ATTENTION FUTURE MAKEUP ARTISTS:

Learn Tricks of the Trade with High or Low Budgets!!!

Special Guest-Host, Dan Phillips will donate 2 hours of his time on techniques for Makeup/ Special Effects Makeup for our November Meeting.  Dan has been in Makeup for the past 15 years working on Feature Films, Television, Stills and Special Events Projects.  Dan also serves as an instructor at the newly launched Center for Film Studies located in Madison Heights.  This is a Must-Attend Event for anyone interested in quality techniques for your next High to Low budget production.

Relative Time Films LLC presents the 1st Annual "Blue Carpet Film Network Event" on Thursday novemebr 4th from 7:00-Midnight at the Elysium Downtown hosted by Jay Towers - Fox 2 News Anchor and 100.3 WNIC Host, Mike Alan - 107.5 WGPR Host, with appearances by Channing Pierce Miss Michigan USA 2011.  

Tiffany Stone from the FM 95.5 sponsored TV show, On the List, will conduct the Blue Carpet interviews.  The Electric Playground, The Prolifics, Jstokes and Tasha Page will perform live music at this elegant film network event.

This Blue Carpet Film Network Event is for producers, directors, film investors, actors, “aspiring” actors and anyone else involved in the film industry.   Why Blue??  Michigan is a Great Lake State surrounded by water.  And the comedy feature, "Casino Blues" will be shot in Detroit.   “In Hollywood, they do red – in the Great Lake State, we do blue.”

Tip Toe Productions Premieres "THE SCRAPPER"

November 10, 2010 at Celebration Cinema North 8:30 pm

Celebration! Cinema-North
2121 Celebration
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Tip Toe Productions presents the world premier of the Scrapper at Celebration Cinema North Grand Rapids, MI November 10, 2010, at 8:30 p.m.

2011 Teen Filmmaker Festival Call for Entries

Open Only to Michigan Teens: Films Due January 22, 2011

Calling all teen filmmakers! Do you direct hilarious teen comedies, create amazing animation, or produce breathtaking action scenes? Then submit your films to the eighth annual Teen Filmmaker Festival! All winning Festival entries will be shown at a public screening on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Rave Cityplace 14, 190 Portage St., in downtown Kalamazoo.

Films must be created by teens (aged 13-18) who live in Michigan. Films may be no more than 10 minutes long. Teens may submit more than one film. There is no fee to participate but an entry form must accompany each film. Download an entry form, find answers to frequently asked questions, check filmmaking tips and tricks, and see last year's winners at www.kpl.gov/teens/filmmakerfest.

ZOMBIE NIGHT

A night of independent zombie shorts Presented by the Mitten Movie Project TUESDAY • NOV 9 2010 • 7:30 PM • MAIN ART THEATRE • ROYAL OAK

The Mitten Movie Project is proud to host the fourth annual ZOMBIE NIGHT, a night dedicated to screening independent zombie shorts, zombie trailers, zombie music videos, zombie documentaries, zombie animations, experimental zombie pieces – basically, anything zombie. ZOMBIE NIGHT takes place on November 9, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the Main Art Theatre (118 N. Main Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067). Afterparty location TBA.

Hilarious Parody Movie Spoof trailer of Indy, Sci-fi, and comic book films

by Charles Dewandeler

Michigan Born filmmakers New Release Promises Surprising Twist on the Parody Movie Genre.

The greatest movies of all time never saw this coming.

Hollywood,CA., September 6, 2010 - Michigan born filmmaker Charles Dewandeler has just released his first feature film "Parody Movie" to widespread critical acclaim. Mr. Dewandeler, who currently lives in Los Angeles, returned to his home town of Detroit last year to shoot the feature film. He then returned to Los Angeles where he worked on post production for six months to add in visually stunning special effects and additional digital remastering that will delight sci-fi, Indy movie and comic book fans alike.

River Bend Film Festival 2011 Call For Entries

We are now accepting entries for the 3rd Annual River Bend Film Festival, which will be held River Bend Film Festical 2011 Call For Entries.

April 1 &  2, 2011 at the Century Center in downtown South Bend, Indiana

The festival is an excellent opportunity for Midwest filmmakers and beyond to screen their shorts and features and to network with other filmmakers.  We’ve screened hundreds of shorts and features from across the U.S. and from around the world.

We accept entries by students and filmmakers of all ages, and submission fees range from $15 to $40, and include student discounts.  All entries go through Withoutabox.com:

The 2nd Annual Blue Water Film Festival

Exceptional Films have been chosen to be shown at the 2nd Annual Blue Water Film Festival!
Port Huron will be welcoming 27 films as finalists to be showcased at the McMorran Theatre.

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The Mitten Movie Project Presents ZOMBIE NIGHT

A night of independent zombie shorts

Detroit Independent Film Festival Encore Night

September 30 · 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Burton Theatre
3420 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI

The Burton Theatre invites all film goers, filmmakers, and the Michigan Film Community to the Detroit Independent Film Festival Encore Night. The night will offer a night of big announcements for next year's festival, a special screening of the 2010 DIFF Award winning films, free o'duerves and popcorn, trailers to upcoming Michigan films, and a special live performance by local performance artist Satori Circus.

Register today by clicking
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The event will be free and open to the public.
**Free Popcorn & D'dourves
**Entry forms available at event.

Postapalooza 2010! In Mount Pleasant, Michigan

A workshop for film editors, by editors 10/10/10

Sunday, October 10, 2010 6:00 PM - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:00 PM

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