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Motion Picture Institute would like to thank all of our staff, students, graduates, vendors, friends, and contacts for helping make a memorable Holiday for those at the HAVEN Shelter in Pontiac, Michigan.   Your donations that included soap,...

Meet 60 Directors This Saturday Join us for our annual Film Casting Call this Saturday, January 18 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.     We encourage actors of all ages and experience levels from Michigan, Ohio, and Northern Illinois to...

Overall Theme   An Indian Couple meet for a marriage alliance unwillingly but they fall in love by chance.     About The Film   LOVE BY CHANCE is a Telugu (South Indian) language movie directed & produced by MPI...

Jeff Tuttle, alumnus of Motion Picture Institute, recently was the subject of an article on Fangoria.com which is the top publication for the Horror Industry.     Jeff's film title CATHEXIS features the story of a therapist...

Motion Picture Institute has promoted Kathryn McDermott to the position of Director of Education effective January 2014. Kathryn served as an instructor for Motion Picture Institute since coming on board in 2006 where she has been teaching...

The actress/producer just wrapped her first big-budget feature principle role opposite megawatt stars Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson and Dave Franco in the comedy, THE BUSINESS TRIP.   “It was amazing,” says the actress,...

Foggy Relations is a film noir type romance that centers around a veteran prostitute, Tiffany Price, and her old friend, Roger Brooks. As the night unfolds we learn more about their complicated history and their foggy future. Covering themes of...

Thank you to Kris Kaczor, an alumnus of Motion Picture Institute, for keeping us up to date on the happenings of his film "Pretty Old". The film has won awards for Best Documentary and Official Selection at film festivals around the...

Motion Picture Institute graduate Marcus Austin was recently awarded by MACCS (Michigan Association of Career Colleges and Schools).   The entire team at Motion Picture Institute is extremely proud of Marcus and his committment to excellence...

Motion Picture Institute is excited about upcoming film festivals right here in Michigan and would like to share them with you!   Detroit Dreaming Film Festival   When:  January 30 - February 2 Where: 2730 Bagley Street, Detroit,...

Do you know how many films have been made in Michigan?   ListChallenges.com offers 170 films that have partially, or in total, been made right here in Michigan!   Now, here is a pop quiz for all of you future actors and film...

Attention aspiring film makers, we encourage you to check out this demo reel from our very own Rob Frenette at 2007 graduate of Motion Picture Institute.    Check back here soon as we will be getting an update from Rob on his current...

Pre-production for the making Batman Superman is already underway as the cast and set prepare for filming in the metro Detroit, MI area in early February of 2014.   Actress Gal Gadot has just been cast as Wonder Woman and she will be joined...

Motion Picture Institute will be holding a donation drive until December 20, 2013 for the HAVEN Shelter in Pontiac, Michigan.  Please forward this posting to your friends, and, help share the message on your social media accounts to help...

Motion Picture Institute Summer Film Camps are designed for middle and high school students wishing to experience what it is like to work on a film production.   Students gather on the soundstage at Motion Picture Institute and train in a...

Making a Scene:  11 Performances   Enjoy the video below to view the year's best performers that star in 11 original (very) short films directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.     Click the image above...

Motion Picture Institute launched its Motion Picture Actors Program (MPAP) last February and in just a few months has given its students career opportunities few other schools can; landing an agent and starring in film shorts. Nineteen year old...

     Eminem returned to his hometown of Detroit on Wednesday, November 20th to shoot a music video for his latest single “The Monster". Rihanna is featured on the track.  This is the second...

        Motion Picture Institutewould like to announce our JANUARY OPEN CASTING CALL & AUDITIONS! Our current students will be casting many diffrerent roles for their thesis films. Auditions will be held from...

  MPI partnered with Raindance Windsor/Detroit on Sunday, November 17th to hold a special networking event consisting of films by MPI students, a tour of the facilities, and a Q&A session by the filmmakers.   Thesis...