Before we begin our latest list of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker: Some obvious background.…
https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/vanessa-block-pig Vanessa Block acquired a deep understanding of Portland, Oregon's restaurant scene after producing and co-writing Pig, a film starring…
"The film business as we know it is never going back to Los Angeles,” director Joe Carnahan reportedly said during…
Lensing and re-lensing Oregonian terrain through fresh eyes has become something of a cottage industry for cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt. His…
In the 33 years since he made his first feature, the now classic Mala Noche, director Gus Van Sant has…
You can’t choose your family, but you can choose where to find your film family. They’re the PAs you’ll be…
With this year's edition of the Portland Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we spoke with co-founder and executive director Josh…
Take a virtual tour of our 26 favorite filmmaking cities in North America on our interactive map of the Best…
As an independent moviemaker, your life tends to be a mobile one. You’re forever in search of the perfect landscapes,…
An ecstatic crowd greeted 2016’s Portland EcoFilm Festival, which took place at Portland, Oregon’s historic Hollywood Theatre from October 20-23.…
Think global but shoot local. Here’s where you'll love doing that. Used to be if you wanted to work in the…
All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker…
How did the documentary The Battered Bastards of Baseball, about indie baseball team the Portland Mavericks, come into being? Director…
It's MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our…
This week for MovieMaker's Spotlight we're celebrating a film festival in a town which guests rave about for its beautiful…