Film Training Available for Detroit Residents

Federal Funds support hands-on education in film production
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced that city residents are now eligible to apply for training to work in Michigan’s growing film industry thanks to a $438,000 U.S. Department of Labor Community-Based Job Training Grant that will be administered by the Detroit Workforce Development [...]

Detroit Independent Film 6 Day Festival and Awards

March 2nd through Sunday, March 7th, 2010
“The 8th Samurai”, a behind-the-scenes retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai
masterpiece “The Seventh Samurai”.
Celebrating Michigan’s finest, the 1st Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival (DIFF) presents its line-up for 2010.
The first year festival includes over 80 films including the U.S. Premiere of George A. Romero’s newest Survival of [...]

The Strategies, Pitfalls and Politics of Film Festivals

A Panel Discussion
Sunday March 7 2010, 2:00-3:00 PM
Hosted by Connie Mangilin
Mitten Movie Project Curator
Panelists include: Mike Madigan, Robert Joseph Butler, Chuck Grady & Suzanne Janik
Connie Mangilin hosts a panel on the strategies, pitfalls and politics of film festivals. This film festival panel will take place at the Burton Theatre (3420 Cass [...]

CCS Toyota Lecture Series Features Film Designer Kyle Cooper

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 6 p.m

Kyle Cooper
The College for Creative Studies will host a Toyota Lecture on Design by Kyle Cooper, founder of Prologue Films and co-founder of Imaginary Forces on Wednesday, February 17 at 6 p.m.
Emmy Award winner Kyle Cooper has directed and produced over 150 main title sequences and founded two internationally [...]

Detroit Projection Project at the Russell Industrial Center: Update

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Detroit Projection Project will be projecting video art onto the Russell Industrial Center as part of the RIC galleries open house. The viewing gallery (out of the cold!) as well as indoor projection will be in Building 2, 3rd floor overpass.

Participating Artists:
Natasha Beste (Detroit)
Steve Coy (Detroit)
Dave Hebb (Phoenicia, [...]

Detroit Projection Project at the Russell Industrial Center

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8:00pm – 11:00pm

Detroit Projection Project will be projecting video art onto the Russell Industrial Center as part of the RIC galleries open house. The viewing gallery (out of the cold!) as well as indoor projection will be in Building 2, 3rd floor overpass.
Participating Artists:
Natasha Beste (Detroit)
Steve Coy (Detroit)
Dave Hebb (Phoenicia, [...]

Who Wants To Make Great ART

Saturday, January 30, 2010, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
At CCS
Alice Schneider needs assistance making a video. She needs people to dress in all black. If you have long hair I would like it pulled back. If you have short hair it should be slicked back. You should not to care about your black [...]

Detroit Industrial Projects: Artificial Geospatial Laboratory

[ February 6, 2010 10:00 am to March 6, 2010 10:00 am. February 6, 2010 10:00 am to March 6, 2010 10:00 am. ] February 6th – March 6, 2010
Opening Reception, Saturday February 6th 6pm-9pm

Steve Coy
This installation explores what future spaces might look like. It is a large installation that combines wall murals, sculpture, and video projection. It examines real versus perceived or imagined spaces. Using sculptural elements combined with video and wall murals, the work [...]

“Bilal’s Stand” at The Michigan Theatre

A Locally Produced Sundance Film
Sunday, January 31, 2010, at 6 p.m.

Bilal’s Stand, a feature film written and directed by local filmmaker Sultan Sharrief and selected for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT category, will be screening at the Michigan Theater on Sunday, January 31st, at 6 p.m.
The film tells the story of Bilal, a Detroit [...]

Nadir’s “Guantanamo” In New Video

Rock and soul artist Nadir has just released a new video of his song, “Guantanamo”. The song is originally from Nadir’s 2008 album Workin’ For The Man, and while it was never previously promoted as a single release, over the past year the track has gained grassroots popularity and relevance through the internet. As [...]