NOV 5 WED 7 PM
HUMAN RIGHTS ON FILM
PROJECT KASHMIR
US 2008
DIRECTORS: SENAIN KHESHGI, GEETA V. PATEL
Two American friends, one Hindu and the other a Muslim go to Kahmir to examine the roots of the unrest that has plagued their two homelands. The personal stories are juxtaposed with those of the Kashmiri peasants as this evocative meditation on beloning and the concept of “home” unfolds against the splendor of the countryside.. (89 mins.) Sponsored by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Time:
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:
PCC/Cascade Campus; MAHB, room 104; Portland, OR
Description:
November 5th Meeting Agenda:
6:00 - 6:15
Arrival and seating
6:15 - 6:30
Tips & Tricks:
AJ VonWolfe will give a quick tip on creating graphical lower thirds
6:30 - 8:00
Presentation:
"AN EVENING OF COLOR"
Jack Chavez will share his indepth knowledge using Apple's Color. He will demonstrate his methods and workflow when using Color.
Jack Chavez is a Creative Director and Producer at Intel Corporation where he has worked in-house for eight years. Jack was an early adopter of the software program that came to be known as Apple Color and has mostly recovered from the trauma of trying to finish high visibility videos with flaky beta software. Jack believes the future looks bright for Color and he is an enthusiastic user.
He got started in production shooting 8mm film shorts as a child, and after a great many twists and turns was surprised one day to find himself starting a fledgling video production company: Image Works. Yes, those jerks at Sony stole the name, but he holds no grudges. Five years later he was hired by his biggest customer, Intel, and he has been trying to get out of meetings ever since.
8:00 - 8:10
Break
8:10 - 8:25
Show & Tell:
An incredible showing and discussion regarding someone's talented creation TBD.
8:25-8:30
Announcements and Raffle:
“Color: Correcting & Grading in FCS” –Apple Pro Training Series
1 pair Skullcandy ink'd headphones
Entrance is now $5.00 for non-members; Free for students w/ID.
Parking is $3.
Raffle tickets are $5 (1 free for each member) and will be drawn at the end!
More info about the Portland Final Cut Pro User Group: http://www.pdxfcpug.com/index.html
Time:
4:00pm - 5:55pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 6 THUR 7 PM
LA STRADA
ITALY 1954
DIRECTOR: FEDERICO FELLINI
This tale of simple Gelsomina (Guilietta Masina), sold into virtual slavery to cruel but mesmerizing circus strongman Zumpano(Anthony Quinn) is an unquestionable classic of post-war Italian cinema. . (115 mins.) MarnIe Stark, assistant curator of prints and drawings at the Portland Art Museum, will introduce the film and talk about the Museum’s current exhibition of circus prints.
For more info, visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Location:
Ashland, OR
Description:
AIFF Regular Deadline, November 7!
8th annual ashland independent film festival
April 2-6, 2009
CALL FOR ENTRIES
"This festival was absolutely incredible...Be sure to add it as
you plan your circuit next year!" - Tom Quinn, The New Year Parade
SUBMISSION FEES AND DEADLINES:
EARLY: OCTOBER 17, 2008 $30
REGULAR: NOVEMBER 7, 2008 $40
LATE: DECEMBER 1, 2008 $60
WITHOUTABOX: DECEMBER 8, 2008 $75
TO SUBMIT THROUGH WITHOUTABOX: https://www.withoutabox.com/login/3906
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR AIFF ENTRY FORM: ashlandfilm.org
"I have received many honors; none of them have touched me as deeply and
soulfully as what I've received here. I want to come back again." - Albert Maysles
"The best part was the attendance-I don't know how you sell out all the screenings
when cities of over a million people have trouble getting audiences. For the
filmmaker, the bottom line is having people see the film, so that's great."
- Chris Eska, August Evening
“Ashland is paradise and the film festival is a rich, delightful thing to be a part of.”
- Helen Hunt
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium/Hotel Ace
Description:
FRI NOV 8
7 PM
NW FEST SHORTS I
DIR:VARIOUS
2008
Join us to kick off our 35th annual survey of the best of local filmmakers from Portland, British Columbia, Montana and surrounding environs, starting with this sterling selection of short pieces. An opening night party follows at the Ace Hotel at 9 PM. $5 admission to party. For more info, visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
7:00am - 1:00pm
Location:
School of Film, 934 SW Salmon
Description:
Sat Nov 8
10 AM-4 PM
SHOW AND TELL: THE UN-CONFERENCE, A BARCAMP FOR FILMMAKERS
Following the example set by barcamps for computer gamers, the Film Center is inviting any and all local filmmakers, from super-8 newbies to posthouse wizards, to join in a communal meeting of the minds. Share experiences, suggest topics for discussions and workshops, lead workshops yourself. Come experience the free flow of ideas and creativity in its purest form. For more info, email thomas@nwfilm.org
Time:
12:30pm - 1:27pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
SUN NOV 9
3:30 PM
THE CORPORAL'S DIARY
US 2008
DIR: Patricia Boiko and Laurel Spellman Smith
The video diary of a soldier's first(and last) 37 days in Iraq is a funny, frightening heartfelt document of life during wartime, featuring commentary from his friend and the only survivor of the explosion that killed him. The realities of war are brought home in this thoughtful and thought-provoking documentary. (57 mins) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
4:00pm - 5:07pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
MON NOV 10
7 PM
ON PAPER WINGS
US 2008
DIR:ILLANA SOL
A beautifully symbolic act unites Japanese bombmakers from World War II with the families of the victims of those bombs,the only Americans killed on US soil as the result of enemy action. (67 mins)
Time:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
NW Documentary 115 SW Ash St, 620 Portland, OR 97204
Description:
Nearly all media professionals have dreams of hitting the "festival circuit," but few actually understand how festivals work, which ones to apply to, and how to garner press and create buzz about a film.
This workshop focuses on marketing and distribution for independent media projects, especially indie films. It's taught by Julie Gliniani, the Associate Producer of Eloquent Nude. Over the past two years, she has taken this Portland-made film around the world. It has won numerous awards, been featured in some of the best film festivals, picked up for foreign distribution, and screened in museums, galleries, and other venues far and wide.
In this one-evening workshop, Julie openly shares all she's learned, the good, the bad, the ugly, and all the successes and lessons gained from actual, practical experience. This is not info from a book, or from someone who went to Sundance years ago...this is the CURRENT state of the market, the trends, and what works and doesn’t in these rapidly changing times.
She'll cover:
1. Current state of distribution, markets, and independent film 2. "The Festival Circuit" Applying for and getting into film festivals. Why they still matter and how to make the most about them.
3. DIY Marketing, special screenings, theatrical releases, getting press, and getting your film seen, and how it all fits together.
In the workshop, participants will watch films, discuss, and brainstorm ways to apply this information to their individual film projects.
Cost is only $45, the average cost of a festival entry, and there is no doubt anyone who takes this workshop will save much more than that applying the information presented in this workshop.
Cost: $45
503.227.8688
Time:
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Description:
Learn the craft of film acting from the Pros with actor Robert Blanche and Director Vincent Caldoni. We offer full-force acting classes for adults and youths at our well equipped studio without the usual hang-ups on theoreticals. This is a class conducted by working industry professionals designed to help you reach you maximum talent potential and give you a leg up finding work in the industry.
Our process removes barriers and gets you straight to the honesty at the center of our craft and utilizes up- to-the-minute technology to get you started marketing yourself as a screen actor.
Here’s what each six week course offers:
4 intensive sessions focused on direct scene work in our theater style performance space in Portland.
2 on camera performance sessions, shot as complete scenes for the movies. The films made of your performance will be viewed and critiqued by industry professionals, such as casting directors and producers.
A DVD of your class work and-if desired-a definition video of your scenes available on-line.
We're offering special deals on the class forming right now, get in touch for details!
When: Tuesday evenings beginning November 11th
Where: Our studio in the historic Olympic Mills Building.
Get in touch with us, for any questions or to register.
503 839-8595
Portlandacting@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/portlandacting
Time:
3:00pm - 5:05pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
TUE NOV 11
6:30 PM
MANIA
US 2008
DIR:DAN SCHAEFER
This comprehensive history of the Portland Trailblazers offers a unique look at the bond between a city and it's sports team. Featuring interviews with the likes of Damon Stoudamire, Clyde Drexler, Art Alekais and more. (125 mins)
Time:
6:30pm
Location:
At the NW Film Festival
Description:
From the seed of Harry Glickman's idea to start his own professional basketball team in Portland, through the years of struggle, improbable success, fall from grace and recovery, this comprehensive history of the Portland Trailblazers examines the unique bond between a city and its only professional sports team. Featuring unprecedented access to management and players on and off the court, the story unfolds through interviews with Glickman, Stu Inman, Bill Schonely, Maurice Lucas, Paul Knauls, Clyde Drexler, Damon Stoudamire, Brandon Roy, longtime Blazer fans like Everclear's Art Alexakis, and more. (120 min)
Time:
4:00pm - 5:10pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
WED NOV 12
7 PM
SHE'S A BOY I KNEW
US 2008
DIR: GWEN HAWORTH
This autobiographical account of one boy's decision to change his gender and the effect it has on his family is an clear-eyed look at the politics of gender and the meaning of identity. (70 mins) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
5:40pm
Location:
PCC Cascade Campus, Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104
Description:
SIGGRAPH's 2008 | Computer Animation Festival in two parts:
·Previously known as the Electronic Theater
·Part 1 — Wednesday, November 12, 2008 and
·Part 2 — Thursday, November 13, 2008
·Registration and networking starts at 5:45 pm
·Presentation and announcements at 6:30 pm
Immerse yourself in two nights and over three hours of the best animation and visual effects of 2008 — a newly expanded extravaganza of curated screenings. The screenings were juried by a diverse group of industry professionals, selected from hundreds of international submissions, and reflect the best submitted work of 2008. Renamed the SIGGRAPH 2008 | Computer Animation Festival, this well-respected, annual show has been known for many years as SIGGRAPH's Electronic Theater.
More information on the program, along with stills, can be found at http://www.siggraph.org/s2008/attendees/caf/comp/index.php.
Both Part 1 and Part 2 will be shown at:
PCC Cascade Campus
Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104
705 North Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97212
Time:
5:40pm
Location:
PCC Cascade Campus, Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104
Description:
SIGGRAPH's 2008 | Computer Animation Festival in two parts:
·Previously known as the Electronic Theater
·Part 1 — Wednesday, November 12, 2008 and
·Part 2 — Thursday, November 13, 2008
·Registration and networking starts at 5:45 pm
·Presentation and announcements at 6:30 pm
Immerse yourself in two nights and over three hours of the best animation and visual effects of 2008 — a newly expanded extravaganza of curated screenings. The screenings were juried by a diverse group of industry professionals, selected from hundreds of international submissions, and reflect the best submitted work of 2008. Renamed the SIGGRAPH 2008 | Computer Animation Festival, this well-respected, annual show has been known for many years as SIGGRAPH's Electronic Theater.
More information on the program, along with stills, can be found at http://www.siggraph.org/s2008/attendees/caf/comp/index.php.
Both Part 1 and Part 2 will be shown at:
PCC Cascade Campus
Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104
705 North Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97212
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Thursday, November 13, 2008
6 pm to 9 pm
OMPA Meeting
at
The Northwest Film Center
Portland Art Museum
(Andre Stevens Room)
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland
Plus: Get to know SourceOregon.com
– the new home of Oregon’s Media Production Directory online
6 pm: Appetizers, Networking & Announcements
7 pm: SELFLESS – the Pander Brothers award-winning new feature, screening at the Northwest Film Festival
Free for OMPA members in attendance at the OMPA meeting!
9 pm: Shorts I
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
FRI NOV 14
7 PM
POLITICS OF SAND
US 2008
DIR: TOM OLSEN JR.
This doc examines the political ebb and flow of efforts to protect Oregon's picturesque beaches and coastline, providing testimony to to power of citizen action. (125 mins) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
12:00pm - 1:41pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
SAT NOV 15
3 PM
PIG ROAST & TANK OF FISH
US 2008
DIR:IVY LIN
A history of Portland's Chinatown neighborhood, once a thriving community, now in search of identity and rebirth. For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
4:00pm - 5:47pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 21 FRI 7 PM–VISITING ARTIST
UNDER THE STARS — OPENING NIGHT
SPAIN 2007
DIRECTOR: FÉLIX VISCARRET
A waiter/trumpeter who returns home after his father dies learns that his brother is marrying a woman from his past, and is leery until he starts a friendship with the woman’s introverted, iconoclastic young daughter. Swept the major awards at the Spanish National Film Festival. (107 mins.) FELIX VISCARRET IN ATTENDANCE.
Time:
4:00pm - 5:53pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 22 SAT 7 PM
SEVEN BILLIARD TABLES
SPAIN 2007
DIRECTOR: GRACIA QUEREJETA
A man returns home with his son to see his father before his father dies. He arrives too late and decides to take over his father’s business, a failing pool hall, with his father’s girlfriend as a business partner. A sharply observed, humorous drama about the effects on people of the loss of a loved one. This year’s Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. (113 mins.) SPONSORED BY MIRACLE THEATRE GROUP For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
2:00pm - 3:40pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 23 SUN 5 PM
ME
SPAIN 2007
DIRECTOR: RAFA CORTÉS
Hans, a German handyman, goes to work for a businessman in Majorca, and learns his predecessor was also named Hans, and universally reviled in the village. He disappeared one day, leaving all his belongings behind. Hans becomes increasingly obsessed with the events surrounding this mysterious doppleganger and increasingly unglued in this Lynchian tale of the elasticity of identity. Winner of the FIPRESCI Critics Prize at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. (100 mins.) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
4:00pm - 5:35pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 23 SUN 7 PM
MATAHARIS
SPAIN 2007
DIRECTOR: ICÍAR BOLLAÍN
The stories of three women working “undercover” discovering the secrets of others, leading to shocking discoveries about the ladies’ own lives.. “MATAHARIS deals with themes of distrust, false appearances, career vs. principles, not to mention surveillance...here is a private eye movie that makes us ponder the morality of that eye.”—The Hollywood Reporter. (95 mins.) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Description:
NOV 28, 29, 30 FRI 7 PM, SAT 4 & 7 PM, SUN 4 & 7 PM
ZIDANE, A 21st CENTURY PORTRAIT
FRANCE/ICELAND 2006
DIRECTORS: DOUGLAS GORDON, PHILIPPE PARENO
A simple soccer match becomes an intense, intimate study in time and motion as this combination art installation/sports documentary follows the magnetic Zidane, captian of the national French soccer team. Featuring a mesmeric score by Scottish postrockers Mogwai.. (90 mins.) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 28, 29, 30 FRI 7 PM, SAT 4 & 7 PM, SUN 4 & 7 PM
ZIDANE, A 21st CENTURY PORTRAIT
FRANCE/ICELAND 2006
DIRECTORS: DOUGLAS GORDON, PHILIPPE PARENO
A simple soccer match becomes an intense, intimate study in time and motion as this combination art installation/sports documentary follows the magnetic Zidane, captian of the national French soccer team. Featuring a mesmeric score by Scottish postrockers Mogwai.. (90 mins.) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 28, 29, 30 FRI 7 PM, SAT 4 & 7 PM, SUN 4 & 7 PM
ZIDANE, A 21st CENTURY PORTRAIT
FRANCE/ICELAND 2006
DIRECTORS: DOUGLAS GORDON, PHILIPPE PARENO
A simple soccer match becomes an intense, intimate study in time and motion as this combination art installation/sports documentary follows the magnetic Zidane, captian of the national French soccer team. Featuring a mesmeric score by Scottish postrockers Mogwai.. (90 mins.)
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Hollywood Theatre
Description:
The 48 Hour Film Project's sister competition, the National Film Challenge screening of the
Portland-area submitted films will take place at the Hollywood Theatre on November 29th at 7pm.
For more information please visit www.filmchallenge.org.
Time:
11:00am - 11:59am
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 30 SUN 2 PM
THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE: A NATURAL HISTORY
US 1983
This award winning combination animated and live action film made by experimental biology students at Portland’s Cleveland High School traces the ecological and natural complexity of a beautiful landscape. (23 mins.)
WITH SAGEBRUSH SAILORS
US 1990
DIRECTOR: NANCY WEBBER
SAGEBRUSH SAILORS recounts the story of daring 19th-century riverboat captains who piloted the raging rapids. (28 mins.)
WITH SINGING WATERS: WHERE ROLLS OREGON
US 1929
DIRECTOR: HOBART H. BROWNELL
Famed Portland orator Frank Branch Riley narrates (sound was added in 1934) this early Columbia Gorge scenic travelogue, produced by local filmmaker H.H. Brownell for New York film producer Talking Picture Epics. (8 mins.)
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Whitsell Auditorium
Description:
NOV 28, 29, 30 FRI 7 PM, SAT 4 & 7 PM, SUN 4 & 7 PM
ZIDANE, A 21st CENTURY PORTRAIT
FRANCE/ICELAND 2006
DIRECTORS: DOUGLAS GORDON, PHILIPPE PARENO
A simple soccer match becomes an intense, intimate study in time and motion as this combination art installation/sports documentary follows the magnetic Zidane, captian of the national French soccer team. Featuring a mesmeric score by Scottish postrockers Mogwai.. (90 mins.)
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Description:
NOV 28, 29, 30 FRI 7 PM, SAT 4 & 7 PM, SUN 4 & 7 PM
ZIDANE, A 21st CENTURY PORTRAIT
FRANCE/ICELAND 2006
DIRECTORS: DOUGLAS GORDON, PHILIPPE PARENO
A simple soccer match becomes an intense, intimate study in time and motion as this combination art installation/sports documentary follows the magnetic Zidane, captian of the national French soccer team. Featuring a mesmeric score by Scottish postrockers Mogwai.. (90 mins.) For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org