Klamath Film April member meeting postponed amid coronavirus concerns

Klamath Film April member meeting postponed amid coronavirus concerns

Online video conferences a possibility going forward Much of Klamath County in March is shutting down gatherings out of public health concerns, and Klamath Film is no different. Our Board of Directors has come to the conclusion that it is in the best interest of the general public to postpone the April Klamath Film member, scheduled for Thursday, April 2, to comply with state and federal crowd restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. This does not mean that Klamath Film is shutting down, we are actively planning for future events and activities, and hope to resume regular monthly meetings soon.…
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Klamath Falls-filmed movie “Phoenix, Oregon” in theaters (and available at home)

Klamath Falls-filmed movie “Phoenix, Oregon” in theaters (and available at home)

Phoenix, Oregon returns to theaters March 20, also made available online for those concerned about CoronaVirus.   In 2018 Joma Films came to Klamath Falls to film their latest feature production -- "Phoenix, Oregon." Shown previously in Klamath Falls at Klamath Independent Film Festival last year, the film returns to theaters in Klamath Falls, Ashland and Grants Pass starting on Friday, March 20, AND made available online to help those concerned about CoronaVirus still be able to see the film. As public gatherings are canceled and social distancing becomes the new normal in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
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March member meeting features chat with Anna Nicholas

March member meeting features chat with Anna Nicholas

Klamath Film monthly member meetings held on first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Waffle Hut (106 Main St., Klamath Falls) Klamath Film member meetings are a chance to network, hear about upcoming projects, share recently completed videos, and starting in 2020 an opportunity to interact with experts in the film industry. Held on the first Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Waffle Hut Eatery's Banquet Room (106 Main St., Klamath Falls), starting this year meetings have included video chats with various industry professionals in an ask-me-anything style open forum. The March member meeting (Thursday, March…
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Klamath Film coordinates HGTV submission

Klamath Film coordinates HGTV submission

Klamath Film submits for HGTV program Klamath Film members came together in remarkable time to complete in less than a week a video production to potentially bring big things to Klamath Falls. Klamath Film member David Kirk West, working in collaboration with several members and community leaders, in a matter of days managed to compile right before deadline a video submission for the upcoming HGTV new show, “Home Town Takeover.” The program expands on HGTV’s current hit “Home Town” to consider a downtown area of a rural community with a population of less than 40,000 for a series of possible…
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2020 Oscar® Nominated Shorts

2020 Oscar® Nominated Shorts

5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at Pelican Cinema, 2643 Biehn St., in Klamath Falls, Ore. This is a special opportunity to see the short films nominated for the upcoming 2020 Oscars. These films don’t tend to show in theaters or be easily available for rent, but Klamath Film is bringing them to you on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at Pelican Cinemas, 5-8 p.m. The short film format tends to allow films to be more adventurous in subject matter and craft…and audiences get to experience a little something for everyone with 10 films, both animated and live action, mashed into…
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Klamath Film Names Kurt Liedtke as New Executive Director

Klamath Film Names Kurt Liedtke as New Executive Director

Liedtke, a Eugene native with 12 years of experience working in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles through various roles in music, film, social media and video games, has worked for two newspaper publications in Southern Oregon -- the Lake County Examiner and the Herald & News -- since relocating to the Klamath Basin. His tenure in the news industry has included work as a journalist, photographer, videographer, copy editor, managing editor, sports editor, commercial drone pilot and social media manager. Alongside Liedtke’s new role as Klamath Film's Executive Director, he will continue to be retained by the Herald &…
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George Lucas’ “THX 1138” with Klamath Falls actor showing Nov. 2, 2019

George Lucas’ “THX 1138” with Klamath Falls actor showing Nov. 2, 2019

5:00pm Saturday November 2, 2019 at Pelican Cinema, 2643 Biehn Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Before “Star Wars”, “American Graffiti” or “Indiana Jones”, Director George Lucas debuted his first feature film with the 1971 dystopian sci-fi thriller “THX 1138”. The film was produced along with Francis Ford Coppola (“The Godfather”, “Apocalypse Now”) as part of a radical new production company created by Lucas, Coppola and other contemporaries to break from the “old” Hollywood studio system. Klamath Falls actor Don Pedro Colley (~50 screen credits including “The Dukes of Hazzard”, “Beneath the Planet of the Apes”) who passed in late 2017,…
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Best of KIFF!

Best of KIFF!

In preparation for the 7th annual Klamath Independent Film Festival (coming September 13-15 in Klamath Falls), you are invited to experience FREE screenings of 15 of the best short films from festivals past! With three different dates and locations to choose from, pick the one that works the best for you and come enjoy a diverse sampling of short films from around Oregon. Seating is first come, first serve so be sure to show up early and claim your seat! Tue. Sep. 3, 2019 6pm at the Klamath County Library, 126 S 3rd Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Wed. Sep.…
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“The City of Your Final Destination” with Director James Ivory

“The City of Your Final Destination” with Director James Ivory

Tuesday August 13, 2019 at The Ross Ragland Theater, 218 N 8th Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Feature film begins at 6pm followed by Q&A with Oscar winner, Director, and Klamath alum James Ivory. Reception with Mr. Ivory in the Ragland lobby prior to the film at 5pm. A Klamath Film and Ross Ragland Theater event presented by SmithBates Marcomm Solutions. When young academic Omar (Omar Metwally) arrives unannounced in the exotic landscape of modern day Uruguay to woo famous deceased writer Jules Gund's family in hopes of convincing the heirs to grant him permission to write an authorized biography…
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Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old”

Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old”

Memorial Day Monday May 27, 2019 at Pelican Cinemas, 2643 Biehn Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Feature film begins at 6pm Presented by SmithBates Marcomm Solutions. On the centenary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) presents an extraordinary new work showing the Great War as you have never seen it. With state of the art technology to restore original archival footage which is more than a 100-years old, Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell this story: the men who were there. After months immersed in…
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