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Showing posts with label Michigan film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michigan film. Show all posts
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Notice of January 15, 2009 Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Meeting
The Michigan Film Office Advisory Council will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, January, 15, 2009 in Southfield, Michigan, at the Westin Hotel, 1500 Town Center, Southfield, MI 48075. The meeting will be held in the Executive Meeting Center.
The Agenda will be forthcoming at a later date.
If you are an individual who needs special accommodation or arrangements at this meeting, please contact the Michigan Film Office (see below) as soon as possible and before the date of the meeting, to notify us of what special assistance you may need.
Please call or write: Michigan Film Office
Attention: Jackie Wressell
300 N. Washington Square - 4th Floor
Lansing. Michigan 48913
Phone: (517) 335-2693
http://www.cea1.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=678
The Agenda will be forthcoming at a later date.
If you are an individual who needs special accommodation or arrangements at this meeting, please contact the Michigan Film Office (see below) as soon as possible and before the date of the meeting, to notify us of what special assistance you may need.
Please call or write: Michigan Film Office
Attention: Jackie Wressell
300 N. Washington Square - 4th Floor
Lansing. Michigan 48913
Phone: (517) 335-2693
http://www.cea1.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=678
Monday, September 22, 2008
Extra! Extra! Get yourself on film
Detroit Free Press | September 22, 2008
Want to be a movie extra? Interested in working on a film crew? Think you could be a production assistant?
The Michigan Film Office lists local job opportunities on its Web site, www.mi.gov/filmoffice.
Classic car roles
Maybe you don't have the acting chops, but your classic car could be awaiting its movie debut.
Ferndale-based production services company S3 Entertainment Group has formed a subsidiary that is compiling a list of vehicles built through the 1980s that could be rented for use in movies. Owners could be paid $200 to $2,000 a day, depending on the vehicle.
For information, go to www.cars4movies.net or e-mail cars@s3eg.com.
Want to be a movie extra? Interested in working on a film crew? Think you could be a production assistant?
The Michigan Film Office lists local job opportunities on its Web site, www.mi.gov/filmoffice.
Classic car roles
Maybe you don't have the acting chops, but your classic car could be awaiting its movie debut.
Ferndale-based production services company S3 Entertainment Group has formed a subsidiary that is compiling a list of vehicles built through the 1980s that could be rented for use in movies. Owners could be paid $200 to $2,000 a day, depending on the vehicle.
For information, go to www.cars4movies.net or e-mail cars@s3eg.com.
Colleges help students get film experience
BY ROBIN ERB • FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER • September 22, 2008
Sure, she made a Starbucks run for crew members the first day. But by the end of the summer, 19-year-old Sarah DeBoer was a production assistant in a headset -- herding extras and locking down the sets when the cameras rolled.
Those long days shooting "Prayers for Bobby," a Lifetime Original Movie, and a pilot for the TV show "Prince of Motor City" provided an experience unmatched elsewhere, said the Michigan State University telecommunications major from Milford.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/NEWS06/809220317
Sure, she made a Starbucks run for crew members the first day. But by the end of the summer, 19-year-old Sarah DeBoer was a production assistant in a headset -- herding extras and locking down the sets when the cameras rolled.
Those long days shooting "Prayers for Bobby," a Lifetime Original Movie, and a pilot for the TV show "Prince of Motor City" provided an experience unmatched elsewhere, said the Michigan State University telecommunications major from Milford.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/NEWS06/809220317
Metro Detroit cities cutting red tape for moviemakers
BY GINA DAMRON • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • September 22, 2008
As film companies head to Michigan to make movies and get hefty tax breaks from the state, municipal leaders across metro Detroit are working to promote their communities and make it easier for film crews to shoot there.
Cities like Rochester Hills, Royal Oak and Ferndale have simplified or created new processes for getting permits to close streets, erect temporary structures and move forward with filmmaking.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/NEWS05/809220316
As film companies head to Michigan to make movies and get hefty tax breaks from the state, municipal leaders across metro Detroit are working to promote their communities and make it easier for film crews to shoot there.
Cities like Rochester Hills, Royal Oak and Ferndale have simplified or created new processes for getting permits to close streets, erect temporary structures and move forward with filmmaking.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/NEWS05/809220316
Colleges help students get ready for close-up
Associated Press | September 22, 2008
DETROIT - Some Michigan colleges have been retooling their curriculum as Hollywood heads to the state to take advantage of lucrative tax breaks for filmmakers.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Dearborn's Henry Ford Community College starts classes Monday to retrain workers for technical jobs in the film industry. Others include Wayne County Community College and Detroit's Wayne State University.
Michigan Film Office Chief Operating Officer Tony Wenson says the office expects to add a manager of job training, education and development by next month. That person would coordinate with the state's higher education institutions to meet needs.
Filmmakers have been flocking to Michigan since April, when Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the package of bills into law.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-films-michigancol,0,799302.story
DETROIT - Some Michigan colleges have been retooling their curriculum as Hollywood heads to the state to take advantage of lucrative tax breaks for filmmakers.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Dearborn's Henry Ford Community College starts classes Monday to retrain workers for technical jobs in the film industry. Others include Wayne County Community College and Detroit's Wayne State University.
Michigan Film Office Chief Operating Officer Tony Wenson says the office expects to add a manager of job training, education and development by next month. That person would coordinate with the state's higher education institutions to meet needs.
Filmmakers have been flocking to Michigan since April, when Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the package of bills into law.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-films-michigancol,0,799302.story
EVENT OF INTEREST: Bob Brown of Purple Rose Films
The DealGateway Presents:
Bob Brown of Purple Rose Films
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HOUSE
380 SOUTH BATES ST., BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN 48009
EVENT SCHEDULE:
5:00 Networking and Viewing of Entrepreneur Exhibits
6:00 Howard Hertz of Hertz Schram PC on the Michigan Film Incentive program
6:10 Keynote Speaker - Bob Brown, Purple Rose Films and Member Michigan Film Advisory Commission
6:45 Follow-up Networking and Exhibit Presentations
Bob Brown of Purple Rose Films
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HOUSE
380 SOUTH BATES ST., BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN 48009
EVENT SCHEDULE:
5:00 Networking and Viewing of Entrepreneur Exhibits
6:00 Howard Hertz of Hertz Schram PC on the Michigan Film Incentive program
6:10 Keynote Speaker - Bob Brown, Purple Rose Films and Member Michigan Film Advisory Commission
6:45 Follow-up Networking and Exhibit Presentations
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Michigan’s Digital Production Divide
By Nick Parish
All this looks like small beer compared to the meltdown here on Wall Street this month, but I was back in Michigan over Labor Day and found myself thinking the state’s huge production incentives program isn’t being fully utilized.
Up North, things are particularly bleak. In the town where my parents stay, Boyne City, 95 people started Labor Day weekend with a pink slip, as LexaMar, one of the biggest corporations in the town of 3500 laid them off on Friday. It made small talk everywhere, downtown, strolling past the classic cars on display, at the police-sponsored drag race at the city airstrip, another midsized manufacturer slicing off jobs as the economy expels another ragged breath.
The one point of light in a state with its biggest industry, automobiles, breaking down, is film production. It’s exceptionally cheap to shoot anything in Michigan right now, and that has ushered in the closest thing to a business renaissance the region has seen in years, at least the latest Band-Aid to create an economic buffer around the doomed car business, like Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s Automation Alley plan that began about a decade ago.
http://nickparish.net/advertising/michigan-digital-production-divide/
All this looks like small beer compared to the meltdown here on Wall Street this month, but I was back in Michigan over Labor Day and found myself thinking the state’s huge production incentives program isn’t being fully utilized.
Up North, things are particularly bleak. In the town where my parents stay, Boyne City, 95 people started Labor Day weekend with a pink slip, as LexaMar, one of the biggest corporations in the town of 3500 laid them off on Friday. It made small talk everywhere, downtown, strolling past the classic cars on display, at the police-sponsored drag race at the city airstrip, another midsized manufacturer slicing off jobs as the economy expels another ragged breath.
The one point of light in a state with its biggest industry, automobiles, breaking down, is film production. It’s exceptionally cheap to shoot anything in Michigan right now, and that has ushered in the closest thing to a business renaissance the region has seen in years, at least the latest Band-Aid to create an economic buffer around the doomed car business, like Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s Automation Alley plan that began about a decade ago.
http://nickparish.net/advertising/michigan-digital-production-divide/
Wanna be in the Movies?? Here's your chance...
By Terry Westbrook ~ Realtor(R) Grand Rapids Mi Ada/Cascade Real Estate
I just received this email yesterday, with the announcement of the statewide launch of film training program for Michigan workers. If you ever wanted to be in the movies, here's your chance. Behind the scenes, but still part of the overall picture, no pun intended. You could be a "Grip" or "Electrical" support on the Michigan film crew. With many new movies being scheduled for filming in Michigan, even here in Grand Rapids, here is your opportunity to enroll in classes now.
http://activerain.com/blogsview/700822/Wanna-be-in-the
I just received this email yesterday, with the announcement of the statewide launch of film training program for Michigan workers. If you ever wanted to be in the movies, here's your chance. Behind the scenes, but still part of the overall picture, no pun intended. You could be a "Grip" or "Electrical" support on the Michigan film crew. With many new movies being scheduled for filming in Michigan, even here in Grand Rapids, here is your opportunity to enroll in classes now.
http://activerain.com/blogsview/700822/Wanna-be-in-the
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Metalsmith's sculptures get small role in upcoming 'Miss January'
By Susan R. Pollack / The Detroit News / September 18, 2008
A "scrappy" dog named Big Buck and a 10-foot metal lizard, creations of a local industrial artist, will play bit parts in a Hollywood movie being filmed now in Michigan.
Plucked from artist Tom Crimboli's Eastpointe backyard, the metal animal sculptures and six other oversized works -- including a specially commissioned piece he welded from old car parts -- will appear in the Camelot Pictures film "Miss January," starring Kim Cattrall ("Sex in the City") and Brian Dennehy ("F/X").
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809180399
A "scrappy" dog named Big Buck and a 10-foot metal lizard, creations of a local industrial artist, will play bit parts in a Hollywood movie being filmed now in Michigan.
Plucked from artist Tom Crimboli's Eastpointe backyard, the metal animal sculptures and six other oversized works -- including a specially commissioned piece he welded from old car parts -- will appear in the Camelot Pictures film "Miss January," starring Kim Cattrall ("Sex in the City") and Brian Dennehy ("F/X").
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809180399
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Update: Robert Duvall is coming to West Michigan
By John Serba | September 187, 2008 | Grand Rapids Press
Time to eat crow on that last blog: Jerry Zandstra, vice president of American Saga Productions, corrected me via e-mail: "Duvall IS coming to W Mi for both interiors and exteriors" for the TV miniseries "La Linea," he wrote.
Zandstra was unavailable for further comment; he was attending the John McCain rally downtown.
Welcome to the ever-shifting waters of the movie business, I guess. First Samuel L. Jackson was coming to Grand Rapids for "Unthinkable," then he wasn't. Joe Mantegna was coming here for "The Fifth Mafia," and that fell through. Reports will surely continue to change and be conflicting, but in this case, I consider myself corrected.
http://blog.mlive.com/projectmayhem/2008/09/update_robert_duvall_is_coming.html
Time to eat crow on that last blog: Jerry Zandstra, vice president of American Saga Productions, corrected me via e-mail: "Duvall IS coming to W Mi for both interiors and exteriors" for the TV miniseries "La Linea," he wrote.
Zandstra was unavailable for further comment; he was attending the John McCain rally downtown.
Welcome to the ever-shifting waters of the movie business, I guess. First Samuel L. Jackson was coming to Grand Rapids for "Unthinkable," then he wasn't. Joe Mantegna was coming here for "The Fifth Mafia," and that fell through. Reports will surely continue to change and be conflicting, but in this case, I consider myself corrected.
http://blog.mlive.com/projectmayhem/2008/09/update_robert_duvall_is_coming.html
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Detroit Woman Wins Grand Prize in Tim Allen "Be An Editor for a Day" Video Editing Contest
On Friday July 18th, Tim announced a his “Be An Editor for a Day” contest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, in which the public was invited to edit a scene using actual film clips from his new movie “Crazy on the Outside” — the same clips Tim himself used to cut together the scene!
Diane Checklich from Detroit has been named the GRAND PRIZE WINNER. She learned of the Tim Allen Editing Contest from an announcement sent out by the West Michigan Film Video Alliance (www.wmfva.org).
According to the website: “This video montage was chosen for the great pacing, clever timing on bits, and the great choice of music, which really punctuated individual moments. Great job.”
Diane will receive a Tim Allen Signature Tool Kit, a personally autographed costume worn by Tim Allen in “Crazy on the Outside” and 2 invitations to attend the premiere or private screening!
http://www.timallen.com/COTO_contest/winners.php
Diane Checklich from Detroit has been named the GRAND PRIZE WINNER. She learned of the Tim Allen Editing Contest from an announcement sent out by the West Michigan Film Video Alliance (www.wmfva.org).
According to the website: “This video montage was chosen for the great pacing, clever timing on bits, and the great choice of music, which really punctuated individual moments. Great job.”
Diane will receive a Tim Allen Signature Tool Kit, a personally autographed costume worn by Tim Allen in “Crazy on the Outside” and 2 invitations to attend the premiere or private screening!
http://www.timallen.com/COTO_contest/winners.php
Monday, September 15, 2008
Next step: Making great movies
Monday, September 15, 2008 Kalamazoo
Traverse City Record-Eagle
In just over four years the Traverse City Film Festival has matured into a financial and cultural juggernaut.
Over six days this year the festival sold about 24,000 tickets for more than 70 films from all over the world. Five film industry discussion panels and other appearances drew 23 directors and a number of actors and other players. Madonna brought a little international glitz. Restaurants and retail shops say they've been swamped, and some have extended store hours to cash in on the crowds.
http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/columns-3/122149024789860.xml&coll=7
Traverse City Record-Eagle
In just over four years the Traverse City Film Festival has matured into a financial and cultural juggernaut.
Over six days this year the festival sold about 24,000 tickets for more than 70 films from all over the world. Five film industry discussion panels and other appearances drew 23 directors and a number of actors and other players. Madonna brought a little international glitz. Restaurants and retail shops say they've been swamped, and some have extended store hours to cash in on the crowds.
http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/columns-3/122149024789860.xml&coll=7
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Dearborn going Hollywood?
By Jason Carmel Davis | Press & Guide Newspapers | September 14, 2008
DEARBORN - There had been some talk about a prominent movie production company buying the now-closed Ford Motor Co. Wixom plant and setting up a studio in the plant.
Rumors have also surfaced of airport scenes being shot in the now-defunct Smith Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus.
http://www.pressandguide.com/stories/091408/loc_20080914001.shtml
DEARBORN - There had been some talk about a prominent movie production company buying the now-closed Ford Motor Co. Wixom plant and setting up a studio in the plant.
Rumors have also surfaced of airport scenes being shot in the now-defunct Smith Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus.
http://www.pressandguide.com/stories/091408/loc_20080914001.shtml
Friday, September 12, 2008
Movie Being Filmed in mid-Michigan
WLS | September 12, 2008
Michigan may be officially becoming a movie-making machine. Filming started on yet another project and the company producing the film is cashing in on Michigan's film incentives. The Michigan film office says the incentives provide a tax credit of up to 40%. Companies hiring local residents may also receive extra benefits. It's lights, camera, action, in Oceola Township. The rural, Livingston County town sets the scene of the upcoming family-friendly film, Horse Crazy.
Matthew Ward, Executive Producer: "We found great resources out here."
Matthew Ward oversees the film financing. He caught wind of Michigan's film incentives, which offers tax rebates that few other states offer.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=8997151&nav=0RbQ
Michigan may be officially becoming a movie-making machine. Filming started on yet another project and the company producing the film is cashing in on Michigan's film incentives. The Michigan film office says the incentives provide a tax credit of up to 40%. Companies hiring local residents may also receive extra benefits. It's lights, camera, action, in Oceola Township. The rural, Livingston County town sets the scene of the upcoming family-friendly film, Horse Crazy.
Matthew Ward, Executive Producer: "We found great resources out here."
Matthew Ward oversees the film financing. He caught wind of Michigan's film incentives, which offers tax rebates that few other states offer.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=8997151&nav=0RbQ
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Betting on film
By Jake LaDuke | Business Review Western Michigan | Thursday September 11, 2008
Five months into Michigan's adoption of what Gov. Jennifer Granholm calls the most-aggressive film-incentive program in the country, industry leaders are questioning what many say is a booming success.
Looking to follow the example of states such as Louisiana, Connecticut and New Mexico, Michigan's incentives aim to bring in new dollars and jobs to aid a struggling economy.
The incentives include up to a 42 percent refundable or transferable tax credit for qualified films produced in the state, a 25 percent tax credit for film media infrastructure and a 50 percent worker-training tax credit for production companies providing on-the-job training for Michigan residents.
http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/western/index.ssf/2008/09/betting_on_film.html
Five months into Michigan's adoption of what Gov. Jennifer Granholm calls the most-aggressive film-incentive program in the country, industry leaders are questioning what many say is a booming success.
Looking to follow the example of states such as Louisiana, Connecticut and New Mexico, Michigan's incentives aim to bring in new dollars and jobs to aid a struggling economy.
The incentives include up to a 42 percent refundable or transferable tax credit for qualified films produced in the state, a 25 percent tax credit for film media infrastructure and a 50 percent worker-training tax credit for production companies providing on-the-job training for Michigan residents.
http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/western/index.ssf/2008/09/betting_on_film.html
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Film brings star power to Plymouth community
By Lester L. Holmes, Jr. | The Journal News | September 10, 2008
Hollywood is coming to Plymouth and a local restaurant will be featured in major motion film.
Beginning on Oct. 1 Bennigan’s Restaurant, located on Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth Township, will be closed for three days as crews shoot scenes for the upcoming Parallel Media film Demoted, starring Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings, The Goonies).
Demoted is a comedy about two tire salesmen (Astin and Michael Vartan) who in addition to being a bit chauvinistic constantly pull pranks on their fellow co-worker (David Cross) Things start to change, however when their boss dies and both pranksters are demoted to secretaries by the co-worker they once tormented. The movie is scheduled to appear in theatres sometime in 2009.
http://www.journalgroup.com/Plymouth/8351/film-brings-star-power-to-plymouth-community
Hollywood is coming to Plymouth and a local restaurant will be featured in major motion film.
Beginning on Oct. 1 Bennigan’s Restaurant, located on Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth Township, will be closed for three days as crews shoot scenes for the upcoming Parallel Media film Demoted, starring Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings, The Goonies).
Demoted is a comedy about two tire salesmen (Astin and Michael Vartan) who in addition to being a bit chauvinistic constantly pull pranks on their fellow co-worker (David Cross) Things start to change, however when their boss dies and both pranksters are demoted to secretaries by the co-worker they once tormented. The movie is scheduled to appear in theatres sometime in 2009.
http://www.journalgroup.com/Plymouth/8351/film-brings-star-power-to-plymouth-community
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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.
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.
Holland’s Hopwood DePree gets Governor’s Appointment
WOOD TV8 | September 9, 2008
Today, Hopwood DePree of Holland’s TicTock Studios and co-founder of the Waterfront Film Festival was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council.
http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/09/09/west-michigans-movie-rep-hopwood-depree/
Today, Hopwood DePree of Holland’s TicTock Studios and co-founder of the Waterfront Film Festival was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council.
http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/09/09/west-michigans-movie-rep-hopwood-depree/
Filmmaking tax credits showing positive results
The Oakland Press | September 9, 2008
Evidence continues to mount that Michigan's new tax incentives for filmmakers who produce their movies here are working. For example, right here in Oakland County, the film "Youth in Revolt" and the pilot episode of ABC's "The Prince of Motor City" were shot during the summer at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills.
"Youth in Revolt" is an adaptation from the novel, starring Michael Cera ("Juno") and Justin Long ("Live Free or Die Hard") about a 14-year-old seeking his dream girl while his parents are divorcing.
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/090908/opi_20080909344.shtml
Evidence continues to mount that Michigan's new tax incentives for filmmakers who produce their movies here are working. For example, right here in Oakland County, the film "Youth in Revolt" and the pilot episode of ABC's "The Prince of Motor City" were shot during the summer at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills.
"Youth in Revolt" is an adaptation from the novel, starring Michael Cera ("Juno") and Justin Long ("Live Free or Die Hard") about a 14-year-old seeking his dream girl while his parents are divorcing.
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