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Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage O-Zone Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad July 24, 2006 3 feature films to be produced in Oregon Govenor says production will bring more jobs, revenues to state Staff reports Portland — Governor Ted Kulongoski today announced the arrival of three feature films in Oregon, bringing hundreds of jobs for production crew and cast and revenue to the many Oregon vendors who support film production. The announcement of these films comes three years after Governor Kulongoski formed “Greenlight Oregon” and the Oregon Production Investment Fund with a bipartisan group of legislators in order to give financial incentives for the movie industry to film in Oregon. “Oregon has worked aggressively to attract film production to Oregon through the provision of financial incentives and labor rebates,” said Governor Ted Kulongoski. “We think that our scenery is unique and the pool of talent for production is top notch. Oregon is open for the film business.” The three films are expected to have an overall economic impact of $26 million in the state and each chose Oregon due in large measure to Oregon’s recently enacted incentive programs. In addition to its beautiful locations and quality production crews, Oregon has begun to attract more production to the state through the Oregon Production Investment Fund and Greenlight Oregon. In 2003, Governor Kulongoski and Oregon legislators created the Oregon Production Investment Fund, which offers an incentive to qualified productions. Governor Kulongoski also traveled to Hollywood to meet with studio executives and talk about other ideas to increase production in Oregon. Greenlight Oregon was formed at those meetings, which help make Oregon a serious player for major film and television productions – productions with the potential to create jobs throughout the Oregon economy and generate millions of dollars in economic activity. “INTO THE WILD”, directed by Sean Penn (“All the King’s Men”, “Mystic River”, “I Am Sam”) has just begun filming at the Oregon coast, and will also film in the Cascade Mountain Range and several other Oregon locations this summer and in early fall. The film stars Emile Hirsch, (“Lords of Dogtown”, “Imaginary Heroes”), Catherine Keener (“Friends with Money”, “Capote”) and Vince Vaughn (“The Breakup”, “Wedding Crashers”). “Into The Wild” is based on the bestseller by Jon Krakauer and is the story of Christopher McCandless who abandons life as most of us know it for the Alaskan wilderness. The second film, entitled “FEAST OF LOVE”, has opened its production office in Portland and is being produced by Lakeshore Entertainment. Principal photography will take place from early-August through late-September. The film, directed by Robert Benton (“Places in the Heart”, “Kramer vs. Kramer”), stars Morgan Freeman (“Lucky Number Slevin”, “Million Dollar Baby”, “Shawshank Redemption”) and Greg Kinnear (“Little Miss Sunshine”, “The Matador”, “As Good As It Gets”). “Feast of Love” is described as a meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. Filming is also currently underway in southern Oregon for a third film titled MY NAME IS BRUCE. The production is employing approximately 150 local cast and crew and will wrap filming in mid-August. In this feature, Bruce Campbell (“The Woods”, “The Evil Dead”, “Bubba Ho-tep”), is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon. Leave a Comment: --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.