Category Archives: documentary

5 weeks isn’t forever

The entry deadline for M33M Winter 2014 (Michigan Movie Makers Micro Movie Marathon) is 5 weeks away. That seems like forever, right? Plenty of time to dig into the recent archives, poke a few keys, export and viola. Humbug! Don’t … Continue reading

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Fork Gallery

Thanks to M3’s fabulous photographers – Scott Tompkins, Louise Somerville, John Scollon and Michael Toms – here are high resolution pix from the first M3 Open Studio, December 14, 2013 at 45 Parallel Productions, distributed under a Creative Commons Free … Continue reading

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Micro Movie Marathon 2014 Winter

What M33M is a biannual festival of 3 minute (or less) movies made by people in and around Northern Michigan. The acronym M33M (aka Micro Movie Marathon) is derived as follows: Michigan Movie Makers (M3) + 3 Minutes (3M) = … Continue reading

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M3 Open Studio – 45 Parallel Productions

Michigan Movie Makers launches our latest industry building initiative, the Open Studio. Open Studios are bonus events beyond our regular monthly meetings. Every other month, a regional movie studio opens it’s doors to M3’s peer community and the general public … Continue reading

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Summary October 23, 2013

The M3 met TBAISD* Career Tech Center Film and New Media classroom/studio, (phew!) aka FNM. FNM’s Advisory Group meeting ran long, so M3 was a little late getting started. There’s some overlap between these two groups so the transition was … Continue reading

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M33M Summer 2013… not happening

We didn’t have quite enough entries by the deadline to deploy a proper M33M this summer 🙁 To those that entered, thanks! We’ll have another go in January.

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Last day to enter M33M Summer 2013

This is absolutely the last day to enter your 3 minute or less movie, (including Vines) into the Michigan Movie Makers Micro Movie Marathon (or M33M) Summer 2013. Email your entries by 11:59 pm tonight. Tick tock! Trailers, tiny docs, … Continue reading

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Make this weekend count!

Just one weekend left to get your M33M entries ship shape. Deadline is Monday July 22, 2013 11:59pm. Follow the entry guidelines… and have a nice day!

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M33M – one week remaining!

Just one week left to enter Northern Michigan’s shortest movie festival, the Micro Movie Marathon Summer 2013. We’ll be doling out another flock of Major Awards, plus a Golden Boot (if we get even one rejected TCFF bumper) AND (if … Continue reading

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M33M Summer 2013

What M33M is a biannual festival of 3 minute (or less) movies made by people in and around Northern Michigan. The acronym M33M (aka Micro Movie Marathon) is derived as follows: Michigan Movie Makers (M3) + 3 Minutes (3M) = … Continue reading

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