Tag Archives: Film

Report indicates that Michigan’s generous film incentives may actually be worthwhile

As we’ve discussed in previous threads, I have issues with Governor Snyder’s proposed budget. There are some things that I’m very much against, like the cuts to K-12 education and the elimination of funding mechanisms for brownfield remediation projects, and there are others that I’m not yet sure about. Among the items in that category, […]

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Film incentives would likely end in Michigan under Snyder

With the change of Governor may come a change in policy with regard to Michigan’s generous financial incentives for the film industry. Following, by way of background, is a clip from the Wall Street Journal: …The set of the gritty cop show “Detroit 1-8-7” is one of more than 100 film and television productions that […]

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Make a film, win $100, this Saturday at the Shadow Art Fair

A few days ago, I mentioned that, as a part of the summer’s Shadow Art Fair, the folks from the Ann Arbor Film Festival would be sponsoring a competition of sorts. Here, on that competition, is Donald Harrison, the Director of the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor FIlm Festival. Donald and I don’t mention […]

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Cinemasports film competition to take place at upcoming Shadow Art Fair

In addition to having a table at the upcoming Shadow Art Fair, the folks from the Ann Arbor Film Festival will be hosting a competition called Cinemasports at the day-long arts event. Here’s how they describe the activity: Cinemasports is the “Iron Chef of filmmaking” in which self-assembled filmmaking teams are challenged to include assigned […]

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Pencil Paparazzi file: Catherine Keener on the U-M Diag

[The movie is apparently called Trust, and it’s directed by David Schwimmer. According to IMDB, it’s about “a teenage girl that is targeted by an online sexual predator.” I don’t imagine that Keener is the predator, but maybe that’s the twist.]

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