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  Congratulations to Motion Picture Institute grad Rola Nashef!  Rola’s film “Detroit Unleaded” premiered on Friday, November 15th, 2013 at the Detroit Film Theatre. This film was cast and produced entirely in...

Highlights From Summer Film Camp      This past summer, high school students from around the nation gathered valuable film experience at the High School Film camp at Motion Picture Institute.  Below are two...

Fall Lighting Workshop      Join us for a Fall Lighting Workshop sponsored by DAFT on Saturday, November 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   See demonstrations and learn the theory behind...

"The Citizen" is coming back to Birmingham and Ann Arbor this week for special screenings: Ann Arbor Screening "The Citizen" screens Wednesday November 6th at the historical Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.  There...

  Calling all students and/or filmmakers! Motion Picture Institute will be hosting a DAFT (Digital Arts, Film and Television) Fall 2013 Lighting Workshop at our studio in Troy on November 16th from 10am-1pm.  The workshop...

     “FACES OF A POCKET WATCH” MPI HIGH SCHOOL FILM CAMP SHORT FILM NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH!       The short film “Faces of a Pocket Watch” was written, produced...

We encourage you to participate in Small Business Saturday on November 30 in support of local small businesses like Motion Picture Institute.  Small Business Saturday is the day we all Shop Small and support small businesses around the...

 Congratulations to Motion Picture Institute Class of 2013!        The graduation ceremony and film festival were held at Emagine Theater in Novi on Sunday, October 20th at 5:30pm. Twenty-four...

Motion Picture Institute graduate Landon Cooke has created a fun and interactive music video to help support donation efforts in Livingston County Michigan for the United Way.   In the video several Twitter HASHTAGS are mentioned, such...

Congratulations to MPI's own Jonathan D’Ambrosio!   Jonathan won the Platinum Award for Best Picture (First Place Winner) for his film “The Whistle” at this years Fifth Annual Blue Water Film Festival! The festival took...

Kurt Mayry, Co-Founder of Motion Picture Institute, was recently elected as the Vice President of the MACCS Board.   The Michigan Association of Career Colleges & Schools (MACCS) is a non-profit association serving Michigan’s...

You attended Doggy Con...   You saw the Dog Fighter Red Carpet premier...   Now, meet the star of the upcoming Feature Documentary the "Dog Fighter" live and in person!  Invite your friends and family to the Detroit...

The U.S theatrical release of "The Citizen" by Sam Kadi has been set for Friday Setpember 27.   Several markets in Michigan will host the opening of the film including Emagine Theaters in Novi and Canton.  (Other theaters may...

"The film camp really helped me learn more about the specific things you do as editing, camera, lighting etc. It was less focused on the acting but more on everything else in film making, including script writing and set design. That was a lot...

The upcoming Superman-Batman movie has recently been approved for film incentives by the Michigan Film Office.   The film by Warner Brothers will feature two of the most popular superheroes from the DC Comics series, Batman and...

The students had a blast developing ideas and expressing them through the craft of filmmaking at the Motion Picture Institute High School Summer Filmmaking Camp! From conceptualizing and brainstorming in pre-production to editing in...