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Former SBDC student in charge of casting ‘Twilight’ movie in Oregon
Photos and story by James Hill
Lana Veenker, who helped cast the movie “Twilight” and the TNT series “Leverage” in Oregon, was a 2005 graduate of the Small Business 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment Center at PCC. Veenker is the owner and operator of Oregon’s busiest casting company, Lana Veenker Casting. Her team is behind hundreds of film, video, print and voice-over projects. In addition, she has provided local talent for “Feast of Love,” a major Hollywood film shot in Oregon in 2006. It stars Morgan Freeman, with Robert Benton (”Kramer vs. Kramer”) directing and production by the team that made the Academy Award-winning “Million Dollar Baby.” Veenker also provided talent for “Untraceable,” starring Diane Lane.
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About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »