A WRAP: Film, Video & Digital Media News from Oakland County, Michigan 09/27/13

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from Oakland County, Michigan

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News

Fifth annual Blue Water Film Festival unspools in Port Huron
VoiceNews.com, 09/27/13

Indie film partly shot in Detroit set to premiere in Canton Township today
Detroit Free Press, 09/27/13

Museum planned about pioneering Michigan TV station
Detroit Free Press, 09/27/13

Metro Detroit director Sam Kadi talks about his new film, 'The Citizen'
Detroit Free Press, 09/26/13

Battle Creek, Michigan the next big TV show?
WZZM13.com, 09/26/13

Hell's Half Mile brings actors, directors and producers to Bay City film festival
MLive.com, 09/26/13

'America's Got Talent' group Forte, with Saline's Sean Panikkar, announces show and album release dates
MLive.com, 09/26/13

Gail Kobe: Michigan actress produced popular daytime dramas in the 1970s, 1980s
Detroit Free Press, 09/26/13

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Detroit Film Theater

Intolerance
Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday,. Sept. 29 at 2:00 p.m.

Movies at the Main Art, Royal Oak
"Midnight Madness"
September 27 & 28: Superman: The Movie

Redford Theater
The Graduate
Friday, September 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 28 at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.

Mitten Movie Project
Tuesday, October 1, 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
Win 2 free passes to the Mitten Movie Project! Enter to win our monthly drawing at film@oakgov.com!

Maple Theater

Join us this Thursday night, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. for a very special screening of PLIMPTON! featuring guest appearances by Director Luke Poling, Journalist Bill Dow, Former Lions Assistant General Manager Bud Erickson, and Former Lions Player Dan LaRose.
Secret Cinema is The Maple's classic film series with a twist - you won't know what you're watching until the lights go down! We've split the series into two nights: Old Hollywood and New Hollywood, on the first and third Thursdays of the month respectively. Tickets for Secret Cinema are always just $5 and include free popcorn with any other concessions purchase. We'll also be employing the use of our assigned seating feature so feel free to pick your seats out ahead of time at our box office or at themapletheater.com

Michigan Film Festivals

Moving Media Student Film Festival
September 26 - 29, Detroit
Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Fest
September 26 - 29, Bay City
Blue Water Film Festival
September 27 - 28, Port Huron
Jaxon Film Fest
September 27 & 28, Jackson
Flint Film Festival
October 11 - 12, Flint
Saugatuck Shorts
October 12, Saugatuck
Made-in-Michigan Film Festival
October 18 & 19, Frankenmuth
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival
October 24 - 26, Grand Rapids
East Lansing Film Festival
November 6 - 14, East Lansing
Uptown Film Festival
November 7  - 9, Birmingham
Riverside Saginaw Film Festival
November 7 - 10, Saginaw

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" 
Low Winter Sun
Michigan Marquee 
Under the Radar Michigan

Film and TV Events

The South-Central Michigan Film Alliance
in cooperation with the Michigan Theatre hosts the 
2nd Annual Jaxon Film Fest
September 27 - 29
All proceeds from this event will go to benefit the Michigan Theatre restoration/preservation fund. 
All tickets $10

Cinema 2880 Video Festival
Friday, September 27, 6 p.m. - 
Sunday, September 29, 6 p.m.
Are You Up To The Challenge?
...Script, Cast, Rehearse, Shoot & Edit a 5-7 Minute Video Short in Just 48 Hours! Public Media Network presents the 8th Annual Cinema 2880 Video Challenge. Qualified videos will screen at the Kalamazoo State Theater on Friday, October 4, 7 p.m. at the Cinema 2880 Premiere. The Event is Free to the Public. Enter Your Team Today!!! Visit www.CINEMA2880.com to register.
Public Media Network
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
269-343-2211

Michigan Production Alliance
Production Algebra PA Boot Camp
at Wayne State University’s
Moving Media Festival
Saturday, September 28
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
Cost: Free
Pre-registration is required.

Michigan Production Alliance
October member Meeting Update on Michigan’s Film Grant Incentives Program
Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m.
Skidmore Studio 
1555 Broadway 4th Floor, Detroit (M@dison Bldg)

48 Hour Film Horror Project 
November 8 - 10
Filmmakers from all over the Detroit will compete to see who can make the best short horror film in only 48 hours. This year, teams will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Early Bird Registration for teams is $150. Registration must be completed on or before Monday, October 14 to get this special rate. Regular registration for teams is $175. Did you register a team for the 48 Hour Film Project in the last year? If so, you receive a $25 discount!

East Lansing Film Festival Trailer Contest
The 16th annual East Lansing Film Festival, held November 6 - 14 at 
Wells Hall on the MSU campus and Studio C! in Okemos, announces a 
competition for the creation of a film festival trailer. The 30-second 
to one-minute trailer will be used to promote the festival on-line and 
in other media and will run prior to the screening of festival films.
Learn more about ELFF at www.elff.com 
For more information, please contact Susan W. Woods at 
susanwoods@elff.com or 517-980-5802.

The All New Bowling for Dollars
On WADL Channel 38 Detroit. New episodes will air every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. throughout the entire bowling season! 

Movie Links

Alleged 
Apparitions
Approaching Midnight 
Beauty Queen 
Bilal's Stand
The Bully Chronicles 
The Citizen 
Clayman 
Detention of the Dead
Detroit Unleaded
Dogman 
Family Weekend
The Five-Year Engagement
Freaky Deaky 
The Giant Mechanical Man 
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) 
I, Alex Cross 
Jane of All Trades 
Jimmy P.
Jinn 
The Lake Effect 
LOL 
Love and Honor
Margarine Wars 
Meltdown 
Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy 
Only Lovers Left Alive 
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 
Oz the Great and Powerful 
Papou
Past Due
Prom-iscuous 
Sparkle 
Touchback 
Virginia 
Waterwalk 
The Zombie Factor

Digital Media Links

Pixo Entertainment 
Reactor Zero 
Scientifically Proven Entertainment
Triquetra-Games 
Vectorform 

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