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At the Cinetopia International Film Festival, my short film "Within" rocked the house. The film generated laughter, tears, and an immediate applause. I received such great feedback after the screening. I wanted to thank everyone for coming...

Motion Picture Institute alumnus Vince Longo was granted access to the archives of Orson Welles for a class at the University of Michigan.  He uncovered a screenplay that led to the search and discovery of the first feature film by Orson...

Cast your vote today for Motion Picture Institute in the Chase Main Street Grants program.  Your vote will help us to reach our goal and earn a chance for a grant that will help to expand film and acting career opportunities to students right...

The Career Tech Field Trip and Job Shadow held at Motion Picture Institute in May was a huge success.  High School students from around the state of Michigan were able to get valuable hands-on experience about careers in the film industry from...

You might have seen Motion Picture Institute at Motor City Comic Con over the weekend! Current Film and Acting students volunteered at our booth, while Wolfman Mac made an appearance from the television show MPI is producing this year entitled...

The Monster Show pilot episode kicked off Sunday, May 17th at the Motor City Comic Con. The show is a ½ hour pilot features Michigan personality Mac Kelly (of Wolfman Mac’s Chiller Drive-In fame) and a cast of traditional monster...

Congratulations to Motion Picture Institute Alumnus Robert J. Butler, who's short film "Within" has been accepted into the Cinetopia Film Festival as a part of the Detroit Voices Competition.   Detroit Voices is a a...

"Five Windows" is a neo-noir thriller about an assassin preparing to kill his rival. As he leads his respected enemy down a trail of deception and illusion, it becomes clear that he is not the only one being tricked. The short film was...

Career Tech Field Trip and Job Shadow Objective: To interface high school students with film and television professionals on an actual film set and film studio. Lesson Plan: The students interact with film and television professionals...

Patient Zero was a short film written, directed, shot, edited in a one day filmmaking workshop for high school students at Motion Picture Institute on April 10, 2015. Students learned camera, lighting, audio, script supervising, and directing at...

Paige Erlich, a 2012 graduate of Motion Picture Institute, has won Gold Hermes Creative Awards for her video production work in the non-profit sector for The Sky Foundation and JARC. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the...

A congratulations goes out to alumnus Steve MacLaren (2013 graduate) whose film "Nothing To Lose" has been \accepted into the Broke Student Film Festival and The Spring Shorts Film Festival.     View The...

Congratulations to Phil Rossi whose thesis film Reflux won best picture at the Bare Bones Film Festival - http://www.barebonesfilmmusicfestival.org/

The Badger Game Motion Picture Institute graduates Tom Zambeck and Josh Wagner wrote, produced and directed The Badger Game which is making is local Michigan premiere May 3rd at Cinema Detroit (click here for tickets). The film follows a tale...

Join us for a Casting Call on May 9th open to all ages for over 30 Student Thesis Films that will be shown in  film festivals. Actors must bring an updated headshot and resume - as we begin a new casting book with each audition. The...

Join us on Friday, April 17 for Movie Night as we showcase the short films of award winning alumnus Robert Joseph Butler. See Robert's film Within prior to its screening at the prestigious New York City Film Festival! Doors will...

Congratulations to Motion Picture Institute Alumnus Robert Butler, who's short film "Within" has been selected into the following film festivals:  New York City International Film Festival Queens World Film...

Michigan filmmaker Aaron Russman brings one of literature’s most infamous tales to life in the suspense-horror film, Tell Tale Heart: Fatal Revenge! Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre masterpiece of murder and madness.  Tell Tale...

See how the prayers of one woman working in a prayer call center impact the lives of those who need the most help in "Dial A Prayer" starring Brittany Snow and William H. Macy. The film directed by Maggie Kiley and produced by...

"Leviathan" the fourth feature from Russian visionary  Andrei Zvyagintsev, is a complete masterpiece and the true champion of world cinema released in 2014, Nuri Blige Ceylan's Turkish masterpiece "Winter Sleep"...