice of the Captain. Other members of the ensemble include Ryan Monaghan, OMPA Member and Key Grip Bruce Lawson, William Shindler, Jeremy Southard, Jeremy Garkinkel and Larry James Taylor.

Performances continue through June 12 with the following schedule: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM, two Wednesday performances at 7:30 PM (May 11 and May 25), Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM (May 8, 22, 29 and June 5, 12) and Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM (May 1, 8, 15). For additional information and tickets, call the Lakewood Box Office at (503) 6353901 or order online.

The Story: Man of La Mancha, takes place in the late 16th Century in a prison deep beneath the streets of Seville. Into a group of rogues awaiting sentencing by the Spanish Inquisition for various crimes and misdemeanors, is thrown an itinerant poet, failed playwright, wounded soldier and unfortunate tax collector, Miguel de Cervantes (Leif Norby), and his trusted servant, Sancho Panza (Joey Cote). To avoid immediate sentencing before a kangaroo court by his fellow prisoners – and to save his latest manuscript from being thrown into a fire – Cervantes proposes he present

his defense in the form of a charade to illustrate the adventures of a most famous and legendary hero.

Please note: Man of La Mancha plays without intermission. Some subject matter may not be suitable for some pre-teen audiences.

For reservations call 503-635-3901 or click here to order securely online.

See OMPA Member Bruce Lawson in Lakewood Theatre’s Man of La Mancha now through June 12.

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Accent on Filmmaking: The Dialect Coach An interview with Mary McDonald-Lewis “I put words in actors’ mouths,” says Mary McDonald-Lewis. “For a living!” Then she laughs and shakes her head, as though even fifteen years later, she can’t believe her luck.

McDonald-Lewis is a dialect coach, referred to as “MaryMac” in the business.

She works with language, accent and dialect in film and television and on stage.

That includes helping actors speaking foreign or archaic languages or sounding like they come from a deep Appalachian holler, a high Alpine village, or anywhere else in the world. Non-human characters need coaching too, like the Wesen seen on Grimm, in production in Oregon since 2010.

Whether human or inhuman, superstar or day player, McDonald-Lewis is there to coach a believable, authentic accent for any actor needing one.

It was a call from the Oregon Film Commission that started McDonald-Lewis’ career. A union voice actor since 1980, working with words and sounds was central to her profession. TWILIGHT was her first feature film, where she gave Rob Pattinson his American accent. In the hit indie film GREEN ROOM, Patrick Stewart also learned his first American accent from her. “We’d work on his scenes,” she says. “And then I’d listen to him recite Shakespeare while we waited for the next shot to set up.” And speaking of Shakespeare, her work with Oregon Shakespeare Festival directors has also earned her high praise.

A gig on VALLEY OF LIGHT led to her becoming Hallmark Hall of Fame’s house coach, with positions as series coach for TNT’s Leverage, NBC’s Grimm, and ABC’s The Family following. Now McDonald-Lewis works in film and television all over the United States, especially in New York and Los Angeles.

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Every job is different, each with its own needs and style. Flexibility is key to serving the productions and the actors well.

McDonald-Lewis says she is always ready to ship out to months-long work on 48 hours’ notice. “My passport is always current.” Her job is a challenging mix of skills. “Coaching requires a love of language, finely tuned teaching skills, and empathy,” she says. “But it also demands the discipline of training, a mind for detail, a passion for deep research, and the experience to know your way around a film set.” And endurance: fifteen-hour days are common in her business.

McDonald-Lewis believes in an atmosphere of relaxed curiosity for her clients. “We play. We might take a walk, or talk about an actor’s hometown, or have a meal, all in the target accent.” Each actor learns differently, she says. “I start where the client is, and approach the accent from a biological and emotional place. Actors can be auditory learners, or visual, or kinesthetic. They may work best with the International Phonetic Alphabet or with metaphors or physical exercises. So my job is to understand how the actor best learns, and use the right tools for him or her.”

A coach on set is a huge help for nervous performers. For productions, too. “A coach is there to help bring the show’s sound to life. That could mean pre-show preparation,

Skype rehearsal, language translation, one day on a gig or four months on location.” For actors, coaches are a little bit of everything. McDonald-Lewis says “I’m a guide, a supporter – someone the actor knows is there for them. That’s what excites me, really… caring for these artists so their accent is easy and true, and inseparable from their character.”

MaryMac’s favorite accent? “Whatever one I’m coaching at the moment.” How about a favorite client? “Well, of course I love them all the same,” she says. And she laughs again.

More on MaryMac and her work can be found at www.marymac.com and http://bit. ly/1HDCmA6

The Northwest Film Center presents Two Nights with Salise Hughes May 4 & 5, 2016 at Whitsell Auditorium The Northwest Film Center’s Northwest Tracking program welcomes awardwinning, Seattle-based animator Salise Hughes for a two night presentation of work both new and old. On Wednesday, May 4 at 7PM, they present THE SPACES BETWEEN THE CITIES, a film Hughes envisioned to connect filmmakers around the globe using the “exquisite corpse” format of beginning where one left off.

The film features 21 different filmmakers all coming together to create one featurelength road film.

Shooting locations include Seoul, Berlin, Barcelona, Newcastle, Ruma, Colliguay, Toronto, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Portland, and Seattle. The filmmakers include Pip Chodorov, Charles Chadwick, Kate Lain, Amy Bassin & Mark Bickley, Reed O’Beirne, KonstantinosAntonios Goutos, Stephen Broomer, Salise Hughes, Douglas Katelus, Blanca Rego, Arto Polus, Robert Zverina, Margaret Rorison, Dustin Zemel, Ben Popp, Insa Langhorst, Anna Kipervaser, Pablo Molina Guerrero, Milan Milosavljevic, and Jesse Malmed. (80 mins., HD) On Thursday, May 5 at 7PM, the filmmaker’s short form work is highlighted in a program entitled ERASURES AND SPACES: THE REVISIONIST FILMS OF SALISE HUGHES. Known for her unique technique of digitally erasing and layering images from found footage, Hughes will

share some of her fantastical, award winning films including The Tourist (2008), which takes fragments of Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger, with the background removed, leaving only Jack Nicholson’s character climbing in the scratched remnants of the emptied frames; Erasable Cities (2011), in which two people who may or may not be Marco Polo & Kublai Khan speak of cities, dreams, and the fragility of memory; Charade (2012), based on and using manipulated footage from the 1963 film of the same name with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn; Lucky (2015)—Imagine Dirty Harry as a political assassin; and Election Year (2015), a meditation on politics and the political beast formed by footage of the first nationally televised debate. (80 mins.)

Salise Hughes in attendance at both shows, which take place at the Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave).

In coordination with the shows, Salise Hughes will participate in a Visiting Artist Brown Bag Lunch on Thursday, May 5 from noon to 1pm. Get an inside view into the experimental techniques that she employs in her work, as she talks about her influences and demonstrates how she creatively repurposes scenes from Hollywood film and found footage into new moving images.

Admission is $9 General; $8 Students, Seniors; $6 Child. Advanced Tickets are available here.

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Oregon-made Feature GREEN ROOM Now Playing Opened Friday, April 29 at Hollywood Theatre Made in Oregon and produced by OMPA Board Member Neil Kopp, the feature film GREEN ROOM was written up by The New York Times, appeared on the front cover of MovieMaker Magazine, and is now playing at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Ore. For showtimes and advance ticket purchases, visit the Hollywood Theatre’s website.

Synopsis: Down on their luck punk rockers “The Ain’t Rights” are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. This third-rate gig escalates into

something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence backstage that they weren’t meant to see. Starring Patrick Stewart!

The acclaimed, Oregon-made, independent feature film GREEN ROOM is now playing in Portland.

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The Northwest Film Center presents Art & Craft May 15, 2016 at Whitsell Auditorium Mark Landis, an unassuming yet prolific art forger with formidable technical skills, has been donating forged works—spanning six centuries and a multitude of styles and movements—to museums across the US for over 30 years. Indistinguishable from the original, Landis’s creations have fooled registrar after registrar, but when Matthew Leininger, an especially persistent registrar from Oklahoma City, begins to doubt the authenticity of an oil painting donation from Landis, he sets out to uncover the long-running ruse. In the process, the larger questions directed at Landis become: how did he go this long, creating copies and fooling some of our nation’s most important art institutions, and perhaps more importantly, why?

Location: Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Avenue Admission: $9 General; $8 Students, Seniors; $6 Child Advanced Tickets: https://nwfilm.org/films/ art-and-craft/

Co-presented with Women in Film PDX. Screening times: May 15 – Sunday 7 pm

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The Northwest Film Center and Women in Film PDX present ART & CRAFT on Sunday, May 15 at the Whitsell Auditorium in Portland.

APP-NW Presents Reel Workshop Includes Members’ General Meeting, Tuesday, May 17 The Alliance of Professional Performers is proud to present the upcoming workshop: “Create eye-popping reels – and tips on how to source your material!”

Presented by APP-NW preferred producer Erich Demerath, head of the multi-award winning production company Man Vs Film Productions.

Tuesday, May 17 – Venue TBA The Workshop will be followed by a Social Gathering*

*This style of event will replace the previous Actors Happy Hour!

The first 10 minutes of the workshop will constitute a Member’s General Meeting. The Board has just held its annual retreat and is proposing two (2) procedural changes to the APP-NW bylaws. We will post an agenda ahead of time. We encourage input from our members and help building an industry of the highest standards.

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Spotlight on Silent Film The International Youth Silent Film Festival was created here in Portland, Oregon seven years ago by film enthusiast and OMPA member Jon JP Palanuk and a group of dedicated board members who wanted to provide a platform upon which the visual storytelling of our next generation of filmmakers could be celebrated.

“How the festival transforms young people’s lives has been a profound ‘Ah ha’ realization for all of us who labor to bring you the festival,” comments JP. “Reaching out to at-risk communities became a priority for us this past year, as we were approached by the award winning youth mentoring program Friends of the Children to help provide programs for their newly built media center at their Rockwood campus.”

Filmmakers, all twenty years old or younger, create three minute silent movies using original theatre organ scores composed by Nathan Avakian. The short-listed films are screened at theatres where theatre organs still exist, and are accompanied by live theatre organ music.

Winners are chosen by industry professionals, which last year included OMPA Board President David Cress. David has agreed to be a jury member for the festival again this year.

Since it’s inception the festival has screened at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre, but now also hosts regional festivals in Melbourne and Adelaide Australia, Tauranga New Zealand, and St Louis (Belleville) Illinois.

Here in Portland we are blessed to have Friends of the Children, which provides our community’s most vulnerable children with intensive and long-term

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mentors. Friends takes a preventive, early intervention approach that breaks the cycle of poverty and abuse by helping children in need overcome the many obstacles in their lives.

Emmy award winning filmmaker Allan Lubke volunteered to help teach for the course offered by the festival. “I’ve worked with young filmmakers for several years mostly from affluent backgrounds. I share this because it was surprising to me to see how differently kids from different socioeconomic backgrounds learn.

“My first impression was that The Friends of the Children kids came in not believing they could make a film. They showed up curious, but skeptical of their ability to succeed at filmmaking.

“At first we had structure, and a curriculum. Soon I took the approach to remove structure. I wanted the kids to make all the decisions themselves. I just wanted to hang out with them, and let them come up with something on their own. They were smart kids, but my impression was they didn’t think they were smart. My sense was that they had few to no examples in their lives that told them they could be successful.

“I saw ideas develop, plans made, and films created.

“Then the transformation began. I could really sense how grateful and lucky these kids felt they were to be in the class. To stand up and talk about their film, and show them in public, is a brave thing for any artist. It meant their films would be seen by an audience who would be judging what they saw. During the screening party we held at the Rockwood campus I saw how proud these kids were of their films. This is a triumph for any group of filmmakers, but to come from these young people who have

very little to celebrate was truly profound.”

Jack Schommer, Video Program Director of Integrated Media at Mount Hood Community College acted as our lead instructor. Jack adds, “Thank you Allan … was a gas to work with you and you nailed it … that point when the eyes light up as they share work. I too would like to express my appreciation to everyone at Friends of the Children and IYSFF for giving me this opportunity to work with some amazing filmmakers. Dare I say it … looking forward to doing this again.”

The International Youth Silent Film Festival will host the Pacific Northwest Regionals on May 23 and 25, and the Global Award Show on June 8, all at the Hollywood Theatre. For tickets/info go to www.makesilentfilm.com For more information about Friends of the Children visit their website at www. friendspdx.org.

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BendFilm Whets Appetite of FestivalGoers with Mid-Year Event An Evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca, May 5 As a lead-up to its festival in October of this year, BendFilm is hosting renowned poet Jimmy Santiago Baca for a reception and film screening of the award-winning documentary, A PLACE TO STAND, based on Baca’s critically-acclaimed memoir of the same name. After the viewing, an interactive Q&A will take place with Jimmy and local poet and recording artist, MOsely WOtta, at the Tower Theatre. The two will share why art in Bend remains such a powerful community experience.

Jimmy returns to Bend for the first time after his celebrated Nature of Wordshosted appearance in 2010.

This BendFilm Reception and Fundraiser takes place Thursday, May 5th at Liberty Theatre (849 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR) at 5:00pm. The film A PLACE TO STAND will follow at 7:30pm (doors at 7pm) at Tower Theatre (835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR).

Tickets are $20 for the film only and $50 for the film & reception (which includes hosted beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres).

“We are incredibly excited to host Jimmy. His personal story speaks to the life-changing power of arts and culture,” said BendFilm Director Todd Looby, “It is clear that he made an unforgettable impression when he came in 2010, and we thought: what better way to re-inspire BendFilm-goers and get them ready for our Festival than by hosting one of their favorite artists? We are excited to introduce Jimmy and his message to a new audience and re-inspire those he has already deeply affected with his work.”

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The evening will begin with a reception, raffle and fundraiser at the Liberty Theatre, made possible in part by Elixir Wine Group, Bigfoot Beverages, and Bendistillery, who will sponsor the drinks paired with heavy appetizers. During the reception, Jimmy will be available to answer questions and converse with the guests before the screening.

Following the reception, guests will be invited to the Tower Theatre to view the film, as well as take part in a post-screening discussion with Jimmy Santiago Baca and local poet and recording artist, MOsely WOtta, sponsored by The Deschutes Public Library.

All proceeds from this event benefit BendFilm. For more information, please visit www.bendfilm.org.

Click to view the trailer for A PLACE TO STAND.

Lyon Theatre Presents a Portland Premiere Almost, Maine by John Cariani

Lyon Theater is proud to announce a three-week run of John Cariani’s play Almost, Maine from May 12 - May 28, 2016. Produced and directed by OMPA Board Member Devon Lyon, the play runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM at Shaking the Tree Theater Warehouse (823 SE Grant St, Portland, OR). Tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door and can be purchased online.

Synopsis: On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend – almost – in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

The New York Times – “ALMOST, MAINE is a series of nine amiably absurdist vignettes about love, with a touch of goodnatured magic realism ... witty, romantic, unsentimental. A beautifully structured play, with nifty surprise endings (most but not all of them happy).”

New York Post – “Mega-hit ALMOST, MAINE lands somewhere between Norman Rockwell and Our Town. Unabashedly unhip. There is no pretense of an edge here – the show offers a sweetness and decency that’s become rare at the theater.

At this point, it’s a welcome breath of fresh.”

Featuring Katie O’Grady Field – Katie is a prolific actor and producer. Her TV credits include: 6 seasons of Portlandia (IFC), Leverage (TNT), and Season 2 of Grimm (NBC).

Katie produced and starred in the critically acclaimed film RID OF ME. In 2008, Katie founded an acting company in the NW, Acting for Kids and Teens.

Jason Satterlund – is making his theater debut with Almost, Maine. However, Jason is an award winning film director who has been working on creative narrative projects for twenty-five years. Jason has done extensive work for clients such as Warner Brothers, Bon Jovi, Amazon, Microsoft, Jack White, CNN, and more.

Jaime Langton – Jaime is a film, television, and theatre actor in Portland, Oregon. She has appeared multiple times as a guest star on IFC’s hit show “Portlandia” and has also appeared as a guest star on TNT’s “Leverage.”

John Zoller (OMPA Member) – is returning to theater after several years focusing on live action film. John has most recently been seen in TNT’s “The Librarians.” John attended the University of Oregon and received a BA in Theatre Arts.

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ASMP Presents Portland Squared, May 13-14 The Photography Event of the Year In its 5th year, Portland Squared is our photography community’s premiere event. Come join fellow photographers documenting the geographical area of Portland from Friday, May 13 at 5:00 PM to Saturday May 14 at 10:00 PM at Splash Worldwide (419 NE 8th Ave in Portland).

Open to professionals, amateurs, and students, Portland Squared is much more than a photography contest with fantastic prizes. It’s a great social and educational event where we share, learn, and have a lot of fun together.

In 24 hours we’ll shoot, edit, and submit our best entries. After that it’s time for the included dinner, beer, and wine. Capped off with live judging while we watch submissions projected on the big screen. Over $8000 in prizes will be awarded in 14 categories.

HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED: 72 Photographers Free Gear Rental Lensbaby Workshop

Sony Workshop Camera Bits Workshop Mentoring Program Catered dinner Beer & wine Live judging 14 PRIZES totaling over $8,000!

1 Gallery Exhibit Fun! Fun! Fun! Pro Photo Supply has arranged for Broncolor, Canon, Lensbaby, Fujifilm, Nikon, Sony, and Sigma to have a variety of loaner gear available for use to all who want to use some pretty awesome camera equipment for the 24 hour shooting period. Gear is available for check out on a first come, first served basis.

Registration fees: $55 - ASMP or OPPA Members $75 - Non-Member $35 - Students $20 - Dinner and live judging for noncontestants For more info and to register, visit the Portland Squared website.

Blacktop Films Announces New Film Frozen Music III: Light & Music in Alvar Aalto’s Library Blacktop Films is proud to introduce “Frozen Music III: Light & Music in Alvar Aalto’s Library,” their latest film documenting an experimental marriage between music & architecture. Featuring music from Third Angle New Music and Cappella Romana in collaboration with the architecture of Alvar Aalto.

Alvar Aalto, one of the key figures of mid-century architecture, was known for his humanistic approach to Modernism.

Aalto only designed two buildings in the US, one being the Mt Angel Abbey Library in Oregon.

Portland’s Third Angle New Music ensemble designed an interactive musical

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experience around Aalto’s architecture to create an immersive performance that would turn the entire building into an instrument.

Click the still from the film to watch.

SISTAS IN THE BROTHERHOOD

How women break into the male-dominated world of construction Written by Jules Rogers, for Business Tribune (See original article) A brilliant young law school student in her early 20s started up a coffee shop to pay tuition. Her senior year studying political science, she needed to sell the coffee shop — but first, she needed a renovation. So, she called up carpenters — an all-female crew.

“I realized in that moment, that’s what I wanted to do,” said Amy James Neel, construction manager and job developer with Oregon Tradeswomen. “I didn’t know I wanted to be a carpenter until I saw her, and I was over 20 years old.”

Women, especially women of color, are invisibilized in skilled trade industries such as construction. The topic brought Oregon Tradeswomen and similar organizations to a Metro-sponsored forum and showing of Sista in the Brotherhood at the Portland Art Museum.

A 20-minute narrative filmed locally at the Sellwood Bridge construction site, Sista in the Brotherhood won Best Short Film and Best Oregon Short Film at the Portland International Film Festival in February.

The original story is inspired by coproducer Roberta Hunte’s doctoral thesis, incorporating themes on the experiences of women and women of color working in male-dominated trades industries and directed by Latina, journey-level carpenter/ filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone, who both spoke as panelists.

“Different apprenticeships that didn’t want more women to come in found ways to exclude women and create barriers to application,” Hunte said. “Some would say that you could only become an apprentice if a journeyman wanted to work with you, if a journeyman picked you ... so they just didn’t pick any women.”

According to Hunte, the institutionalized thinking draws historical roots back to women’s rights movements of the ‘70s,

civil rights movements of the ‘60s and World War II, which opened workplace opportunities to women while the soldiers were abroad. Black Rosie the Riveter is a recurring theme throughout Sista in the Brotherhood.

“Women came in in high numbers, were very eager to do the work and were met with a lot of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment,” Hunte said. “What is important to think about watching this film is on one hand, it’s a snapshot, a day in the life, but it could be a stressing point that pushes people out of the industry.”

For her thesis, she interviewed women who have been in skilled trades for six to more than 30 years, and heard about microaggressions that surfaced throughout everyone’s careers.

According to Hunte, women make up 2.6 percent of skilled tradespeople nationwide, and women of color make up 1 percent.

“That is not indicative of women’s interest in getting these jobs,” said Neel, adding that in Oregon the number is closer to 7 percent. “It demonstrates if you give women opportunity and support, they want the work.”

Sista in the Brotherhood’s director and co-author, Dawn Jones Redstone, worked in Oregon Tradeswomen for nine years after six years working as a carpenter and filmmaking part-time. Three years ago, she started making films full time and has created more than 20 shorts about tradeswomen.

“I experienced on a first-hand basis a clear pattern I saw happening on a larger scale,” Redstone said. “The reason we wanted to shoot on Sellwood Bridge and highlight a project like that is because federally funded projects have workforce diversity requirements, and part of what we’re seeing is how in theory that’s a good idea, but it may not be enough.”

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Throughout the movie, construction colleagues continually refer to the main character, a woman of color, as ‘Quota.’

Redstone earned her bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies at the University of Texas, and followed her passion of international traveling to Guatemala.

“I didn’t know how to practically do anything ... it really appealed to me when I found out about carpentry earning a living wage,” Redstone said. “We have women who want to do this work, but like hires like and men are immediately taken under someone’s wing ... often a series of microaggressions, when look at individually may not seem significant, but can collectively drive someone away.”

What Redstone calls “like hires like” — a.k.a. “FBI” for father, brother, in-law — demonstrates the old-fashioned hiring process. Minorities who aren’t FBI are checkerboarded across different work sites to meet diversity policy requirements, never finding a mentor or accruing a record of training and skills.

Gabriele Schuster, Metro procurement manager, works on policy surrounding diversity in the workforce in Oregon and also spoke on the panel.

“To help us form the policy — government employees like me — I need to understand what’s going on out there so I can go to our elected officials and recommend policies,” Schuster said. “Something we already learned is that when we create policy and try to increase diversity in the workforce, Metro doesn’t have enough construction projects to create a pipeline, so we need to work together and collaborate with other government agencies and organizations.”

Neel worked as a contractor for two decades before beginning to teach other women. Skilled trades make a profitable wage, some starting at $17 an hour, without the need for a college degree.

“It was hugely satisfying and a perfect fit for me,” Neel said. “There are so many things we can do to support women in the field, but to make it simple, reward contractors who have demonstrated the

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capacity for diversity on their crew.”

The Sellwood Bridge project, built by joint venture teams from Slayden Constructors and Sundt, was funded by Multnomah County ($164.4 million), the City of Portland ($74.4 million), the State of Oregon ($35 million) and federal funds ($33.4). Because of the government backing, the project aims to meet hiring goals of 20 percent minority and 14 percent women workers.

“The utilization is tracked as a percentage of total labor construction hours, rather than counting how many people who are women or minority in race have worked on the project,” said Mike Pullen, communications officer with Multnomah County. “Many employees have been here for the majority of the five-year project, as Slayden Sundt tries to keep a steady workforce.”

Currently, the Sellwood Bridge project is tracking at 28.01 percent minority labor hours and 13.03 percent women labor hours, counting a total of all subcontractors and the Slayden Sundt joint venture team, which in itself has 24.4 percent minority and 14.05 percent women labor hours.

However, policies requiring diversity can’t shake all the unconsciously biased microaggressions that exclude minorities, such as how mentors choose whom to take under their wing and whom to ignore.

Alongside policy, that’s one piece of the puzzle Oregon Tradeswomen is working to equalize.

“Their knowledge base, it resonated with me the way nothing else had, and that’s how my head works, how my heart works and how my hands work,” Neel said. “Now, I want to be out there and show other women ... Now, I’m the mentor I should have had.”

Submissions Now Accepted for Portland Film Festival The 2016 Portland Film Festival (Aug 29 – Sep 5) has announced its Call for Entries in all categories including student, transmedia, VR, web, short and feature length films.

Professionals, amateur and student filmmakers working in all aesthetic disciplines, lengths and genres including but not limited to narrative, documentary, animation, web, transmedia, music video, experimental of varied lengths from feature, short to micro are welcome to submit.

Extended submission deadline is May 6, 2016 at midnight. Final deadline is May 22, 2016 (Midnight). Submissions are accepted through the following channels: Withoutabox, Film Freeway, Film Festival Life, FestHome, Direct Submission.

The largest and most highly attended film festival in Oregon in 2015, PDXFF presented over 226 features/documentary films and short films to an audience of more than 18k. The festival had over 300 volunteers, 401 visiting and local cast and crew from showcased films and attracted over 1480 industry to the city­wide event.

The Festival was named one of the “coolest festivals in the world,” by MovieMaker Magazine in 2014, and included in the “50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” in 2015. Portland’s love for film (Portland has more independent movie theaters in the heart of its city per capita than any other city in the world besides Paris.) makes the city the most appropriate setting for new films to be seen, tested, and celebrated by everyone, fan and filmmaker alike.

Attendees and alumni of the film festival include Eli Roth, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Abby Elliott, Chris Williams, Chuck Palahniuk, Jason Mamoa, Doug Benson, Wendy Froud, Brian Froud, Toby Froud, Penny Lane, Chelsea Cain, Daniel

Wilson, Chelsey Reist, Isaac Feder, James Franco, Lorenza Izzo, Matt Walsh, Susan Sarandon, Michael Tully, Ryan Murdock, Kelly Reichardt, Kris Kaczor, Bryan Storkel, Leah Warshawski, Daryl Hannah, Vivian Norris, Karney Hatch, Jon Matthews, Dana Nachman, Mitchell Jackson, John Jeffcoat, Shawn Telford, Leah Meyerhoff, Mark Raso, David Zellner, Bradley King and more.

In 2016, we’ll be introducing our Golden Axe Award (visiting filmmakers will get an opportunity to throw axes with professional supervision by a local Forestry Club).

Portland Film Festival is proud to offer over $22,000 in prizes and awards. These juried awards are given for excellence in filmmaking, form and content. Additional prizes of goods and services will also be awarded.

A large crowd gathered at the 2015 Portland Film Festival.

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TRACKTOWN to Premiere at Los Angeles Film Festival The Eugene, Oregon-made feature film TRACKTOWN has been accepted to the Los Angeles Film Festival for its world premiere! LA Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious festivals in the country (last year’s festival drew over 90,000 people) and will be a fantastic launchpad for the film.

The premiere will be on June 4th at 6:45pm at the ArcLight Cinemas in Culver City, Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale on May 10th. The film will also be screened and celebrated in Eugene this summer.

Details are forthcoming.

TRACKTOWN’s Producer Alexi Pappas says: TRACKTOWN is inspired by my experiences and observations as a professional runner, and the story is a fictional patchwork quilt of personalities and encounters woven together to capture the real adventure of growing up chasing the Olympic dream in Eugene, Oregon.

I can’t wait to share the film with the running world and beyond and my dream is that an epic crew of runners from all over make the trip to LA to join me at the world premiere on June 4th! All are invited and it is going to be electric. Maybe we can even go on a group run together.

TRACKTOWN tells the story of Plumb Marigold, a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life: The Olympic Trials. But when an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off, Plumb wanders into a bakery where the aimless boy behind the counter catches her eye.

In this story that captures the experience of a young Olympic hopeful, many of the actors are actual professional runners — including co-writer/director

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and lead actor Alexi Pappas.

Tracktown was shot on location Eugene, Oregon, the real-life “TrackTown USA.” The film features actual professional athletes and their training facilities on screen, opening a highly intimate window into elite athletic life. Alexi makes her feature film debut alongside a cast of Olympic athletes and beloved actors like Rachel Dratch (SNL) and Andy Buckley (The Office).

TRACKTOWN was produced by Alexi Pappas, Jeremy Teicher, Laura Wagner, and Eugene native Jay Smith.

Behind the scenes, shooting TRACKTOWN in Eugene, Oregon.

Comcast Cable Channel 21 to Receive DisOrient International Film Festival Film on Special Loan The Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County Comcast Cable Channel 21 is receiving the loan of a newly released independent film from the DisOrient Asian American juried film festival, with the permission of the filmmakers. The channel is provided to these three jurisdictions by Comcast. Channel 21 staff review and accept films which are family friendly and feature length. The specific film has not yet been selected.

The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, sited in Eugene, is celebrating its 11th year. Films were screened at Bijou Art Cinemas on 13th Avenue and Broadway Metro downtown during the festival weekend, Apr. 29 – May 1. As usual, a community-free shorts segment was scheduled for Sunday.

The DisOrient Film Festival is the non-profit Asian Celebration partner

event which promotes the talent of Asian filmmakers and portrays important Asian themes using film as the medium. The festival was established by Jason Mak, a former City employee now working at the State of Oregon. For more on this event, visit www.disorientfilm.org.

The opportunity for the community to view recent juried films that may never have been broadcast in this area before provides a rare community TV occasion to showcase indie films currently on the festival circuit.

This is the second year DisOrient has contributed a film. The film will be loaned for a month after each festival has concluded, with no limitation on the number of times that Channel 21 can air the films. The titles and schedules of the film will be announced on Channel 21 when received.

Spotlight: Catering by Caprice Krysta Kelley opened Catering By Caprice, a private chef, catering, and craft service business, in November of 1990 to share her passion for food with her clients. After a two-year stint as the live-in chef to Princess Yasmin Aga Khan between Park City, Utah and Southhampton, New York, she worked the Olympics in 2002 and in various resort towns before coming home in 2005. Currently she takes care of her clients’ needs from a commercial kitchen in Beaverton, doing both private and corporate catering as well as set catering and craft services in the Northwest and beyond.

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POWGirls Announces Two Workshops for Summer 2016 POWGirls launched in March of 2014 and has hosted six successful workshops serving over 57 girls in the Portland Metro area. We are excited to announce our Summer 2016 dates: Summer Workshop I: ADVANCED WORKSHOP, August 1-5 + August 8-9, 2016 SIGN UP HERE PRODUCT AND LEARNING Over the course of seven days, we will help participants to work with a team to develop, film and edit a 1-3 minute promo piece for a non-profit client. See this example that the POWGirls made for The Portland Kitchen.

The instruction portion of POWGirls will consist of media production training; pre-production (collaborative concept development, working with a client) camera operation, audio recording, and post-production using industry-standard software. This is a great addition to complement a portfolio of narrative work.

We are excited to announce that we will feature Girl Circus as this year’s client.

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Summer Workshop II: INTRO WORKSHOP, August 8-12, 2016 SIGN UP HERE Over the course of one week, we will help participants to develop, film and edit a 1-3 minute narrative film.

The instruction portion of POWGirls will consist of media production training; preproduction (collaborative story creation, storyboarding) camera operation, audio recording, and post-production using industry-standard software. This is a great way to build your resume and/or reel.

Our mission is to help girls 15-19 realize their power, creativity and voice in media production and encourage them to explore opportunities as future media-makers. We want to encourage girls to be creative, tech-savvy leaders who will help realize gender equity in media industries. We want to foster the power of women in media.

POWGirls is a trans* inclusive organization, supporting all girls in their media education.

It is POWFest’s goal to be inclusive of all women’s voices, regardless of race, class, age, religion, ability, sexuality or gender expression.

To learn more about POWGirls and to register for all workshops, go to www. powfest.com/powgirls/.

Portland Community Media Presents New Children’s Show “The Big Up Show” will air live on May 14 “The Big Up Show” is a youth-driven TV program produced in partnership with Portland Community Media, 1 World Chorus, LiveLabs and the Portland Radio Project.

Students from Portland-area schools were invited to attend a free, nine-week residency to write, cast, produce and edit this multi-platform variety show for TV, radio and the web. Working at PCM’s Studio A every Monday, the students learned camera basics, storyboarding, audio and lighting skills, interview skills, and more.

During the final Saturday session on May 14, students will record a live show before a studio audience. You’re welcome to come watch them!

“The Big Up Show” features live music; fun skits that teach peace, tolerance, diversity and care for the environment; interviews with public figures; and elements of improv and audience participation.

For more updates, follow “The Big Up Show” on Facebook.

Homegrown DocFest Comes to Clinton Street Theater, May 13 Locally made short documentaries May 13, 2016 at the Clinton Street Theater, a new line-up of locally produced documentaries will hit the big screen. NW Documentary’s “Homegrown DocFest” will feature films produced during the Spring 2016 DIY Documentary workshop.

This compelling batch of short documentaries features stories that take viewers from the lair of an ardent band of Portland Timber’s fans to a trip around the world with a wanderlust globetrotter.

Film topics include a transgender ballet dancer’s stories of love, art, and gender identity, a collection of Portland’s emotional landmarks, and more. Join us for the premiere at the Clinton Theater and enjoy beer, wine, and conversation with the filmmakers.

Ticket sales benefit NW Documentary, a 501(c)3 non-profit that teaches the art of nonfiction storytelling. NW documentary seeks to illuminate important stories that

would otherwise be lost or overlooked; providing experiential learning opportunities for adults and children, and generating better understanding, appreciation and dialogue within our community. NW Documentary’s workshops offer training to create short documentaries.

Participants research, direct, shoot and edit their original films, then premiere them at Homegrown DocFest, a celebrated art event in Portland.

What: Homegrown DocFest Where: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street Admission: $8 at the door – proceeds benefit NW Documentary programs.

Minors welcome with parent/guardian

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Submissions Now Open for 2017 POWFest Submissions for POWFest opened on May 1st in both Withoutabox and FilmFreeway. POWFest is open to all genres and lengths of films. The only rules: it must have been directed or co-directed by a woman and have been completed in the past 2 years.

More details on deadlines and submission fees are forthcoming. In the meantime, check out the video below to see what Michelle Dyer, Director of VAGINA BUG, and DP Kristin MacCary had to say about their experience at the festival.

BLACK ROAD to Screen at Living Room Theater May 18, 2016

On May 18, 2016 at the Living Room Theater in Portland the Oregon Film Office and Oregon Media and Production Association will host Gary and Anne Lundgren, the director and producer of the made-in-Ashland, neo-noir thriller BLACK ROAD. Utilizing a vast array of locations, including beaches, mountains, rivers, lakes, restaurants, retirement communities, universities, a minor league ballpark, city streets, campgrounds, redwoods, winding roads, and the Great Cats World Park, Gary and Anne Lundgren have leveraged the beautiful landscape and ease of shooting in Southern Oregon on three feature films.

The Lundgrens have always been drawn to the area. In 2007, they traveled from Los Angeles to film their first feature, Calvin Marshall (starring Steve Zahn) and shortly thereafter decided to make it a

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home as well as a continued backdrop for their films. The Lundgrens are not alone, as their hometown of Ashland can now boast being listed as a best place to live and be a filmmaker for a third year in a row by MovieMaker Magazine.

The Lundgrens’ third film, BLACK ROAD, is set in the State of Jefferson, the mythical joining of Northern California and Southern Oregon. It was filmed completely in the Rogue Valley and on the beach at Arcadia Vacation Rentals between Brookings and Gold Beach.

ConTV says: “It’s got it all: a down-onhis-luck private contractor, a mysterious and dangerous ex, and the equally mysterious and dangerous vamp who plays our hero like a puppet. Yep, Black Road is definitely a ‘neo-noir,’ and a damn fine one at that.”

Advance tickets may be purchased online.