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Just a reminder: A joint effort between the Mercury and the Portland Art Institute, the “My Pretty Portland” film and animation contest is up and running! Submit your Portland-centric, two-minute-long film so that you can be in the running for prizes like $1,000 cash, passes to TBA, a fancy-pants dinner at clarklewis, and other great stuff!

All the details you need can be found here and here, and you’ve got one week to submit your short–all entries are due no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, August 27. (For the procrastinators out there who haven’t even started yet, that means you’ve still got time–though not much of it.) Anyway, have at! And remember: Extra points for unicorns and/or flying ponies! Or terminators.*

*Please note: McG is not allowed to enter this contest.

With honor and distinction, Erik Henriksen served as the executive editor of the Portland Mercury from 2004 to 2020. He can now be found at henriksenactual.com.