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Thanks should be given to Oregon Senator Chris Telfer from Bend, Oregon who sponsored our legislation for Oregon filmmakers.  Oregon has wide support for the industry not only from the Portland metro area, but from the areas around the state where projects are shot: Central Oregon, Southern Oregon, and elsewhere.

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The biggest problem facing Oregon is job creation and economic development in the private sector.  Not only for employment, but to create the tax base to fund state government.

OMPA is proud to support the industry in one of the few job creation programs that has a proven track record for 1) creating jobs and 2) returning investment to the state government.

Thank you Todd Freeman and Lana Veenker for pointing out the value of job creation in a 21st century, non resource-consuming industry.

Thank you as well for pointing out the value of the Indegenous Oregon Production Investment Fund.  When OMPA and OPA drafted this program, our inspiration was to further encourage Oregon filmmakers to move to the next level to make bigger budget productions, and employ more crew, actors and support services.  Thank you for your skill, resourcefulness and perserverance for building jobs and opportunities in the creative sector.

Tom McFadden

OMPA Executive Director

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As James Ivory pointed out, Oregon has done an amazing job of cultivating of an incredibly vibrant creative economy and culture of the arts.  There have been, and continue to be, a lot of smart decisions in the public sector to encourage this development. Oregon’s reputation for being a haven for Filmmakers and other creative media makers is also largely a result of this community’s unique emphasis on staying connected and building community together.  Through formal and informal networks, Oregon’s independent crews and other businesses serving the industry share their best practices and learn to work and produce together at a high level of functionality – even without the benefit of a longstanding studio system. 

The Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA) keeps crew and services connected with regular communications and high-value networking events.  Those interested in this business are invited to find out more at www.ompa.org.  (Click on “Film Oregon” for reviews of a sample of some of the independent work done recently in Oregon.  A more complete list of films shot in Oregon is at www.oregonfilm.org/history).

Those who would like to experience the full and incredible breadth of Oregon’s film, video and media production industry can find them in Oregon’s media production directory, online at www.SourceOregon.com.

Tom McFadden, OMPA Executive Director

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