A WRAP: Film, Video & Digital Media News from Oakland County, Michigan 12/21/12

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A WRAP: Film, Video & Digital Media News from Oakland County, Michigan

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News

Lance Henricksen among stars of medical thriller 'Needlestick,' filming in Detroit
Detroit Free Press, 12/20/12

Destination Cinema
MetromodeMedia.com, 12/20/12

Oz: The Great & Powerful Gets Wicked In New Poster! SpOOky!
PerezHilton.com, 12/19/12

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Cass City Cinema

Cloud Atlas
Friday, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Searching for Sugar Man

Friday, Dec. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23 at 5:00 p.m. 

Rare Exports
Friday, Dec. 21, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Saturday. Dec. 22 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23 at 5:15 p.m.

Friends of Modern Art/Flint Institute of Arts Theater Film Series

Chicken With Plums
Friday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m.

Mitten Movie Project

NEW DATE!
Tuesday, January 8, 7:30 p.m.
Main Art Theater
118 N. Main St., Royal Oak
Pre-sale tickets $8 by e-mailing mangilc@yahoo.com, Door $10

2013 Michigan Film Festivals

Orchard Lake Student Film Festival
Feb. 1, Orchard Lake
Central Michigan International Film Festival
Feb. 8 - 10 & 14 - 17, Mount Pleasant
Uptown Film Festival
Mar. 7 - 9, Birmingham
Ann Arbor Film Fest
March 19 - 24, Ann Arbor
45th Michigan Student Film & Video Festival 
April 27, Detroit Film Theatre
Waterfront Film Festival
June 13 - 16, South Haven 

Movie Links

Alleged 
Apparitions 
Beauty Queen 
The Bully Chronicles 
The Citizen 
Clayman 
Detention of the Dead 
Dogman 
The Five-Year Engagement
Freaky Deaky 
The Giant Mechanical Man 
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) 
I, Alex Cross 
Jane of All Trades 
Jinn 
The Lake Effect 
LOL 
Love and Honor (AWOL) 
Margarine Wars 
Meltdown 
Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy 
Needlestick
Only Lovers Left Alive 
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 
Oz the Great and Powerful 
Prom-iscuous 
Sparkle 
Touchback 
Virginia 
Waterwalk 
The Zombie Factor

Television Links

All-American Muslim 
Autoweek's Vinsetta Garage 
Ariel, Zoey & Eli, Too 
Ask Dr. Nandi 
The Girls Bathroom 
Hung 
Hardcore Pawn 
Inside Out by Marissa Nahas 
Lee Martin's "The Midnight Hour" 
Michigan Marquee 
Under the Radar Michigan

H&K

Happy Holidays to all of you!.
A WRAP will be back Thursday, January 3, 2013 to begin our 4th year of publication.

Film and TV Events

International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Detroit
December Social Night
TONIGHT!
Friday, Dec. 21
7 to 9 p.m.
TGI Fridays
591 West Big Beaver Rd.
Troy, Michigan 48084

CMNtv

CMNtv 10-Week Production Certification Series (PCS) in Troy

Orientation Date: 
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
7- 9 p.m. 
Orientation offers an overview of Community Media Network TV and Video Production Classes and Workshops, with a focus on our Production Certification Series Class. get a preview of production Facilities and Equipment. At the end of Orientation, you may register and pay for the Production Certification Series Class. Winter 2013 Tuesday and Wednesday sessions start the week of January 15, 2013. Learn more about CMNtv’s 10 Week Production Certification Series at cmntv.org, or call 248-589-7778.

Motion Picture Institute 14th Annual Open Casting Call

Saturday, January 12, 2013
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Motion Picture Institute
2040 Crooks Rd, Ste. B, Troy, MI 48084

Open Casting Call for all ages, genders, races - basically anyone who wants to get great experience acting in an actual film. Audition for a role in a festival bound master thesis films project. Over fifty film projects set for production this spring and summer. 

Actors receive a copy of the film for their demo reels. Come get discovered by fledging directors many of whom will move on into the professional world and would be great contacts for future acting gigs. Bring headshot and resume if you have one (not required). Be prepared for a cold read on camera. All sides (monologues and dialogues) will be provided. For questions please call 248-528-1760 or email info@mpifilm.com.

MPA January Member Meeting 

“Best Methods: Taxes & Insurance for Small Business Owners Independent Contractors”

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Orange Dragin Studio
1090 Wheaton, Suite A Troy MI, 48083

Be aware of ever changing tax law as it affects us as small business owners, freelancers or seasonal employees. Patti Kahn of Kahn & Associates and Jon Steinberg of Steinberg Insurance will discuss issues we all face arranging our taxes and figuring out how to insure productions, equipment and other assets.

Admission for MPA members - free. Non-members, $7 at the door - $5 paid in advance. Sponsored by the AICP. 

Call for Entries
Newport Beach Film Festival
April 25 - May 2, 2013
Newport Beach, California
Standard Deadline - Dec. 21, 2012
Final Deadline - Jan. 18, 2013

The 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival will spotlight over 350 films from over 40 different countries to over 52,000 attendees, as well as premiere galas, an industry seminar series, spotlights, and question and answer sessions with filmmakers. Submit your film now for the chance to be part of the 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival! 

Digital Media Links

Adventure Club Games 
Pixo Entertainment 
Reactor Zero 
Scientifically Proven Entertainment
SpeedShape 
Triquetra-Games 
Vectorform 
Pixomondo