Call for Zombie Movies

Howdy you crazy Michigan filmmakers! This state has an amazing tradition for horror movies - especially one's featuring Zombies! November 6 is Zombie Night at the Main Art Theater! We're looking for your movies! We want your shorts, Trailers, Videos - just make sure they have the walking dead in them! Please send your submission on DVD to:MMP C/O Jamie715 E. MilwaukeeDetroit, MI48202Submitting is absolutely free! And there is enough time to make a zombie flick if you don't have one already!

Detroit Film Competition October 6 and 7

The Detroit Film Competition focuses on theexceptional talent base in Detroit and surroundingMidwest states with the intent to assist unknownfilmmakers, screenwriters, music composers, actors andactresses gain national exposure in the entertainmentindustry.Detroit, MI - The Detroit Film Competition is a 2-Dayregional competition organized by Galore Enterprises,LLC and sponsored by Reel Tyme Entertainment and InnerCircle Enterprises, LLC. The event will occur at TheDetroit Fine Arts Theater located at 2952 WoodwardAvenue, Detroit, Michigan on Saturday and Sunday,October 6th and 7th, 2007 from 8am to 6pm EST. GaloreEnterprises is contracted by The Vine Entertainment(www.thevineent.com), a film production company basedin Los Angeles, CA to search for talent in the MidwestRegion. The competition consists of 2 categories:Films and Screenplays. In addition, there will be aMusical Score Search and a Casting Call held. Theparticipating states for this regional competitioninclude Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois andIndiana. The winner of The Detroit Film Competitionwill win a three-night four-day trip to The VineEntertainment Film Festival. The ultimate goal ofthis event is to uncover the unknown talent in thisregion and to assist these individuals with obtaininga possible movie distribution deal.Day 1: Saturday, October 6thCasting CallAll experienced actors and actresses are invited to aCasting Call for an upcoming Thriller to be producedby The Vine Entertainment to begin shooting,mid-November 2007 in Vancouver, Canada. They areseeking experienced actors and actresses to cast forvarious roles in this movie. Those individualsinterested in this opportunity are encouraged to visitwww.galoreent.com to pre-register online and to bringtheir headshots, resume and biographies to the eventon October 6th. There is no registration fee for thecasting call.Musical Score SearchGalore Enterprises is seeking music composers tosubmit their music for the possible consideration of amusical score deal for upcoming film projects throughThe Vine Entertainment. Composers may register theirwork online at www.galoreent.com or onsite on October6th. There is a non-refundable registration fee forsubmissions.Talent Networking EventA Talent Networking Event will be held Saturday night,October 6, 2007 at The Detroit Fine Arts Theater from9pm to 2am EST. Admission to the networking event iscomplimentary to those applicants who havepre-registered online or who registered projectson-site during The Detroit Film Competition on October6th. The admission fee for non-registrants is $10.00USD.Day 2: Saturday, October 7thFilmmaker & Screen Writer CompetitionAll filmmakers and screenwriters are invited to submittheir works of short films, feature films andscreenplays. The top 20 film and screenplaysubmissions combined will be sent to The VineEntertainment for the possible consideration of adistribution deal. The number one submission will beannounced as the winner of The Detroit FilmCompetition and will win a three-night four-day tripto The Vine Entertainment Film Festival held in SantaMonica, California, November 8th through November11th, 2007. There is a non-refundable registrationfee for submissions.For more information, to Pre-Register, or tovolunteer, please visit www.GaloreEnt.com. Thedeadline for Pre-Registration is October 1, 2007.A percentage of the proceeds from this event will bedonated to charity.

Detroit Film Society Screening at Russell Free Fest

Yesterday was the First Free Fest at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit on Clay and I-75. The Detroit Film Society held a screening in the ground floor. The room was a cavernous former assembly line that was transformed with the addition of church pews and a large screen a cozy showing room was created to showcase films made in and around Michigan. The program lasted approx 6 hours and was shown twice in the day, with a steady stream of people entering the theatre..

The program included the following films and a couple of late additions....



FILMMAKER
DATE
TITLE
TIME
David Moroski
2003
River
00:03:30
Aaron Trudgeon
2006
Impatient Exorcist
00:16:00
David Moroski
2004
Ghost Continuum
00:02:30
Karen Ostrovitz
2005
Self Improvement
00:20:00
Michael Pfaendtner
2006
Texas Hospitality
00:03:04
Matt Peach
2006
Friday Night Kings

Cate Caldwell
2006
Snapshot
00:14:32
Michael Pfaendtner
2006
Iwo Jima Diary
01:00:00
Suzanne Janik
2006
Inzero episode 9
00:35:00
Suzanne Janik
2006
Inzero episode 10

Mike Madigan
2007
Demeter: Surrender
00:11:07
Maggie Patton
2007
Shooters. Get The Picture
00:15:00
Leni Sinclair
2005
MC5
00:35:00
Dan Sheridan
2006
Musical Therapy--Mardi Gras 2006
01:05:00
Rev. Drak-ul-lah
2006
Breathscapes
00:29:00

The entire festival was amazing, Kudos to Eric and the staff of RIC for a great job..

Feast of Love

MPA's September screener "Feast of Love" Will be shown on Thursday,9/27 - 7:00pm at the Showcase Theater in Ann Arbor.I have tickets but if I miss you say I'm with MPA! Directions may befound at this linkhttp://www.nationalamusements.com/theatres/current_theatre.asp?theatre=3164

PA Bootcamp

MICHIGAN PRODUCTION ALLIANCE INSTRUCTIONAL EVENT
LOCATION: SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS

***This Event Sponsored by AICP***

The Michigan Production Alliance (MPA) presents an event to promote the education of entry level media professionals by offering a one-day seminar on Production Assistant skills and ethics. The seminar, hosted by Specs Howard School will be held on Saturday October 20 2007 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Session breakdown -

Lecture.

The lecture will provide more than just an overview of what is expected of Production Assistants on both film and video sets. It will include production equipment overview as well as set and client etiquette. There will be a discussion about local production companies, organizations and unions and the different resources they have to offer.

Session 2 -

Moderated Discussion.

A panel of local producers, coordinators and assistant directors will discuss their experiences on the set and expectations from crewmembers during production and post-production. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.

This seminar begins promptly, so arrive early to sign in.Refreshments will be served. MPA members are admitted FREE Everyone else $20.

For details on the location call Mark Adler at (248) 349-2666 or Specs Howard School (248) 358-9000.
For directions click here - Map and info http://www.specshoward.com/aboutspecs.htm.

You may also check our website for images from previous sessions and information. http://www.mpami.org/

Michigan Production Alliance P.O. Box 1059Novi, Michigan 48376info@mpami.org

People's Art Festival

Join the DFC at one of the last free summer festival's in Detroit.

The People's Arts Festival is a free event in Detroitthat features local bands, crafts, fashions, restaurants,artists, and organizations such as the DFC. The event goes from 11am - midnight (located on 1600 Clay Avenue off I-75), so come on down and join the festivities with us.

Screenings and projections will take place at the People's Arts Festival courtesy of our friends at the newly launched Detroit Cinematheque (including DFC instructor Matt Kelson). Programming will include work by: Mathew Kelson, Daniel Davies, Nathan Faustyn, Brandon Walley, Alan Scheurman, Chris Puidokas, NicoleMcDonald, and David Allan.The Detroit Cinematheque is a collaborative effort to reinvigorate film awareness and appreciation within the city of Detroit. To learn more about the endeavor contact: cinemathequedetroit@gmail.com

Ringside Creative - GTN's Combermere Stage Up for Sale by Mark Adler

In the continuing spiral of infrastructure disintegration here in Michigan, another stage is in danger of being lost. Ringside Creative, formerly GTN has the Combermere Stage up for Sale.Combermere, one of the finest stage facilities in Michigan was build by photographer Vern Hammerlin in the mid 80s. Build in a western motif, it is a fine structure for use in our industry. I recall being on the first crew to work there...gotta make sure to grab the commemorative photo in the kitchen!!!I believe it was 2000 that we lost PCS to Verizon which turned what had been Michigan's largest Stage into a switching/call routing center.We can not afford to lose stages or other infrastructure. I may be a bit premature in calling out its demise as it has not been sold as yet. I hold hope that someone will buy it up and operate it as a shooting stage.Stay tuned...