Through a unique partnership between Oregon Film, the OregonMade Creative Foundation, and in collaboration with Travel Oregon, Oregon Coast Visitors Association, the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Willamette Valley Visitors Association and many local entities, a new statewide network of recognizable trail markers are being placed in many iconic filming locations across Oregon. Stitching together these locations, communities and filmed projects has created a forum, both virtual and real, in which we can retell stories, and celebrate Oregon’s contribution to filmmaking since 1904.

This collection of Trail stops aims to strengthen the correlation between the film/TV industries, economic development, tourism and local interest alike. 

#OregonFilmTrail    #OregonMade

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Oregon Film Trail: Kurt Leidtke of Klamath Film
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Oregon Film Trail: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Depoe Bay Harbor, Depoe Bay, OR
The Oregon Film Office developed the initial concept of the Oregon Film Trail (OFT) with the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Oregon Film Museum, by identifying Astoria movie locations as a test site community for a bigger, state-wide trail. Now there are 21 signs, 2 points of interest and a 160 ft. mural and film poster exhibit at Portland International Airport. The Trail is growing with many more stops planned in communities all across Oregon.

Other partners include: Travel Oregon, Willamette Visitors Association, Oregon State Parks, Linn County Historical Museum, the  City of Brownsville, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, Linn County Parks & Rec, Oregon Coast Visitors Association, Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, Astoria Parks & Recreation, Oregon Film Museum, The Flavel House, the City of Warrenton, the Hammond Marina, the City of Depoe Bay, the Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce, Dockside Charters, City of Depoe Bay, The Oregon Museum of Mental Health, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Travel Salem, Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site, Oregon Shakespeare Festival​, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Film Southern Oregon, the Gem Theater of Athena, the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce, the City of Joseph, Wallowa Lake State Park, the Redmond Chamber of Commerce, the Central Oregon Visitors Association, Smith Rock State Park, Silver Falls State Park and Ecola State Park among others.
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Oregon Film Trail: PDX Airport Exhibit, South Pedestrian Tunnel from Short Term Parking

where are the signs so far?

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Oregon Film Trail: "The Gooinies," Oregon Film Museum, Astoria, OR

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

  • We are gathering unique stories and images from locations all over Oregon that have had a starring role in production. If you have any anecdotes, pictures or stories of filmed projects that have shot in your area we would love to hear from you – email us at makeit@oregonmade.org
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Oregon Film Trail: "Stand By Me," Linn County Historical Musuem, Brownsville, OR

COMING SOON

  • A geographic "digital trail" for film fans to follow that will map each physical Trail signpost, support the information on each sign, flesh out additional local information for users, as well as suggestions for other sites they can visit, related tourist events etc.
  • A digital interface experience that is informative, fun and user-friendly, potentially using "Augmented Reality" technology.
The signs on the Oregon Film Trail sit on the ancestral homelands of the Grand Ronde, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla Nimiippu (Nez Perce) people, Kathlamet, Clatsop, Chinook, Siletz, Nehalem, Kalapuya, Tsankupi, Ahantchuyuk, Santiam, Cascades, Cowlitz, Tillamook, Yakina, Takelma, Winefelly, Suislaw, Chelamela, Numu (Northern Paiute), Umatilla, Cayuse, Yoncalla, Cow Creek Umpqua, Mechoopda, Koyom:k’awi (Konkow), Tenino, Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs and Atfalti people.
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This project has been funded in part by grants from Travel Oregon, The Oregon Coast Visitors Association and the Willamette Valley Visitors Association.

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