MPI graduate Sam Kadi's short film Raised Alone wins Fourth Award! Named Best Short Film at the Ferndale Film Festival & Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF).
Our Open House & Panel Discussions are like no other!
Come chat with instructors, former students, and industry professionals as they share their experiences. We'll talk about the motion picture industry, facts vs. myths, what to expect from the business, how film school can prepare you, and if MPI is the right place for you. Audience participation is encouraged! You'll also have the opportunity to take a tour of our facility and discuss financing options.
Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 Saturday, June 26, 2010 12 Noon-2:00 pm 12 Noon - 2:00 pm Enrollment Open House & Panel Discussion Enrollment Open House & Panel Discussion
Saturday, July 10th & 31st, 2010 Saturday, August 14th & 28th, 2010 12 Noon-2:00 pm 12 Noon - 2:00 pm Enrollment Open House & Panel Discussion Enrollment Open House & Panel Discussion
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Michigan residents who qualify for Individual Training Accounts (ITA) from Michigan Works can get state grants to attend MPI. Michigan Works offers three tuition funding options: No Worker Left Behind, Youth Program and Workfirst. Michigan Works qualified students can use state grant money to finance our tuition for job retraining in the rapidly expanding Michigan film industry.
For more information visit your nearest Michigan Works service center or visit them on the web at www.mycareereducation.org.
Two Penny Productions, the production company formed by 2006-7 MPI Graduates, Hyun Suh, Adam Haller, and Rob Frenette, has been honored by WDIV Channel 4 as one of the Top Five Videographers in Detroit. For more information about Two Penny Productions see: www.twopennyproductions.com .
MPI CEO / Director Doug Schulze's, "THE RAIN" is still making waves!
Screen icons David Carradine (Kill Bill), Richard Lynch (Halloween, Sword & the Sorcerer) and Dee Wallace (ET, Cujo, the Howling) star in this epic tale of terror that follows three generations and one timeless curse. Set in the remote farming community of Perseverance, the Rain follows three families who experience a similar horror though each lives in a different century. The film begins in 1866 as the drought stricken farming community turns to child sacrifice to bring healing rains to their land. Then in 1954 the descendants unearthan old relic that demands further payment for the sins of their forefathers. The third tale is set in modern day as a young girl is struck witha horrible affliction. She is soon faced with an insidious rite of passage that involves sacrificing her younger siblings so that a supernatural rain may be summoned to cure her and the community's ongoing curse.
Director / MPI CEO Douglas Schulze with David Carradine on set.
Michigan recently passed the largest film incentive in the country. An avalanche of LA film productions have now taken root throughout the state. MPI grads have and are finding work on numerous feature and television productions. Dozens of features have applied for the film credit which offers up to a 42% rebate on production expenditures. MPI grads have worked on: Up in the Air (starring George Clooney), Red Dawn, Gran Torino (starring Clint Eastwood), Miss January (starring Kim Catrell), Youth in Revolt (starring Ray Liota), Whip It (starring Drew Barrymore), Demoted (starring Justin Timberlake), Gifted Hands (starring Cuba Gooding Jr.), Prince of the Motorcity (tv pilot), The Man Who Collected Food (indy horror), Red and Blue Marbles (indy) and many others. There are dozens of features scheduled to begin production within the coming months. See The Michigan Film Office website for more information at: www.michiganfilmoffice.org
