Category Archives: M3 vision

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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How to build an Industry

How do we help Michigan’s movie industry thrive? Make a great movie. Michigan Movie Makers brings together a diverse community of creative and practical people. One person can make a movie, but complex projects need a crew of technicians, artists … 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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M3 meeting report

Our September 2013 meeting demonstrated once again that we’ve definitely have an industry in the making. We filled the conference room at LIAA with many of the usual suspects and some fresh recruits. News was shared and possible collaborations pondered. … Continue reading

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M3 meeting 9-25-13

TONIGHT we Michigan Movie Makers will meet at UpNorth Media (LIAA), 324 Munson Ave in Traverse City (map) 6:30 – 8:30pm. Bring summer stories and autumn gossip to share in a round table (round-ish) free for all. Find out who’s … Continue reading

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TCFF Party…

TONIGHT! If you’ve ever been to an M3 meeting, entered a short into the Micro Movie Marathon, read any post from this blog, slept in a hammock, opened a door for a lady, backed up an HDSC card, worn elegant … 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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