See What's Happening at Motion Picture Institute

50th anniversary of 1967 Detroit Riots coincides with an archival footage documentary

Ashray Dravidian's film to be shown at 2017 Creation International Film Festival.

Sam Kadi's documentary shown at DePaul University in Chicago.

2014 MPI Grad Alex Gasparetto's film wins award, trip to Sundance Film Festival.

2016 High School Summer Film Camp 1 finished short film and behind the scenes EPK.

2016 High School Summer Film Camp 2 finished short film and behind the scenes EPK.

Nick Felice premieres second feature film

Little Gandhi wins Best Foreign Documentary at festival

The Oakland Press covers The Girl on the Mat award winners

Premiere of MPI grad Robert Butler's latest film

MPI graduate Sam Kadi was on FOX 2 talking about his award winning documentary, Little Gandhi

AUG 18th we are hosting THE FILMMAKER. A 2 hour + chat with MPI Graduates who have achieved their dreams. Come and learn how they went from wanabe's to full time success stories. RSVP today. Seating is limited. $ 10 at the door. FREE to...

We are holding an Informational Workshop for all local actors on Wednesday July 13th. There will be an afternoon session from 1 - 3 pm and an evening session from 6 - 8 pm. There is a $10 fee. (free to MPI alumni). To RSVP, call as soon as possible...

MPI's reach is global and our students come from all around the world. A few years back Shola Muse came to use from Nigeria. After his training Shola returned to West Africa where he began producing documentaries. His latest project brings...

The Motion Picture Institute was a proud supporter of  DAFT. DAFT (Digital Arts Film and Television) is a non-profit dedicated to media education and interaction between students, teachers and professionals. On Saturday, April 23rd DAFT had...

We are very excited to have you attending MACRAO College Night with Motion Picture Institute tonight from 6:30 pm-8 pm!   With that said, there is one minor change regarding parking upon your arrival to the center.  This change is to...

This is Bryce Fuller (from various MPI workshops and camps). I have some good news regarding one of my videos that I thought you might like to hear about: I submitted a video to the TeenDrive365 Discovery/Toyota Video Contest and I am...

Metro Detroit will face its fears this weekend March 12 & 13th as PHOBIAFEST invades the city of Troy.  Jam packed with over two dozen rare or never before seen film screenings, 25 exhibitors and a dozen fear based events, PhobiaFest...

This week our staff interviews Motion Picture Institute Alumni and Award Winning Director, Jonathan D'Ambrosio Class of 2013. Jon tells us about his latest film, and what inspires him.