Category Archives: documentary

21 days until M33M Summer 2013

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

Holy Cats, just three weeks left ’til the Summer 2013 Micro Movie Marathon. Major Awards for movies under 3 minutes and the coveted Golden Boot for this year’s best rejected TCFF bumper! Details for entry to follow. Save the date, … Continue reading →

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Contribute to This American Life

Posted on June 10, 2013 by andreaclairemaio

The M3 community might be interested in contributing to This American Life. The gist: interesting things that are happening to people this week that people have snippets of video/sound from. I am submitting two pitches: my best friends daughter’s homebirth … Continue reading →

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Documentary Based on Local Work Gets Emmy

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Joe Carter

From the Traverse City Ticker 6/6/13 – PBS documentary Invisible Women, based on a book written by a local resident and business owner, has received an Emmy Award. Jane Fortune, author of Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence, also co-owns … Continue reading →

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M3 TODAY at FNM

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

There’s no doubt that when your eyelids popped open this morning, your first feeling was of delightful anticipation. Yes, today you gather with your fellow aspirants to storytelling virtuosity, with other intrepid explorers of emotional nuance and intellectual subtlety. The … Continue reading →

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May 19, Free Movie at Inside Out

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com
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Interview success and what’s next?

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Morgan Burke-Beyers

Hi, Morgan here. I would like to thank everyone that participated in Wednesday’s “I am a Michigan Movie Maker” interviews.  In all there were 22 people that sat down for interviews including our three wonderful videographers Jeff Morgan, Bill Latka, … Continue reading →

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April M3 at FNM

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

On Wednesday April 24 from 6:30-8:30 pm, M3 congregates at Film and New Media to mesh with our future collaborators. At M3’s February SWOT we assessed whether or not we had a sustainable film industry in Northwestern Lower Michigan, and … Continue reading →

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*I am M3* production scheduled for 3/27

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

Schedule a time to be interviewed on 3/27 from 4 – 7 pm email: schedule AT michigan movie makers DOT com phone: Morgan Burke-Beyers 248 891-3460 We’re on for March 27 from 4-7 pm at UpNorth Media Center to record … Continue reading →

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We SWOTed

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

Against the smear of a wintry Michigan highway, a woman in a sapphire 2007 Ford Focus peels back the pavement between Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Hurtling into the snow heavy northern horizon, she blurs the boney trees and crusted … Continue reading →

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SWOT with Deb Havens TODAY

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

Michigan Movie Makers gather today to assess the Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities of/to our regional industry. This is the first step towards building a plan to thrive. Deb Havens of Film Friendly Michigan, (former board member and president of … Continue reading →

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