October Newsletter
Fall brings film festivals like Fresh Coast, Royal Starr, Thriller! Chiller!!, and East Lansing. Also, football, apple cider, pumpkins, donuts, the Mosaic Film Experience, and Meaningful Play.
 October is a time when the fall season typically begins settling in, but it is also a time that is jam packed with creative industry events.
One might consider enjoying Pure Michigan's peak colors while traveling to the Fresh Coast Film Festival in Marquette next weekend. Beginning last night in Royal Oak, there is the Royal Starr Film Festival. Also, getting underway yesterday is the international academic game development conference, Meaningful Play, hosted at Michigan State University.
Looking a bit further down the calendar, the East Lansing Film Festival is back with another exciting lineup. The Mosaic Film Experience always gives students a chance to shine, the Thriller! Chiller!! Film Festival makes its return, and Lamp Light Music Festival amps up in East Grand Rapids. Choose among these wonderful events, and your fall season will surely be enriched.
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Fresh Coast Film Festival, showing environmentalist/outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts films returns to Marquette October 18-21
No film festival out there embodies and embraces the outdoor lifestyle way of living quite the way the Fresh Coast Film Festival is able to accomplish. Perhaps that is because the festival founders, all Marquette residents, are so near and dear to what the outdoor lifestyle represents to themselves and their community.
With over 130 films screening at this years festival and several curated outdoor activities for patrons to attend, such as hikes, bike trips, yoga, and more, it's easy to see why Marquette is such a special place, and such a fitting home for the Fresh Coast Film Festival.
Another unique feature of the Fresh Coast Film Fest, is the partnership they've formed with Northern Michigan University. NMU students actually curate and lead the outdoor expedition experiences and do so for credit. This presents a wonderful learning experience for the students and brings them closer to the outdoor wonderland that exists everywhere around Greater Marquette.
For more information on ticketing and to see a lineup of this year's films and experiences, visit: https://freshcoastfilm.com/
Royal Starr Film Festival puts the focus on the filmmaker community in Southeast Michigan
 The Royal Starr Film Festival is back next week for its
third year running. Held in the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan, the
festival offers multiple events, including the Filmmaker Community Mixer (held
every month), International Film Festival and other expos and panels. It runs from
Thursday, October 11th to Sunday, October 14th. Royal
Starr has grown quickly in the three years since its conception, attracting
filmmakers from all over the globe while also showcasing the work of local
filmmakers right here in Michigan.
The success of the Royal Starr Film Festival depends on the
hard work of its leadership board. Festival treasurer Billy Whitehouse helps
organize the 115 filmmakers attending the festival, some coming all the way
from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Billy emphasized the educational
component of the Royal Starr Film Festival and the desire to introduce festival
patrons to professionals in the entertainment industry. “We’re going to have
panels and speakers do presentations for the audience on things like producing,
editing, screenwriting, casting and special effects,” Whitehouse says.
The Royal Starr Film Festival is also a place for filmmakers
and distributors to network and buy and sell their films. “We want to be the
portal that allows filmmakers to connect with distributors,” Whitehouse says. “Some
of our films here at the film festival have gotten national distribution
through our film market.”
By giving diverse groups of filmmakers the chance to showcase
their work, Whitehouse hopes to provide a space that caters to a wide-reaching
audience. “When we have 115 films, there’s something for everyone’s taste,” he
says. “We want to have as broad a reach as we can have.”
Check out the Royal Starr Film Festival October 11-14th
at the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak!
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MFDMO to hold final Michigan Film Office Advisory Council at Emagine Royal Oak in conjunction with Royal Starr Film Festival
The Michigan Film Office Advisory Council will next meet on Friday, October 12th, in conjunction with the Royal Starr Film Festival. The meeting is scheduled for 2:00-4:00pm.
If you are an individual who needs special accommodation or arrangements at this meeting, please contact the Michigan Film Office (see below) as soon as possible, and before the date of the meeting, to notify us of the special assistance you may need.
Please call or write:
Michigan Film Office Attention: Erika Murdey
300 N. Washington Square – 4th Floor
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Phone: (517) 241-6757
If you plan to make comments or give testimony at any of the MFOAC meetings, please bring your comments in written form, with sufficient copies for the MFOAC members. To contact the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council please email: MFOAC@michigan.org.
Meaningful Play, an academic game development conference held biennially at Michigan State University runs October 11-13
Game developers, designers, artists, enthusiasts and academics will want to head to the 2018 Games and Meaningful Play at Michigan State University. An International Academic Conference on game development, which will go in depth on research and best practices for the industry and academia. You'll definitely want to consider attending tomorrow evenings Pure Michigan Game Exhibition and Celebration taking place in the MSU Union Ballroom from 7-10pm. Register today!!!
Find the more conference information HERE.
Mosaic Film Experience gives young students tools and applications to successfully create films and spurn interest in film industry
 The Mosaic Film Experience
uses the platform of digital media to provide students with an opportunity to
tell their unique stories and equip them with the critical thinking,
collaborative, and creative skills necessary for career preparedness. One way
we achieve this is through our annual Mosaic Film Experience Event, a full-day,
interactive experience that provides youth with access to industry
professionals through interactive workshops and career-inspiring guest
speakers.
Each year, The Mosaic Film Experience Event begins with keynote
presentations. Tentative Speakers for
2018 include:
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Representatives from the STARZ series America to Me
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Spoken word motivational speakers Kinetic Effect
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Hollywood Costume Concept Artist Phillip Boutte
Jr.
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HBO Vice President of POS Strategy and Education Carla Moore
Following the keynote portion, students participate in breakout
session workshops facilitated by local professionals. Topics range from game
design, shooting a music video, and virtual reality, to post-production,
podcasting, animation, and music production.
The event concludes with a film screening and award ceremony for
the 2018 Mosaic Mobile™ film contest, an annual mobile film competition for
high school and college students where films are shot, edited, and entered on
mobile devices. Mosaic Mobile challenges the conventions of storytelling. With
technology leveling the content creation playing field, our focus is on how
students can use today’s tools to tell original and engaging stories.
All 2018 Mosaic Mobile films must be two to three minutes in
length and must meet three requirements. Entrants must use “tell a story”
as a theme for their film, include some form of art as a prop, and the words
“it’s different now,” must be spoken or used in the film. Art used in the
film must be self-produced or shown with permission of the artist and
credited. Entries can be submitted via
the MFE website until
October 12 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
The 2018 Mosaic Film Experience Event
The 2018 Mosaic Film Experience Event will take place on November
7 & 8, 2018 at Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids, Michigan. November 7 is reserved for Kent Intermediate
School District students and other West Michigan schools, while November 8 will
host Grand Rapids Public Schools students only.
The cost to attend is $10 per student and lunch is provided.
The Mosaic Film Experience Event Contacts
For Mosaic Film Experience registration, contact: Julie Mushing at
juliemushing@kentisd.org.
For Mosaic Mobile requests, contact: Mallory Patterson, mallory@wrinklecreative.com.
For Mosaic Film Experience media requests, contact: Adam Russo, adam@com616.com.
2017 Recap Video
https://www.facebook.com/MosaicFilmExperience/videos/1589493201145814/
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Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival return gets you primed for Halloween with four days of horror, sci-fi and action films at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids
 Thriller! Chiller! International Film Festival will
return to screen the best in indie Action, Sci-fi, Suspense, and Horror movies
this October 23-27, 2018 at the Wealthy Theatre.
Over five days in October, the action, sci-fi, suspense and
horror-themed film festival will screen three cult classic movies, as well as 61
independent movies from 11 countries including 13 movies with ties to Michigan.
Specific screening details and times can be located here:
The
Event:
Thriller!
Chiller! International Film Festival
Action,
Sci-fi, Suspense, and Horror movies
When: October 23-27, 2018; Tuesday to Saturday.
Where:
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids,
MI.
* Festival Hub and screening venue in its 400-seat main theatre,
and 60-seat micro-cinema
OVERVIEW
OF THRILLER! CHILLER! FESTIVAL EVENTS
Three Cult Classic screenings
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John Carpenter’s Double Feature “The Thing” +
“They Live”
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Annual
festival-opening screening of George A. Romero’s immortal classic
“Night of the Living Dead”
2018 Thriller! Chiller! All-Access Pass Information
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Includes: All Access to all events during the festival
screenings on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus
o BONUS
1: Free entry to Meanwhile Movies Thriller! Chiller! Presents a John Carpenter
Double Feature: “The Thing” + “They Live,” Tuesday 10/23 at 8
pm. Valued at $10
o BONUS
2: Free entry to Thriller! Chiller! Presents “Night of the Living Dead” Cinema
Lab screening + film discussion, Wednesday, 10/24 at 8 pm. Valued
at $6.
o BONUS 3: Free Community Media Center Basic Membership,
valued at $12. Includes bar privileges for those 21 and older, and
one year of discounts to Meanwhile Movies and select events at Wealthy Theatre
events.
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All-Access Festival Pass. $50.
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(Get
a $10 Off code if you join the T!C!News weekly updates at thrillerchiller.com
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Buy
your passes at www.wealthytheatre.com
SCHEDULE BY THE DAY, OCTOBER 23-27, 2018
TUESDAY
– Thriller! Chiller! Presents a John
Carpenter Double Feature: “The Thing” + “They Live.” Part of the Wealthy Theatre’s weekly Meanwhile Film
Series. 8 pm. $10 general admission to both films. Or Free with Thriller!
Chiller! All-Access Pass.
WEDNESDAY – Cinema Lab. Thriller! Chiller! Presents “Night of
the Living Dead” movie screening + expert-led audience discussion. Part of
the Wealthy Theatre ongoing series “Cinema Lab.” 8 pm. $6 or donation to Baxter Community Center.
THURSDAY – Michigan
Movie Night. You can expect a local filmmaker screening on Thursday night.
Look for upcoming details coming soon.
FRIDAY – Friday-Night Freak-out.
The wildest, bloodiest, most offbeat movies
screen on Thriller! Chiller! Friday nights for Thriller! Chiller! Friday Night Freak-out Screening!
SATURDAY
– The best of indie filmmaking in the genres of Action, Sci-fi, Suspense and
Horror all day Saturday. Detailed programming schedule to be announced soon.
Thriller!
Chiller! is owned and operated by Founder + Festival Director Anthony Griffin
of UnSAFE Film Office and President + Festival Director Shirley
Clemens Griffin of Twain Girl.
For continuing coverage of Thriller!
Chiller! news:
Website: www.thrillerchiller.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thrillerchiller
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thrillerchiller
Twitter: follow @thrillchill
Media
contact: Shirley Clemens Griffin,
Festival Director, shirley@thrillerchiller.com
Festival contact: Anthony Griffin,
Festival Director, tony@thrillerchiller.com
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Lamp Light Music Festival fosters a collaborative creative community in Grand Rapids' Eastown
Lamp Light Music Festival is community building event that takes place in the Eastown area of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Throughout the year a small collective of creative minds meets to cultivate and organize a footing for the festival. A team of volunteers is put together to help facilitate the basic operation of it all. To make it financially viable for the attendees we receive contributions from local partners, and with the help from grants and partnerships, we are able to provide the artists with compensation by giving back 100% of the ticket sales.
Overview:
- Featuring music in unique spaces
- 20+ bands
- Workshops/panels
- Food from local farms and restaurants
- zero waste event including recycling and composting
- Partnerships with local business
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit HERE.
Upcoming Events
Oct. 11-14 - Royal Starr Film Festival - Royal Oak
Oct. 11-13 - Meaningful Play - Michigan State University, East Lansing
Oct. 18-21 - Fresh Coast Film Festival - Marquette
Oct. 23-27 - Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival - Grand Rapids
Nov. 2-4 - Lamp Light Music Festival - Grand Rapids
Nov. 7-8 - Mosaic Film Experience - Grand Rapids
Nov. 9-11 - Grand Rapids Comic Con - Grand Rapids
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