A WRAP: Film, Video & Digital Media News from Oakland County, Michigan 05/29/14

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 Film, Video & Digital Media News from Oakland County, Michigan
Keeping the Michigan Production Community informed since 2009

News

Jena Irene attends prom with ‘American Idol’ winner Caleb Johnson
Oakland Press, 05/29/14

Cinema Chat: Cinetopia, 'Maleficent', 'A Million ways To Die In The West' And More
WEMU.org, 05/29/14

Rochester couple’s love story chronicled in Saturday’s Hallmark movie
Oakland Press, 05/28/14

Batman V Superman Production Ramps Up
UK.Movies.Yahoo.com, 05/28/14

A film set, where autistic adults learn job skills
MichiganRadio.org, 05/28/14

Alexis Bledel continuing her Hollywood rise in Parts Per Billion
FanShare.com, 05/28/14

Film about biking around Lake Superior to hold casting call
ABC10UP.com, 05/28/14

ArtPrize 2010's 'SteamPig Experiment' will fly again in locally produced film
MLive.com, 05/28/14

Michigan’s Cinetopia a filmgoer’s feast
WindsorStar.com, 05/28/14

‘Saved by the Bell’ star draws large crowd to patio opening at Novi club
SourceNewspapers.com, 05/27/14

Troy High junior wins second place in C-SPAN film contest
CandGNews, 05/21/14

Superhero film creates commotion, shoots locally
CandGNews.com, 05/21/14

More Movies: Cinetopia International Film Festival expands in metro Detroit
HourDetroit.com, June 2014

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FOMA Films
at the Flint Institute of Arts
Omar
Friday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m.

Midnight Madness at the

Main Art Theater, Royal Oak

May 30 & 31 - Robocop (1987)
June 6 & 7 - Exit Through The Gift Shop
June 13 & 14 - Princess Mononoke
June 20 & 21 - The Breakfast Club
June 27 & 28 - Good Fellas
July 4 & 5 - Grease Sing-Along
July 11 & 12 - EraserHead

Detroit Film Theater
The Twilight Samurai
Friday, May 30 at 9:30 p.m.

Redford Theater
Imitation of Life
Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Mitten Movie Project
Tuesday, June 3, 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
Enter our monthly drawing to win 2 free passes to the Mitten Movie Project at film@oakgov.com

Trailer Park

Dogman 2: Wrath of the Litter
Into the Storm
Margarine Wars
Misled
Papou
Parts Per Billion
Transformers: Age of Extinction

Michigan Film Festivals 2014

Cinetopia 
June  4 - 8, Ann Arbor
GloryReelz Christian Film Festival 
June  6 & 7, Royal Oak 
Waterfront Film Festival 
June 12 - 15, South Haven
TromaDance Detroit
June 13 & 14, Detroit
Media City Film Festival 
July  8 - 12, Detroit & Windsor
Traverse City Film Festival 
July 29 - Aug. 3, Traverse City
Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival 
Sept. 1 - 14, Holland
Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival 
September 25 - 28, Bay City
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival 
Oct. 23 - 25, Grand Rapids
Jaxon Film Festival
Nov. 1 & 2, Jackson

Indie Wire Film Festival Directory

Television Links

All-American Muslim 
Autoweek's Vinsetta Garage 
Ariel, Zoey & Eli, Too 
Ask Dr. Nandi 
Bowling for Dollars
Cash & Cari
Celebrate Michigan
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

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Oakland County, Michigan, home of 

MMPS

Michigan Motion 
 Picture Studios
Pontiac, Michigan

Film and TV Events

The Great Detroit: It Was, It Is, It Will Be
Farmington Civic Theater
Thursday, June 5, 7:00 p.m.
Admission $7

Theatrical and Effects Makeup Workshop
Thursday, June 12
6 – 10 p.m.
CMNtv, 1230 Souter, Troy
PRICE: $40 online – $50 at the door
Learn theatrical and special effects makeup techniques at CMNtv. Taught by representatives of Astute Artistry of Farmington Hills, the only licensed trade school in Michigan for fashion, film and makeup.

Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Meeting 
Friday, June 13
10:00 a.m.
South Haven City Hall
539 Phoenix St., South Haven, MI

2014 Focal Point Video Workshop
June 23-27, 2014
Royal Oak High School
1500 Lexington Blvd, Royal Oak
High School – Adult
$600 – $50 Discount for Early Registration
In one week participants will work with video from concept to finished product. All skill levels are welcome and course work can be geared to accommodate specific interests and needs. This workshop qualifies for University Credit hours through Central Michigan University for an additional fee.

The Detroit 48 Hour Film Project
The 48 Hour Film Project will return to Detroit the weekend of July 18 - 20, 2014. Filmmakers from all over the Detroit area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world for the title "Best 48 Hour Film of 2014".

Postapalooza 2014
September 20 & 21
Eagle Resort and Casino, Mt. Pleasant
Workshops for Editors by Editors
Earlybird registration $349 (by Sept. 1st)

Plans are coming together for
Meaningful Play 2014
October 16-18 in East Lansing.
The call for submissions is available (submission deadline July 1), registration is open (early registration ends Sept. 8), and we are finalizing the keynote line-up (look for an announcement soon). 

Movie Links

The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure
The Adventures of Mickey Matson & the Pirates Code
Alleged 
Apparitions
Approaching Midnight 
Beauty Queen 
Beside Still Waters
Bestseller
Bilal's Stand
Brick Mansions
Bring Back Summertime
The Bully Chronicles
Chasing Jimmy
The Citizen 
Clayman 
Detention of the Dead
Detroit Unleaded
Division 19
Dogman 
Dogman 2: Wrath of the Litter
Eloise
Family Weekend
The Five-Year Engagement
Fractured
Freaky Deaky 
The Funeral Guest
The Giant Mechanical Man 
Gran Torino
Guns, Drugs and Dirty Money
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) 
I, Alex Cross 
It Follows
Into the Storm

Jane of All Trades 
Jimmy P.
Jinn 
Lake Eerie
The Lake Effect 
Landlord
LOL 
Lost River (How to Catch a Monster)
Love and Honor
Madman or Martyr
Margarine Wars 
A Matter of Faith
Meltdown 
Misled
Need for Speed
Needlestick
Only Lovers Left Alive 
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 
Oz the Great and Powerful 
Papou
Parts Per Billion
Past Due
Prom-iscuous 
Real Steel
Robocop
Rumors of Wars
Saugatuck Cures
Silver Bells
Sparkle 
Ticket to the Circus
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Touchback 
20 Years of Madness
Virginia 
Waterwalk 
Writer's Block/Happy Ending
The Zombie Factor

Web Series

Detroit Rubber
Don Cheto

Digital Media Links

Pixo Entertainment 
Reactor Zero 
Scientifically Proven Entertainment
Triquetra-Games 
Vectorform 

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