'Flipped' getting good buzz There's some good early buzz for "Flipped," the Rob Reiner-directed movie that was shot in the Ann Arbor area in the summer of 2009. The '50s-set family-friendly film follows the coming-of-age relationship of a young girl and boy from elementary school to junior high, and stars Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe in the lead roles, with a cast that includes Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Penelope Ann Miller and Aidan Quinn.

The Los Angeles Times has already described "Flipped" as "a real comeback for Reiner," who directed such classics as "This is Spinal Tap," "Stand by Me" and "When Harry Met Sally."

It's scheduled to open in metro Detroit on Aug. 27.

Production is under way in Detroit on a crime drama that will air on ABC.

The network says production on "Detroit 1-8-7" began Tuesday. The first episode will premiere Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 10 p.m. after the "Dancing with the Stars" results show.

The show follows a single homicide unit in Detroit and is being shot on location in the area.
"Detroit 1-8-7" stars Michael Imperioli and James McDaniel as detectives.

Horror film planned for Muskegon gets moved out of state after tax credits denied

Muskegon's opportunity to shine again in the movie spotlight has been extinguished by Michigan officials, who couldn't swallow plans to film a cannibalistic horror movie sequel here.

The movie's director, who had hoped to start work Aug. 2, plans to move filming to Massachusetts after the state rejected his request for a tax credit.

"It's such a load of crap," Andrew van den Houten said in a phone interview Thursday from New York. "We were going to get so many people jobs."

"30 Minutes or Less", produced by Ben Stiller, is taking place in Grand Rapids

A major motion picture being filmed in West Michigan could have a few scenes shot in Kalamazoo.

Most of the filming for “30 Minutes or Less,” a comedic heist movie being produced by Ben Stiller, is taking place in Grand Rapids. But the film’s production teams are scouring the region for a location for a specific scene in the movie, said Rick Hert of the West Michigan Film Office.

Crews are looking for a closed bank with at least six to eight teller positions and a large lobby area, Hert said, adding that venues “from Ludington to Kalamazoo” were being looked at. Filming of the scene would take place over 10 days in August.

Movie to be filmed at Rockford High School

A windfall of opportunity is coming to town called "Win by Fall." It is a feature film about wrestling set to shoot at Rockford High School on July 6-9. The film stars three time UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) heavyweight champion Dan "The Beast" Severn.

Writer of the screenplay, Joel Reisig, is also producing the PG-13 movie which is due to hit video stores and cable TV in 2011. His colleague, Chris Nickin, is directing the film.

Reisig is a Michigan native with a business and english degrees from Hope College. He is now following his career dream and doing exactly what he wants to do.

'Transformers 3' to film in Detroit in August

“Transformers 3” plans to film in metro Detroit in August, according to Gabriela Gutentag, a spokeswoman for the movie.

Filming here is expected to last two to three weeks.

Several locations — including Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and overseas locales — will be employed in the latest edition of the popular action series from director Michael Bay.

The series starring Shia LaBeouf, which has given prominent screen time to GM vehicles, has been a hit with moviegoers. It debuted in 2007 with “Transformers,” which earned $319 million at the domestic box office. The 2009 sequel, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” took in $402 million. The third installment is expected to open in 2011, according to IMDB.com.

'Scream 4' to film flashback scene at Dearborn's Woodworth Middle School

According to Dearborn blogger Said Deep, the horror film "Scream 4" will shoot a scene in Dearborn in the coming weeks.

According to Deep, the scene will be a flashback and the production crew chose Woodworth Middle School as a stand-in for a school used in an earlier "Scream" film.  

The school was chosen because the "design and brickwork closely match" the other school, but crews will still need to modify the structure. They'll be putting a new "face" on the school's entrance before filming there.

"Scream 4" is filming mostly in Ann Arbor this month and next.

'Machine Gun Preacher,' to film in Metro Detroit

Actor Gerard Butler will be in Melvindale July 8-28 to shoot scenes from the new Lionsgate film "Machine Gun Preacher" before moving to South Africa to film the remainder.

The film is based on the true story of Sam Childers, a missionary in southern Sudan who really is referred to as the "Machine Gun Preacher."

Childers is a former gang biker and drug dealer from Pennsylvania who became a member of the Assembly of God church and later visited Sudan.

This years DWIFF event schedule and ticket information

DWIFF Opening Night - Grown In Detroit
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 5:30 PM (ET)

The Secrets of Guerilla Filmmaking
Detroit Windsor International Film Festival

Saturday, June 26, 2010, 2:00—3:30 p.m. - Wayne State University, State Hall, Room 224

A free panel discussion on “The Secrets of Guerilla Filmmaking” as part of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Tech Fair.   This panel will take place on Saturday, June 16, 2010, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Wayne State University’s State Hall, Room 224 (5143 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202).

You must register for this panel at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/719684596
There is no cover charge or fee to attend this event.

Detroit Windsor International Film Festival TechFair

Join us on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 12:00 PM (ET) for Free Classes and Panels at the Techfair at the third year of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/719684596

Including a Panel with the producers of Machine Gun Preacher filming in Michigan with Gerard Butler.

Gaming/WSU comp sci We discuss how to use machine learning techninques to design controllers for real-time games. Examples from a variety of applications such as car racing, and platform games will be discussed. Dr Bob Reynolds 12:00-1:00

Producer's Nuts & Bolts with EMMY award-winner Chuck Cirgenski

Emmy award-winner Chuck Cirgenski's is offering his 8 Session Nuts & Bolts Producer's Workshop, again. This is a "don't miss" workshop, if you are serious about making feature, documentary & short films and entering Michigan's most exciting and growing industry !!

Chuck Cirgenski's 8 session "Nuts & Bolts of Producing Workshop" Date: 7PM, Thursday, June 8, 2010, and runs two sessions per week as follows:

Career’s in Beauty, Michigan Film, & Fashion. ASTUTE ARTISTRY Open House

Lisa Glickoff, the owner and Creative Director of Astute Artistry in Livonia, will be presenting her award winning work and class information for potential students looking for a career in make-up. On Friday June 25th, 2010 - 6PM to 8:30PM, Astute Artistry will be holding a free Open house for the creative artists of Metro Detroit at the Courtyard Detroit Livonia. Join expert Make-Up and Special Effect Artists, who have trained with the Only Make-Up Training school in Michigan.

“BE IN A MOVIE” Workshop & “Touchback” CASTING CALL

JUNE 26th 2010

12:00PM – 1:00PM Workshop
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Casting Call

West Michigan Film Office: 741 Kenmoor Ave. Suite E Grand Rapids, MI 49546

SUMMER FILM AND ACTING CAMPS FOR TEENS!

In Our Time - Exclusive Pre-Release Interview

The Detroit Film Club, Michigan Movie Magazine, The DAS and Dino's Lounge invite you to enter The Michigan Short Film Scramble!

Thursday, July 22, 2010 
7:00am - 4:30pm

Dino's Lounge
22740 Woodward Avenue
Ferndale, MI

Details:
Producers pull their teammates names and the films theme from a hat and are then given 21 days to complete a 5 to 8 minute film short together. The films will be judged with a trophy going to the best overall film. The key element here is to ENTERTAIN!

Michael J Photo - Profile of a Michigan movie business

Michael Justice, a graduate of Specs Howard School of Broadcasting arts, majoring in Video & Radio production, landed a job at MTV Networks in New York City. Michael pursued a production & acting career side by side, but some how fell into modeling, becoming a professional model.

"I've been in COSMO, SEVENTEEN, MORE magazine, Wells Fargo, Intell, Kswiss, Sketchers, Subaru and many more campaigns." states Michael. 5 years later he moved to HOLLYWOOD to do the same. Over the years he learned photography from other photographer friends and started his own company specializing in my niche HEADSHOTS & FASHION. All the years of modeling definitely has helped him behind the camera today.

His company HOLLYWOOD HEADSHOTS shoots in his Southfield Michigan Studios, located at 17360 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 203, Southfield MI 48076.

Blue Water Film Festival announces dates and Call for Film Entries 

MUSKEGON — A film crew is in town this week shooting footage for an upcoming episode of a reality television series based in The Netherlands.

The reality series follows a person who is famous as he or she traces his or her ancestry. In this case, the film crew is following an award-winning Dutch author who discovers his family ancestry in Muskegon.

The producer and director for The Netherlands’ version of the NBC show “Who Do You Think You Are” were in Muskegon last week and completed their research for the filming.

The NexTv Web Series and Short Film Competition - June 17th Deadline

Do Hollywood's ELITE DECISION-MAKERS think that YOUR WORK COULD BECOME GREAT TELEVISION? ENTER NEXTV'S WEB SERIES AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION and find out!

Web Series, Documentaries, Short Films and more compete for CASH, GREAT PRIZES, but most of all, EXPOSURE.

48 Hour Film Project: Detroit!

The 48 Hour Film Project, the oldest and biggest time filmmaking competition, is coming to Detroit! In a wild, sleepless weekend, you and a team will make a movie–write, shoot, edit and score it. From scratch. In 48 hours!

On Friday, July 23rd, 2010, you’ll get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. By Sunday, July 25th, 2010, the movie must be complete. Each completed film is guaranteed a screening at the Royal Oak Main Art Theatre in the following week.

Mitten Movie Project

100% MICHIGAN FILMMAKERS IN JUNE 1ST MITTEN MOVIE PROJECT Detroit, MI – The June 1st Mitten Movie Project is proud to announce that 100% of the filmmakers on the bill are from Michigan! Like the May MMP (which boasted all MI filmmakers), the June MMP is a shining example of the strong and diverse independent filmmaking community in Michigan. Screening at the 6/1 MMP are high quality documentaries (“The World/Inferno Friendship Society Documentary,” “Peanut Shop,” and “Curiosities of the Animal Kingdom”), whimsical PSAs (“No Cell Phones PSA,” “Scurvy PSA”), music videos (“I’m A Mess,” “I Ball”), animations (“Mister Jung Stuffed,” “GR30K”), beautifully shot dramas (“Wonderboy,” “The Candle”), and other shorts. The June Mitten Movie Project takes place on Tuesday, June 1st at 7:30 p.m. at the Main Art Theatre (118 N. Main Street, Royal Oak 48067). For presale tickets and more information, go to facebook.com/mittenmovieproject

Festival expands with more collaboration and venues for Nov. 12-14 event in downtown Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 25, 2010 – Michigan Film Festival (MFF) announced its second annual festival has been expanded to include additional collaborative partnerships and a new weekend for celebrating films made in Michigan.

The 2010 festival will be held Nov. 12-14, moving from August to late fall to make full use of the new Urban Institute for the Contemporary Arts (UICA) facility slated to open in September.

Michigan is continuing to emerge as a breeding ground for movie talent and Bryan is no exception. He has recently been nominated for seven awards at the Detroit Independent Film Festival for a 1k short. His film, Qing Lou Nu won Best Cinematography and Best Director – Michigan Short.

Bryan Douglas Hopkins was born in Dayton, Ohio and spent much of his formative years in Aurora, a suburb outside of Cleveland. While growing up, he was drawn to music and photography, but gave them up to serve in the 82nd Airborne Division as a parachute medic. Following his enlistment, Bryan embarked on a decade long journey to find himself.

Carpe Millennium

Baker College Partnered On Studio Project

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - There’s going to be another opportunity to grow the movie-making business in Michigan when ground is broken on a $20 million studio in Clinton Township late this spring.

Already producing successful shows and music, Vamir Entertainment is looking to expand its existing studio to a 26-acre of land off Groesbeck Highway.

"High School," a comedy starring Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis and Matt Bush undoubtedly deserves every "outrageous" adjective thrown its way by reviewers.

The movie is about a couple of high school students who attempt to get their entire student body high off bake sale brownies, while Adrien Brody plays a totally bonkers, law-quoting marijuana grower named "Psycho Ed."

But the film is also being called "hilarious " by a number of the movie elite who saw it air at the Sundance Film Festival Sunday night, and pretty much everyone is agreeing on one thing -- it's a good movie. Period.

DIY Filmmaking | Think Outside the Box Office and Tips from Bomb It!’s Jon Reiss

I spent Sunday evening flipping through Winter 2010’s edition of Filmmaker Magazine, fresh off the press for January. I stumbled across two excellent DIY articles, one called REMIND (p84) penned by its aspiring editor, the filmmaker Scott Macaulay that reported on several hot do-it-yourself trends from 2009, some of which set to become the norm for the coming decade and beyond. The second was by the excellent guest editor Alicia Van Couvering (“SLUMPDAYS,” p90), who gave a clever summary of five Sundance-entry films  that recently shattered the independent funding sound barrier using innovative crowdsourced fundraising approaches which helped catapult these titles all the way to Park City.

For all you indie filmmakers out there, these are less ironclad stepwise prescriptions to follow rather than helpful departure points to jog your memory and inspire you as you go about your own filmmaking odyssey.

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