By Dena Beatty, Executive Director, SAG, Pacific Northwest Many producers enjoy moving out of the major markets into other parts of the country to find unique filming locations. One problem they often face is the dreaded travel budget. Transporting talent to locations from New York or Los Angeles can become very expensive, but if producers choose their location well, there’s [...]

Videomaker names DVGear’s Apprentice the “Best New Product for 2012.” By John Wolcott, Features Northwest News Service Jonathan Holbrook has proven once again that even a relatively small video producer and video editing equipment company can make big waves across the country by concentrating on quality products, creative excellence and the foremost needs of his customer market niche. Already the [...]

By Vince Porter, Executive Director, Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television Over the past few years we’ve seen steady growth in Oregon’s film and TV industry. In 2008, Oregon was host to the first Twilight movie, 2009 brought us Leverage and LAIKA’s Coraline, and then 2010 followed up with Portlandia. This steady growth has been good for everyone in [...]

With no incentive in place, what’s next for the Evergreen State’s production industry? By Amy Lillard, Executive Director, Washington Filmworks Forty states in the Union offer motion picture incentives designed to attract film projects that create thousands of jobs and bring millions of dollars to a state. While Washington State was one of the first to offer such an incentive, [...]

Media Inc.’s interview series, in which we discuss the latest and greatest with a different Northwest company each issue, continues with Limbo Films. The venerable Portland production company, according to owner and award-winning director Gary Nolton, produces media for broadcast commercials, Web and interactive platforms, and documentary and independent films. We wanted to find out what’s new at Limbo, so [...]

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