Our much beloved local film fest, Filmed by Bike, turns 10 this year. To celebrate, fest founder Ayleen Crotty is looking to make it the biggest and best one ever.
Last week she released a special, 10th anniversary trailer. Check it out... (more...)
One of the fringe benefits of living in a healthy bike ecosystem is that bike-inspired art is all around us. On that note, a few items have crossed my desk recently that I though were worth sharing.
The first is a photo exhibition coming to Charles A. Hartman Fine Art (134 NW 8th Ave). Pedaling: Bicycle Photographs From Then to Now is a survey of photographs spanning 125 years. "In celebration of summer and the vibrant cycling community in the gallery’s hometown of Portland," Hartman has put together an impressive collection for this show. The exhibition features work from such noted artists as: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Antonin Gribovsky, Shinsaku Izumi, André Kertész, Herman Landshoff, Nathan Lerner, and others. Here's more to whet your appetite: (more...)
An art gallery on N. Vancouver Avenue currently has a very special Cinelli bicycle frame on display.
Sally Murdoch of Artery PDX (4114 North Vancouver Ave.) sent us over a few photos and info about the frame. She says it was painted by Barry McGee and that it's one of 50 produced as part of a collaboration between Cinelli and fashion label RVCA. Here is more about the bike:
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The eighth annual Bicycle Film Festival (not to be confused with the Portland-grown Filmed by Bike fest) is set to return to Portland next week. On the schedule are two full nights of bike-inspired films (five programs total) that will show at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave) on December 12th and 13th.
Last year, I reported that the turnout for this fest was a bit depressing. For some reason, Portlanders didn't exactly welcome the fest with open arms (or at least the smallish crowds made it seem that way).
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Tomorrow night's "Opening Night Blowout Party" for the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show (which opens tomorrow morning) will feature a special, six-year retrospective compilation of films from Portland's very own Filmed by Bike film festival.
Filmed by Bike founder Ayleen Crotty put together the screening with sponsorship from River City Bicycles. Crotty says they've put together a free, 45 minute show of all the favorites from Filmed by Bike over the years. (more...)
Filmed by Bike -- the bike film festival that took over Clinton Street Theater this past weekend -- raised $2,500 for the Multnomah County Bike Fair.
MCBF is the annual celebration of Portland's bike culture and community that draws hundreds to Colonel Summers Park for a mad-cap mix of unicycle-jousting, pedal-powered smoothies, bike crafts, Sprockettes, and more.
Filmed by Bike organizer Ayleen Crotty says MCBF "is looking pretty good this year," thanks to the 1,600 people that showed up for the eight screenings. Ayleen reports that on opening night she sold out both shows and turned away 300 others for lack of space. (more...)
Like Portland's version of the Oscar Awards (we need a red carpet next year), all the cycling stars came out tonight for the sixth annual Filmed by Bike.
Team Beer kept the crowd in order, Thomas from Rose Pedals Pedicabs gave free rides, Dingo Dizmal strummed his new electric guitar, LED master Mark Allyn and hula-hoopers lit up the street in front of the theater, and swanky, stylish volunteers kept things interesting. (more...)
There couldn't be a more perfect night for Filmed by Bike.
The folks in the front of the line got here at 4:30, and now, just a few minutes before showtime, there's still a line wrapping around the block. Adding to the buzz are warm, sunny skies.
This little corner of SE Portland (Clinton and 26th) is absolutely overrun with bikes. They're locked to every pole and tree in sight.
Lots of folks are working the line -- selling raffle tickets, passing out campaign literature and event fliers, and one guy (Daniel Johnson) is walking around with a big card for Jessica Osborne that everyone is signing (she was the victim of a hit-and-run last week). (more...)
Filmed by Bike is gearing up for its biggest year ever. A truly homegrown success story, the event (April 11-13) has flowered from humble beginnings in 2003 into the West Coast's premiere bike-themed film festival.
This year, organizers expect over 2,000 attendees to join in, "a celebration of the artistic side of cycling," at one of eight screenings of 37 films from around the world.
For the past few years, opening night has been a mob scene where bike and film lovers from far and wide descend on the smallish Clinton Street Theater in southeast Portland for what organizer Ayleen Crotty calls the, "opening night throwdown." (more...)
Event Website
Sunday
5:00 (all ages*), 7:00 (21+), 9:00 (21+) $6
Tickets are sold 20 minutes before the show.
Saturday
5:00 (all ages*), 7:00 (21+), 9:00 (21+) $6
Tickets are sold 20 minutes before the show.
Event Website
NO ADVANCE TICKET SALES
CASH ONLY
Friday
Opening Night Throwdown: 7:00 + 9:00 pm (21+) $8-15 sliding scale
$15 gets you two complimentary raffle tickets and the signature Filmed by Bike sticker.
Doors open 15 minutes before the show. You may only buy one ticket at a time and you must have your ID.
Filmmakers and photographers are scrambling to submit their work for consideration in two upcoming shows: the sixth annual Filmed by Bike film festival and the first-ever Cycle Seen photo and two-dimensional art exhibition. Both shows have a March 1st submission deadline.
Filmed by Bike is an eagerly anticipated showcase of short bikey films that has grown by leaps and bounds since its humble beginnings back in 2003. Show organizer and founder Ayleen Crotty says "Submissions are going very well so far," and that, "a lot of them come in at the last minute, which is a bit nerve-wracking." (more...)
Check out the fun trailer created by the folks behind Filmed by Bike, Portland's very own bike-centric film festival coming to the Clinton Street Theater this April:
In just a few short years Ayleen Crotty's Filmed by Bike event has gone from a quaint little bike movie get together, to a full-blown film festival.
Part of the fun is that she chooses folks from the community to serve on the official jury. I did it a few years ago and it was really cool. We got a sneak peek at all the films, helped with final selections, and got a nice shout out in the official event program.
Ayleen has just announced that nominations for this illustrious jury are open. Here's the official word: (more...)
You can't go to far in Portland's bike scene without running into Ayleen Crotty. She's the spirit behind such beloved institutions as the Midnight Mystery Rides, the KBOO Bike Show, the Multnomah County Bike Fair and more.
And after this weekend she'll be best known for her role in creating and promoting Filmed by Bike. Now in it's fifth year, the fest has become a mainstay of the local scene and is gaining notoriety acclaim beyond Portland's borders.
I caught up with Ayleen yesterday at her house in northeast Portland's Woodlawn neighborhood, just before she biked off for an interview on OPB Radio.
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Filmed by Bike founder and promoter Ayleen Crotty has announced that the event will expand to seven screenings this year.
That's up from two screenings at last year's event when over 250 people were turned away from a packed Clinton Street Theater.
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Filmed by Bike is Portland's very own, homegrown bike film fest that gets bigger and better every year. The lady behind the action is Ayleen Crotty. She has just announced the esteemed jury that will help select this year's films:
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Filmed by Bike is Portland's very own bike film festival. Now in its fifth year, the fest has grown from 80 people in a cafe its first year, to 550 people packing into the Clinton Street Theater last year.
This year, organizer Ayleen Crotty will offer three days of screenings (April 13-15) and it's sure to be better than ever.
But what's a film fest without any films? Why not make a little movie and send it on in? Last year my favorite films were done by local, first-time movie-makers.
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