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FEBRUARY
Tax Preparation Panel
for Freelance Creatives
Wednesday, February 22
7-9pm
at REX
610 SW 17th Ave, Portland
OMPA presents our Tax Preparation Panel, with Michael Davidson of A&E Tax Service, Sandra Vincent, tax consultant from The Bookkeeping Company LLC, and Andrew Pollack of Ameriprise Financial Services. This is a great opportunity to learn the best business practices from professionals who understand your unique situation as a freelancer.
FREE for OMPA Members / $5.00 for non-members
Limited Seating! RSVP required:
JANUARY
Hold on to your hats, it's the
OMPA Annual Meeting
Friday, January 27th
6pm-9pm
at Hollywood Theatre in Portland
Cultivate Jobs 
Grow Business
Featuring:
OMPA Awards of Excellence
Installation of New Board Members
World-Class mingling
Followed by a private OMPA screening of a recent work from Wooden Frame Productions and the Freeman Brothers' Polluted Pictures
(trailer at www.pollutedpictures.com)
Free to OMPA Members + 1 guest
Firm members may admit up to 5 guests
Additional non-members interested in OMPA are welcome with $7 donation (cash or check) to Hollywood Theatre.
Screening cast & crew: comps are available through Polluted Pictures.
Celebrate and meet OMPA's leadership as we recognize our ongoing success at promoting jobs maintain excellent professional standards in Oregon's film, television, commerical and new media production industry. Followed by a very special private screening for industry members only.
RSVP now closed.
Remaning seats available first-come-first-served at the door after RSVP's are seated.
You may still indicate below if you intend to come, but this will not guarantee you a seat.
JANUARY 2012: SPECIAL WORKSHOP
* Financial Stability for Freelance Creatives workshop has reached its seating capacity. No additional attendees will be registered at this point *
Financial Stability for Freelance Creatives
Wednesday January 18
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
825 NE Multnomah St, 2nd Floor
Portland
How is a creative professional supposed to live a stable life while freelancing anyway? Is there any way out of the "starving artist" trap? OMPA brings together experts to help creative professionals navigate the tricky waters of financial planning.
You know you should:
Build your savings * Plan for the future * Get out of debt
You know you want to:
Stop dreading the end-of-the-month bills * Buy a house * Retire some day * Leave a legacy
And, you know the obstacles:
Irregular or low income * Uncertain employment * Odd work hours
Learn how to put the pieces together!
Moderated by:
Harold Phillips, Actor
Panel:
Andrew Pollack, Financial Advisor
Paul Geske, Mortgage Banker
Jack Kearney, Real Estate Broker
Dena Beatty, SAG Pacific Northwest executive director
Bonnie Roseman, Real Estate Broker and OMPA member
Heather Jenkins, Real Estate Broker and OMPA Member
The event is free for OMPA members,
$5.00 for non-members.
* Financial Stability for Freelance Creatives workshop has reached its seating capacity. No additional attendees will be registered at this point *
DECEMBER 2011
OMPA Thanks You
Holiday Party &
Governor's Office of Film & Television
Annual Meeting
Monday, Dec. 12th
5pm reception
6pm Governor's Office Annual Meeting
Meet with fellow industry members to celebrate our industry's growth and discuss the new business we can work towards in 2012.
Featuring Special Guest:
Governor John Kitzhaber
University of Oregon Portland Campus
70 NW Couch Street, Portland
MAX station: Old Town/Chinatown
This event is free and all are encouraged to attend.
Reception is hosted courtesy of Intel and OMPA
with contributions from Picture This Production Services
and New Belgium Brewing
* Project demonstrations by the student participants of the Intel sponsored Digital Media Commission *
Please consider bringing a food or monetary donation for the Oregon Food Bank.
NOVEMBER 2011
OMPA invites you to celebrate local filmmaking at
38th Northwest Filmmakers Festival
Friday, November 11, 2011 - Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Northwest’s premiere showcase of new work by filmmakers from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
OMPA Reception
Wednesday, November 16 at 6pm
at Portland Art Museum's Miller Gallery in the Mark Building (1119 SW Park Avenue, Portland)
Reception is free and open to all.
OMPA reception is followed by the "Shorts I" program at 7pm, and "Some Days are Better Than Others" at 8pm in the Whitsell Auditorium. Purchase tickets for the screenings through the NW Film Center.
OCTOBER 2011 EVENT
AEPDX, 3dpdx and OMPA present:
TRON Legacy
"Byte by Byte"
with GMUNK
Sunday, October 2nd
4-6pm
$5
Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St, Portland
• 4:00 - 4:30 Networking
• 4:30 - 5:30 Presentation
• 5:30 - 6:00 Questions
LinkedIn • Facebook • Upcoming event
Donations/reservations: PayPal
GMUNK links:
work.gmunk.com • digitaldomain.com
SEPTEMBER 2011 EVENT
OMPA welcomes the Creative Conference with
Oregon’s Got Talent
Industry Celebration & Networking Party
Friday, September 16th
7pm - late at
Indent Studios
1535 SE 9th Ave, Portland
Featuring:
• Portland Teen Idol finalists
• Local Screenings
• Networking Party
Plus: Panel on healthcare for freelancers at 5 p.m.
Join the Actors, Producers and Crew who make Oregon a world-class center for Commercial, Film and Television production.
$10 - Free for OMPA members
& Portland Creative Conference attendees
5pm Healthcare panel is free to all attendees
Sponsored by Option Model & Media, SourceOregon.com,
New Belgium Brewing Co., Portland AFTRA, MacPac, Hollywood Lights, Actors in Action and Disjecta.
The Creative Conference itself is Saturday, September 17 at Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Click here to register with the 20% OMPA discount!
JULY 2011 EVENT
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2011 FINAL CUT CLASSIC!
Indian Creek
Golf Course
22 July 2011
The Oregon Media Production Association Presents the Final Cut Classic & Winery Tour, benefitting OMPA and the Edward Gustamante Media Arts Education Fund scholarships.
Register below for a memorable round of golf or an excellent winery experience in the foothills of Mount Hood, while supporting OMPA's work in developing business in Oregon and helping out a great education fund.
Hard Copy of Registration Form
JUNE 2011 EVENT
OMPA Roundup:
The State of the Industry
Scottish Rite Center
Free Admission • RSVP below
709 SW 15th Ave, PortlandAt SW Morrison on the MAX Line
OMPA and industry members speak up on where media production is at in Oregon, and where it's going!
Sponsors:
Tonkon Torp LLC
Gales Creek Insurance Services
Candice Jackson, Entertainment & Business Lawyer
Picture This Production Services
OMPA invites you to an industry-wide conversation to consider and plan for the future of Film, Television, Animation, New Media and Visual Content production in Oregon, with special consideration of the status of Oregon's film incentive program.
A panel of special guests address the issue of creating self-sustaining industry growth, how to finance it, and continue to build on Oregon's growing reputation as a world-class media production center. Speakers include business people from the production industry as well as some of the 'best bets' for profitability among Oregon producers.
Scheduled to speak:
Dean Devlin, Executive Producer, “Leverage”
Gretchen Miller, Partner and Executive Producer at HIVE-FX
Kevin Curry and Eric Doebele of Relium Media, Executive Producers "Angel Punk"
Roger Wood and Todd Freeman, Executive Producers, “Wake Before I Die”
Vince Porter, Executive Director of the Governor’s Officeof Film & Television
This Roundup is presented in conjunction with OMPA's Northwest Film Finance series, which shares contemporary practices of finance, distribution and marketing to Oregon filmmakers.
One of the intended goals of this event as well as the Northwest Film Finance seminars, is to make connections between the business interests of Oregon's production industry and the broader financial community that fuels Oregon investment.
The Scottish Rite Center is a new member of OMPA, and featured in TV's Leverage. An exceptional and centrally located venue for auditorium and/or ballroom events, meetings, location filming and VIP receptions.
MAY 2011 EVENT
OMPA Opening Night Event
Join OMPA members for the opening night celebration and get a peek of what the conference has in store for digital storytellers as well as meet Douglas Rushkoff and other visionaries.
APRIL 2011 EVENT
SourceOregon.com 2011 Directory Release Party!
Come on down to the OMPA office and pickup your book, a beer, and some BBQ.
Friday, April 15th from 2:00pm - 7:00pm
901 SE Oak St. Suite #104, Portland
Join friends and colleagues for this celebration of Oregon's production industry.
OMPA members - come get your book! Please note that Student and Actor Add-On Members do not receive a free copy of the directory with their membership. (Actors agencies and managers do receive books however.) Directories can also be purchased for $35.00 in the OMPA office.
Special Thanks to Blue Coyote Catering Co., New Belgium Brewing, and Gearhead Grip & Electric for helping throw us a great party!
MARCH 2011 EVENT
Meek's Cutoff
Tuesday, March 15th, 7pm
At The Historic Elsinore Theatre
170 High Street SE, Salem Oregon
AND:
SUPPORT HB 2167
on the Salem Capitol Steps!
Tuesday, March 15th, 4pm
Set on the Oregon Trail in 1845, this film stars Michelle Williams, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano and Bruce Greenwood as settlers on their way to build new lives in the Pacific Northwest. Directed by Kelly Reichardt, written by John Raymond, produced by Neil Kopp and Todd Haynes among others. Filmed entirely in Harney County, Oregon, the film is due to be releaseed in theaters in April and has been celebrated at the Venice, Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals.
This special screening celebrates the Oregon filmmaking community, and the special role that Oregon plays in this film. Every Oregon Legislator has been invited to join us, so don't miss this chance to raise awareness about our industry.
Tickets are $20 and proceeds benefit the Oregon Cultural Trust. Tickets are available at Tickets West, the Elsinore Theatre, and the Oregon Film office.
But wait, there's more...
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Join fellow industry members on the Capitol Steps and show your support to expand OPIF (HB 2167)!
Tuesday, March 15, 4pm
State Capitol (North Steps)
900 Court Street Northeast, Salem
Over 200 industry members and supporters will be lining the streets from the Oregon Legislature in Salem to the Elsinore Theatre in a human chain to guide the Oregon Legislature to the screening. This will be a fantastic show of support for your industry and your community, and we need your participation. Sign up in the RSVP below.
All are welcome.
JANUARY 2011 EVENT
Annual Meeting
of the Oregon Media Production Association
& Installation of new Board Members
Monday, Jan 31, 2011
at Picture This Production Services & Stage
2223 NE Oregon St, Portland
6:00 pm Reception with appetizers and cash bar
7:00 pm Annual Meeting
• Installation of OMPA's new board members
• OMPA Awards
• Legislative update with Vince Porter
No Charge to OMPA Members + 1 Guest
All others: $10
An "OMPA Member Mixer" precedes the event at 5pm at Urban Grind Coffeehouse (across the street from Picture This) where industry members can meet informally.
DECEMBER EVENT
OMPA THANKS YOU! Holiday Party
Friday Dec. 17th
8pm - 11pm
Portland City Hall
1221 Southwest 4th Ave, Portland
event immediatly follows
Oregon Film Office annual meeting
7pm
Portland State University, Lincoln Hall
(enter on SW Park at Market)
Thanks to Oregon Film, Portland Mayor’s Office of Film and Video, Gales Creek Insurance, Picture This Production Services, New Belgium Brewing Co., Catering by Caprice, Dark Wing Productions, House Spirits Distillery, Pacific Grip & Lighting, Gearhead Grip & Electric, Electric Entertainment, Popchips, Deco Distilling, Lentil Garden and IATSE local 488.
OCTOBER EVENT
TOWN HALL: A Film & Television Political Party
Thursday Oct 21st, 2010
6pm reception
7pm presentation
@Large Studios
807 NE Couch St, Portland
Info, RSVP & Special Invitation from Benjamin Franklin
(or is that Will Vinton?)
SEPTEMBER EVENT
Oregon's Got Talent!
Friday, Sept 17th, 2010
7pm reception
9pm after-party
Actors (showing up before 8pm), plus SAG, AFTRA and OMPA members: no charge
$15 all other guests
Indent Studios
1535 SE 9th Ave, Portland
EVENTS : FINAL CUT GOLF CLASSIC
Indian Creek
Golf Course
22 July 2011
Register Online
Reserve Sponsorship
The Oregon Media Production Association Presents the Final Cut Classic & Winery Tour, benefitting OMPA and the Edward Gustamante Media Arts Education Fund scholarships.
Register below for a memorable round of golf or an excellent winery experience in the foothills of Mount Hood, while supporting OMPA's work in developing business in Oregon and helping out a great education fund.
JUNE EVENT
"Photographer, Meet Videographer"
OMPA Mixer and Panel Discussion
Thursday, June 17, 2010
6:00 Reception with Cash Bar
7:00 Panel
Monaco Hotel
506 SW Washington St
Portland, OR 97204
We'll be discussing the relationship of photography and videography in the era of converged capture devices, such as the Canon 5D Mark II.
The event is co-produced by ASMP, which represents professional still photographers. A panel including Gary Nolton, Tom Hassler, and Paula Webb among others will discuss best practices so that we are all doing our best for our clients. Topics also discussed will include how client billing works for both still and motion photography as well as addressing the differences in workflows.
Free to members of OMPA and ASMP plus 1 guest, $15 others. Please RSVP to info@ompa.org.
Special thanks to our event sponsors:
