Not only is Super Bowl XLVI a showcase for great football—it’s a showcase for some of the most creative advertising spots from around the country. Some in the advertising/marketing world even call it the biggest media event of the year. As such, Portland and Seattle advertising associations will be hosting Super Bowl ad discussions for their respective markets. Attendees will [...]

The Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program and the Seattle Film Institute (SFI) have joined forces to bring a new masters program to aspiring film and music makers. The new Masters of Music in Film Composition (MM) is the first ever of its kind offered in the United States. The program is focused around writing music for film, television, video, and [...]

Konica Minolta and Kelly Paper are coming together to offer graphic communications providers in the area an exciting opportunity to see the latest from the two award-winning companies. The open house, sponsored in part by PPI, will feature demos and innovative ideas to bring profit to your bottom line—not to mention food and drinks, prizes, and raffles! The Details Date: [...]

There is still time to submit your film to National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), but act fast; the deadline is next Tuesday, the 31st. For more info and submission details, visit www.nffty.org/submit.

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) announced the selection of Your Sister’s Sister to be presented at the festival’s prestigious Opening Night Gala, on Thursday, May 17. The film marks SIFF’s first opening selection produced and shot locally by a Seattle filmmaker. Shelton was the recipient of the 2009 Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Film and is “a rising star [...]

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From the Seattle Office of Film + Music newsletter: Washington filmmakers are making another big splash at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival with two feature films, one short film, and one animated short heading to Park City this year. Safety Not Guaranteed, directed by Colin Trevorrow and co-produced by Lacey Leavitt (The Off Hours, Blood On The Tracks) premieres in [...]

Check out this article from the Chicago Sun Times. “There’s never been a better time for filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest,” says the Chicago Sun Times. Tracing the Northwest’s independent filmmaking history from 1978′s Gas City through 1998′s Smoke Signals and 2009′s Humpday, the article highlights the region’s broad and deep filmmaking talent pool, and discusses conventional commercial viability and [...]

Tom Baker, former Ad Club Seattle president and longtime supporter of the local industry,  is leaving Seattle for Nebraska, and AAF is throwing a farewell party in his honor. The happy hour will be held January 11 at Buckley’s in Belltown (2331 2nd Avenue), beginning at 5pm.