It’s official! "Leverage" calling Portland home for season 3.
News broke last week with local media outlets, and so now it’s official that TNT’s “Leverage” will be back in Portland next year to shoot their third season. We’re not only big fans of the show and...
View ArticleThug Boot Camp trains out-of-work burly men for roles on "Leverage"
The Oregonian January 28, 2010 by Kristi Turnquist UPDATE: EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT EXTENDED TO FEB 4! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Think you’re pretty tough, do ya’? Well, here’s your chance to prove...
View ArticleShow business is ‘on a roll’ in Oregon
Ken Boddie talks to Vince Porter, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Film and Television, and Lana Veenker, about the state of the film industry in Oregon. Show business is ‘on a roll’ in...
View ArticleFilm Production is Off the Charts in Oregon!
Film production is off the charts in Oregon right now, thanks in large part to OPIF, our state film incentive program! CASTING NOW Casting is underway for three major film and television projects at...
View ArticleOregon Filmmakers Testify before Joint Tax Credit Committee on HB 2167
In case you missed this the other day, Oregon filmmakers visited the State Capitol in Salem last week to testify before the Joint Tax Credit Committee on HB 2167, the bill that would extend and expand...
View ArticleCultivating a World-Class Talent Pool 1000 Miles from Hollywood
Thanks once again to Bonnie Gillespie for featuring Portland in her column The Actors Voice – POV for Showfax.com. Cultivating a World-Class Talent Pool 1000 Miles from Hollywood Lana Veenker’s POV:...
View ArticleCast Iron Studios, Acting Coaches Host Talent Diversity Initiative
32 Northwest Performers Selected to Complete 36-Hour Actor Training Intensive for Film & Television For Immediate Release October 10, 2015 (PORTLAND, OR) Thirty-two Northwest actors have been...
View ArticleOregon film and media types tackle talent diversity issues
(Thanks to the PBJ for this article on our training program!) Portland Business Journal October 12, 2015 By Andy Giegerich TNT and three film and television groups are hosting a “talent diversity...
View ArticleKPTV covers Talent Diversity Initiative Graduation at Cast Iron Studios
On Saturday, November 21st, the 32 actors from our Class of 2015 Talent Diversity Initiative graduated at Cast Iron Studios. The fun-filled day featured mock auditions, a Q&A with the team at CIS,...
View ArticleCast Iron Studios, TNT & Film Offices team up to repeat Talent Diversity...
Last year, Cast Iron Studios and TNT–along with Act Now Studio and Scott Rogers Studios–hosted the first Northwest Talent Diversity Initiative. The 36-hour intensive acting course gave 32 performers of...
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