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Just hours to go

Deadline – Monday 7/23/12 at 11:59 pm EST Hardly 12 HOURS left to enter a less than three (3) minute movie in the Michigan Movie Makers Micro Movie Marathon Summer 2012 (M33M S12). Satirical, Poetical, Political, Nonsensical, Musical, Incredible, Regrettable,  … Continue reading

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Happy Weekend!

Ah, the weekend. Rumpled lovers enjoying breakfast in bed, birds chirping, sunsets, emerald leaves flickering in a frisky breeze. So many perfect MOVIE moments! Normal people might let these moments slip by without lifting a finger to record them, to … Continue reading

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Micro Movie Marathon imminent!

Follow the entry guidelines! M33M July 25, 2012! Only 2 weeks until the Summer 2012 Micro Movie Marathon, and just 12 days left to enter your 3 minute or less movie. Major awards for phenomenal storytelling! Follow the entry guidelines! … Continue reading

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Only 38 days until M33M Summer deadline!

ATTENTION Michigan Movie Makers, The entry deadline for M33M via YouTube is Monday July 23, 2012 at 11:59 pm, that’s only 38 days away – procrastination is not an option! http://www.michiganmoviemakers.com/blog/2012/06/14/m33m-2012-summer/ We want your movies! The THIRD Michigan Movie Makers … Continue reading

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M33M 2012 Summer

Micro Movie Marathon What M33M is a biannual festival of 3 minute 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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TCFF needs Documentary team leader

There are two video teams at the Traverse City Film Festival, a narrative team tasked with telling the significant stories of the festival and a documentary team that is mandated to archive pretty much everything else. Dave Merrick will be … Continue reading

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Next four months, wow!

What?! We now know the M3 schedule 5 months in advance… We are amazing! Here’s the line up… April 25, 2012 – Crowd Funding Host – Andrea Maio This Wednesday, Andrea Maio talks about how to pay for independent projects … Continue reading

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M3 meeting this Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Joy, Rapture! It’s time once again for another scintillating Michigan Movie Makers meeting at the Inside Out Gallery, 211 Garland Street in Traverse City (map)! This month, Jeffrey Morgan will curate our experience, and the rumor is that he’ll be … Continue reading

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Big Budgets via John Robert Williams

JRW recently posted on Facebook this thestar.com article about the failure of big budget movies to break even. Also TCFF is mentioned with Toronto and Sundance. http://www.thestar.com/iphone/business/article/1151049–john-carter-syndrome-why-big-budget-hollywood-movies-are-financial-busts

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Micro Movie Marathon Winter 2012 Major Awards

Scandal – Two projects slipped through that were over the 3:00 minute time limit, including James Weston’s avante garde Wind. WTF, he’s an M3 co-founder… can’t anyone be trusted?! Aside from this outrageous breach of protocol AND a chronic snafu … Continue reading

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