WebCalendar

Time:

4:00pm - 5:42pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 1 WED 7 PM
SILVER SCREEN MEMBERS PREVIEW:
SUMMER HOURS
FRANCE 2008
DIRECTOR: OLIVIER ASSAYAS
Assayas explores the nature of family and mourning in this tale of three adult siblings left to cope with loss, each other and themselves while dividing up their recently-deceased mother’s possessions. (102 mins.) Admission limited to SSC Members and their guests. For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 2 THUR 7 PM
OPEN SCREENING
The Film Center throws open the doors of the Whitsell Auditorium and invites you to show your new short work. If you have something you're proud of, sign up by contacting Thomas Phillipson by June 26 at thomas@nwfilm.org. First come first served as time allows. Admission is free.
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:15pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 3, 5 FRI 7 & 8:30 PM, SUN 7 & 8:30 PM
LAILA’S BIRTHDAY
PALESTINE 2008
DIRECTOR: RASHID MASHARAWI
A judge-turned-taxi driver in Ramallah faces the Herculean tasks of arranging his daughter’s birthday celebration in this glorious portrait of a city and a man at the breaking point. (75 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:30pm - 6:45pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 3, 5 FRI 7 & 8:30 PM, SUN 7 & 8:30 PM
LAILA’S BIRTHDAY
PALESTINE 2008
DIRECTOR: RASHID MASHARAWI
A judge-turned-taxi driver in Ramallah faces the Herculean tasks of arranging his daughter’s birthday celebration in this glorious portrait of a city and a man at the breaking point. (75 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:15pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 3, 5 FRI 7 & 8:30 PM, SUN 7 & 8:30 PM
LAILA’S BIRTHDAY
PALESTINE 2008
DIRECTOR: RASHID MASHARAWI
A judge-turned-taxi driver in Ramallah faces the Herculean tasks of arranging his daughter’s birthday celebration in this glorious portrait of a city and a man at the breaking point. (75 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:30pm - 6:45pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 3, 5 FRI 7 & 8:30 PM, SUN 7 & 8:30 PM
LAILA’S BIRTHDAY
PALESTINE 2008
DIRECTOR: RASHID MASHARAWI
A judge-turned-taxi driver in Ramallah faces the Herculean tasks of arranging his daughter’s birthday celebration in this glorious portrait of a city and a man at the breaking point. (75 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

PCC/Cascade Campus; MAHB, room 104; Portland, OR

Description:

Agenda: AJ VonWolfe will give a thorough tour of Final Cut Pro’s multi-cam editing feature set including:
How to Log and Capture multi-cam footage
Creating Multiclips
Working with Non-Timecode Synced clips
Working with Camera Angles
Why Multi-Cam?

6:15-6:30-- Arrival and seating
Opening Announcements

6:30-6:45 -- Tips & Tricks:
AJ will show an easy way to manage your assets within FCP

6:45-7:45 -- Presentation: Multi-Cam Editing in FCP Studio
AJ continues in a teaching frenzy and covers all the ins and outs of FCP Multicam editing. He’ll cut multi-camera footage as quickly as if he were switching a live show. With FCP you can simultaneously view and cut from multi-camera sources using the intuitive 1-, 4-, 9-, or 16-up display. For even more speed and convenience, Final Cut allows you to group up to 128 sources into multi-clips, adding and subtracting cameras at any time. AJ’s demo won’t get this involved but it’s good to know you have that flexibility.

7:45-8:00 -- Break

8:00-8:20 -- Show & Tell:
Brian Willis will show some examples of his past work for the Christopher Reeve Foundation. The project is from a documentary he did 4-5 years ago and he’ll field questions from the audience.

8:20-8:30 -- Announcements and raffle: Prize: Full version of Loader by Digital Heaven. “AJ demoed it last month”

Cost: $5 at the door; Free to paid members and Students with current ID. - includes FREE raffle ticket
Parking lot is $3.

Time:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JUL 9 THUR 7 PM — VISITING ARTIST
SWEET CRUDE
DIRECTOR: SANDY CIOFFI
Ten percent of the US oil supply comes from Nigeria, but over 80% of the profits go into the pockets of 1% of the population. Seattle filmmaker Cioffi and her crew risked everything, literally as they were taken captive by the Nigerian military during the filming of this vitally important examination of a growing problem. (90 mins.) Sandy Cioffi will introduce the film. Preceeded by GET YOUR WORK INTO FILM FESTIVALS, a free workshop offered by the School of Film
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:52pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 10, 11 FRI 7 PM, SAT 7 PM
CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7
FRANCE 1961
Two hours in the life of a distracted woman as she awaits the results of cancer tests brings a uniquely feminine perspective to the New Wave boy’s club, as Cleo’s concerns move from the glittering external world to the nature of the soul. (90 mins.) Preceeded by UNCLE YANCO (1967)—While visiting San Francisco, Varda is surprised to meet a relative she had never heard of before—a painter who lives on a boat in Sausalito and happens to love life. (22 mins.) Sponsored by Siren Nation.
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:52pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 10, 11 FRI 7 PM, SAT 7 PM
CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7
FRANCE 1961
Two hours in the life of a distracted woman as she awaits the results of cancer tests brings a uniquely feminine perspective to the New Wave boy’s club, as Cleo’s concerns move from the glittering external world to the nature of the soul. (90 mins.) Preceeded by UNCLE YANCO (1967)—While visiting San Francisco, Varda is surprised to meet a relative she had never heard of before—a painter who lives on a boat in Sausalito and happens to love life. (22 mins.) Sponsored by Siren Nation.
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 15 WED 7 PM
NWFC AND PNCA PRESENT:
AN EVENING WITH PAUL VESTER
A pioneer in the field, British animator Paul Vester has been primarily concerned with the language of animation. Vester combines different media and techniques to create personal work that is both eclectic and referential, while producing commercial projects of astonishing range. Tonight he screens a selection of his work. (90 mins.)

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:32pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 16 THUR 7 PM — VISITING ARTIST
IN THE STUDIO
US 2009
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL ANNUS
This series of short films by PNCA faculty examines the relationship between art and artist, the nature of the image through time and the vagaries of the creative process. (92 mins) Admission is free with Art Museum admission to PNCA AT 100, on view June 6-September 13. Michael Annus will introduce the film.
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:00pm - 6:08pm

Location:

Hotel DeLuxe

Description:

JUL 16 THUR 8 PM
DUCK SOUP
US 1933
DIRECTOR: LEO MCCAREY
The madcap Marx Brothers are at it again as Mrs. Teasdale offers to bail out the ailing land of Fredonia, but only if Groucho is elected President. The puns and anarchy fly fast and thick from the word go. (68 mins.) Join us for Art Spark, an artist networking event, starting at 5 pm. MUSIC: SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Location:

Hood River’s 4-star Indian Creek Golf Club

Description:

The Oregon Media Production Association’s FINAL CUT CLASSIC swings into action on Friday, July 17, with an exciting new venue and more jam-packed fun. Now in its 9th year, the annual benefit event will be held at Hood River’s 4-star Indian Creek Golf Club, which Golf Digest calls “some of the best greens anywhere.” Offered for the first time, the day’s activities have been expanded to include a guided winery tour for non-players and a post-game Skills Challenge. The 120 competitors will also have a chance to vie for $20,000 in prizes.

Open to the public, this year’s Final Cut Classic is expected to attract some 300 members of Oregon’s thriving film, television and commercials community. “It’s a great way to meet people in the industry, ” says OMPA Executive Director Tom McFadden. “Making business happen means making a lot of connections. OMPA and the Final Cut Classic are about offering new resources and opportunities to connect. Of course, it’s also a whole lot of fun. ”

Indian Creek is the perfect environment for a fun and challenging day of golf, as well as one of the most scenic. Indian Creek is certified as an Audobon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audobon International, and is nestled among the rolling hills and fruit orchards of the beautiful Hood River Valley, with exquisite views of both Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood. The club gets its name from one of three meandering creeks that pose interesting challenges on eleven of the holes, which also provide sanctuary to a variety of wildlife. Serious competitors vying for the $15,000 Hole-In-One prize will face dogleg fairways, trees, water hazards, and white-sand bunkers! For more information, go to www.IndianCreekGolf.com .

Registration for the Final Cut Classic will begin at 10 am, with early registration at 9 am, the Putting Contest Qualification Round at 9:30 am, and the Golf Tournament Shotgun Start at 11 am. For non-golfers, the Hood River Valley Wine Tour starts at 1 pm. It all climaxes with the Skills Challenge and $5000 Putting Contest, beginning at 4:30 pm, followed by a fabulous dinner catered by the Divots Clubhouse Restaurant, whose manager, Xani Orton, has pleased palates in both New York and Oregon as Executive Chef and restaurateur.

Sign-up now at www.OMPA.org! This year’s Golf Classic is just $150 per player, includes green fees, cart, lunch and dinner. $85 per person for wine tour and dinner only. $50 per person for dinner only. Registration is only open as long as space is available.

Part of what makes the event exciting is the engaging participation of the sponsors, all of who serve the film, television and multimedia industry. They include: Dinner Sponsor & Putting Contest Sponsor Hays Companies, Lunch Sponsor Downstream, Golf Cart Sponsor Mission Control, Beverage Cart Sponsor Fujifilm, Wine Tour Sponsor Explore the Gorge, Hole-in-One sponsor the Mac Pac, Long Drive Men’s Sponsor Media Solutions, Long Drive Women’s Sponsor Cascade Video Systems, KP Men’s Sponsor Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Hole sponsors include: Studio Bard/@Large Films, Limbo Films, Digital One, Koerner Camera Systems, Tag Team Audio, LNS Captioning, Avastor, CineRent West, Compensation Systems NW, and Johnson and Associates.

The Oregon Media Production Association is the largest nonprofit film, video and multimedia association in the state. Since its founding in 1982, OMPA has educated and informed its diverse membership about important industry news and provided forums for networking and professional development. The Final Cut Golf Classic, founded in 2001, benefits the OMPA, as well as the OMPA’s Media Arts Education Fund, which provides scholarships in the fields of journalism, film, video, audio, photography and multi-media.

Time:

4:00pm - 5:50pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 17, 18 FRI 7 PM, SAT 7 PM
LIONS LOVE
FRANCE 1969
Warhol superstar Viva, the creators of Hair and Jim Morrison, anong others, riff on sex, religion and the nature of stardom in Varda’s free-love freeforall, while RFK’s assassination plays on TV in the background. (110 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:50pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 17, 18 FRI 7 PM, SAT 7 PM
LIONS LOVE
FRANCE 1969
Warhol superstar Viva, the creators of Hair and Jim Morrison, anong others, riff on sex, religion and the nature of stardom in Varda’s free-love freeforall, while RFK’s assassination plays on TV in the background. (110 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:21pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 19, 24 SUN 7 PM, FRI 7 PM
MUR MURS
FRANCE 1980
This documentary look at the world of Los Angeles mural art runs the gamut, featuring wall-size meditations on everything from roller-disco and gang violence to evangelical Christianity. Like the art (and the movies) the film is at once monumental and ephemeral. (81 mins.)

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:40pm - 6:45pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 19 & 24 SUN 8:45 PM, FRI 8:45 PM
DOCUMENTEUR (AN
EMOTIONAL PICTURE)
FRANCE 1981
A woman tries to rebuild her life with her young son in LA following the walkout of her lover in what Varda refers to as “the shadow of MURS MURS, L.A. without sun, fun or puns.”–Varda. (65 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:34pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JUL 21 TUE 7 PM — VISITING ARTIST
HUMPDAY
DIRECTOR: LYNN SHELTON
30-something Ben has a good job and a happy marriage to Anna. When his ne’er do well friend Andrew breezes into town, however, the combination of ego, competitive natures and an amateur porn competition conspire to create one of the most uproarious and uncomfortable comedies in recent cinema.(94 mins.) Lynn Shelton will introduce the film.

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:22pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 22, 23 WED 7 PM, THUR 7 PM
SITA SINGS THE BLUES
US 2008
DIRECTOR: NINA PALEY
Paley contrasts her own marital breakup with that of the Hindu goddess Sita in this madcap Busby Berkeley-inspired animated musical. (82 mins.) Your ticket to the Thursday screening will get you free admission to tonight’s Top Down screening at 9 pm
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:22pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 22, 23 WED 7 PM, THUR 7 PM
SITA SINGS THE BLUES
US 2008
DIRECTOR: NINA PALEY
Paley contrasts her own marital breakup with that of the Hindu goddess Sita in this madcap Busby Berkeley-inspired animated musical. (82 mins.) Your ticket to the Thursday screening will get you free admission to tonight’s Top Down screening at 9 pm
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:00pm - 6:19pm

Location:

Hotel DeLuxe

Description:

JUL 23 THUR 8 PM
THE WILD ONE
US 1953
DIRECTOR: LASLO BENEDEK
Hollywood’s controversial(at the time) introduction to rebel motorcycle culture solidified Marlon Brando’s repuation as the ultimate 50’s bad boy. What’s he rebelling against? Whaddayou got? (79 mins.) MUSIC: THE OLD BELIEVERS

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:21pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 19, 24 SUN 7 PM, FRI 7 PM
MUR MURS
FRANCE 1980
This documentary look at the world of Los Angeles mural art runs the gamut, featuring wall-size meditations on everything from roller-disco and gang violence to evangelical Christianity. Like the art (and the movies) the film is at once monumental and ephemeral. (81 mins.)

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:40pm - 6:45pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 19 & 24 SUN 8:45 PM, FRI 8:45 PM
DOCUMENTEUR (AN
EMOTIONAL PICTURE)
FRANCE 1981
A woman tries to rebuild her life with her young son in LA following the walkout of her lover in what Varda refers to as “the shadow of MURS MURS, L.A. without sun, fun or puns.”–Varda. (65 mins.)

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:17pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 25 SAT 7 PM
HORI SMOKU SAILOR JERRY
US 2008
DIRECTOR: ERICH WEISS
This profile of prolific American tattoist Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins doubles as a history of the roots of American tattooing and the evocation of a true American maverick. Mature audiences. (77 mins.) Presented in conjunction with the Portland Art Museum's MARKING PORTLAND: THE ART OF TATTOO, June 20–September 6. portlandartmuseum.org.

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:40pm - 7:25pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 25, 26 SAT 8:45 PM, SUN 7 PM
VAGABOND
FRANCE 1985
VAGABOND was Varda’s biggest success after CLEO, and is anchored by the unforgettable performance of Sandrine Bonnaire as a woman who is determined to be unknown to all, even herself. The film is told in flashback, shot documentary-style and is a brilliant portrait of a cipher.(105 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:45pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 25, 26 SAT 8:45 PM, SUN 7 PM
VAGABOND
FRANCE 1985
VAGABOND was Varda’s biggest success after CLEO, and is anchored by the unforgettable performance of Sandrine Bonnaire as a woman who is determined to be unknown to all, even herself. The film is told in flashback, shot documentary-style and is a brilliant portrait of a cipher.(105 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:00pm - 5:18pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 29, 31 WED 7 PM, FRI 7:30 PM
KUNG FU MASTER
FRANCE 1987
Jane Birkin stars as a 40 year old divorcee who falls in lust with her daughter’s video-game obsessed friend.. The lack of judgement offered by Varda gives the subject a seriousness not often offered. Reality intrudes upon the fiction in that the object of Birkin’s affections is played by Varda’s teenage son, while her daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg(THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP) and Lou Doillon are her daughters. (78 mins.)

For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

5:00pm - 6:22pm

Location:

Hotel DeLuxe

Description:

JUL 30 THUR 8 PM
THE SECRET OF NIMH
US 1982
DIRECTOR: DON BLUTH
Mrs. Frisby must save her sickly son Timothy from the plow which threatens to destroy their home with the help of some superintelligent rats in Don Bluth’s brilliantly evocative adaptation of the Newberry Medal winner featuring the voices of Dom Deluise, Shannon Doherty and Wil Wheaton. (82 mins.) Sponsored by Grasshopper Boutique. MUSIC: THE WOODLANDS
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org

Time:

4:30pm - 5:48pm

Location:

Whitsell Auditorium

Description:

JULY 29, 31 WED 7 PM, FRI 7:30 PM
KUNG FU MASTER
FRANCE 1987
Jane Birkin stars as a 40 year old divorcee who falls in lust with her daughter’s video-game obsessed friend.. The lack of judgement offered by Varda gives the subject a seriousness not often offered. Reality intrudes upon the fiction in that the object of Birkin’s affections is played by Varda’s teenage son, while her daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg(THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP) and Lou Doillon are her daughters. (78 mins.)
For more info visit us at www.nwfilm.org