Governor Announces Appointments, Reappointments to Michigan Film Office Advisory Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2008
Contact: Megan Brown (517-335-6397)

LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the following appointments and reappointments to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council:

---William H. Black of Rochester Hills, legislative and community affairs director of the Michigan Teamsters, is appointed for a term expiring September 30, 2010.

---Robert L. Brown of Farmington, managing partner of Purple Rose Films and Charity Island Pictures, is appointed to represent broad areas of film and motion picture making, production of television programs and commercials, and related industries in Michigan for a term expiring September 30, 2008, and is reappointed for a term expiring September 30, 2012.

---James S. Burnstein of Plymouth, owner of Elsinore, LLC, is appointed to represent broad areas of film and motion picture making, production of television programs and commercials, and related industries in Michigan for a term expiring September 30, 2011.

---Xenia E. Castillo-Hunter of Southfield, manager of Film Detroit, a division of Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, is appointed to represent local film offices for a term expiring September 30, 2008, and is reappointed for a term expiring September 30, 2012.

---Hopwood DePree of Holland, chief executive officer of TicTock Studios and co-founder of the Waterfront Film Festival, is appointed to represent broad areas of film and motion picture making, production of television programs and commercials, and related industries in Michigan for a term expiring September 30, 2009.

---Marcia C. Fishman of Southfield, Detroit branch executive director of the Screen Actor’s Guild, is appointed to represent film, television, or related industry unions for a term expiring September 30, 2008, and is reappointed for a term expiring September 30, 2012.

---Cory A. Jacobson of Southfield, owner of Phoenix Theaters, is appointed to represent Michigan-based theater owners for a term expiring September 30, 2009.

---Danialle Karmanos of Orchard Lake, founder and executive director of Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out, is appointed as a nominee of the Senate majority leader for a term expiring September 30, 2011.

---Emery C. King of Bloomfield Hills, owner and vice president of Kingberry Productions Company and communications director for the Detroit Medical Center, is appointed for a term expiring September 30, 2009. Mr. King is also designated to serve as chairperson of the commission for a term expiring at the pleasure of the governor.

---Timothy F. Magee of Grosse Pointe Park, vice president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and business representative of the The Detroit Local, is appointed to represent film, television, or related industry unions for a term expiring September 30, 2008, and is reappointed for a term expiring September 30, 2012.

---Sue E. Marx of Birmingham, president of Sue Marx Films, Inc., is appointed to represent broad areas of film and motion picture making, production of television programs and commercials, and related industries in Michigan for a term expiring September 30, 2009.

---Michael F. Moore of Central Lake, Oscar winning filmmaker and co-owner of Dog Eat Dog films with his wife Kathleen Glynn in Traverse City, is appointed to represent broad areas of film and motion picture making, production of television programs and related industries in Michigan for a term expiring September 30, 2010.

---William P. O’Reilly of Bloomfield Hills, president of the Montana Corporation, an investment corporation, is appointed for a term expiring September 30, 2011.

---Marc L. Prey of Milford, attorney and proprietor in private practice, is appointed as a nominee of the Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term expiring September 30, 2010.

The Michigan Film Office Advisory Council, formerly the Michigan Film Commission, is responsible for advising the office, the fund, the governor, and the Legislature on how to promote and market Michigan to film, television, digital media, and related industries. The council may make inquiries, studies, and investigations, hold hearings and receive comments from the public.

These appointments are not subject to disapproval by the Michigan Senate.