Category Archives: Tourism

Rep. Bill Kennemer “Wholeheartedly Supports Oregon’s Film and TV Industry”

For the past month, we’ve been asking you to contact candidates running to represent your district in the Oregon Legislature, and to request that they post their statements of support for the film and TV industry on the Share Your Story page. Today, one … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy: Two Years After Production Wraps, Twilight Continues To Bring Dollars to Oregon

Production on the first Twilight film wrapped in Oregon in May of 2008, but the cultural phenomenon continues to bring dollars into the state.  This past weekend Portland’s Hilton hotel played host to hundreds of “Twi-hards” (many of whom traveled from out-of-state) to … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy: The Daily Cafe

We recently received this note from an anonnymous visitor to the site:     It’s been fun seeing the people from Leverage enjoying our restaurants and businesses. I saw one of the guest stars of Leverage with her family eating … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy – Jeremiah Cook, LMT

Oregon’s Film and TV Dollars don’t just go into actors and crew members pockets… they spread throughout the entire economy of our state.  For example, we recently received this note from Carlton massage Therapist Jeremiah Cook:   Living in a … Continue reading

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Oregon Film and TV Adds To The State’s Tourism Industry

When people think about the film and TV industry here in Oregon, they generally think about major productions shooting in the state, or locally-produced film, multimedia and television projects.  These productions can continue to produce income for the state, though, long after cameras stop rolling and … Continue reading

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