Category Archives: outreach

We got movies!

Big thanks to all those who entered the Michigan Movie Makers Micro Movie Marathon Winter 2013. Gather tomorrow evening around 6:00 PM at the Inside Out Gallery, screening starts promptly at 6:30 PM. Get stoked for the Australian Marble Balloting, … Continue reading

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Enter M33M today!

The day has arrived – less than 12 hours left to enter the Michigan Movie Makers Micro Movie Marathon Winter 2013. The deadline for entries is TODAY at 11:59 PM, do read the entry guidelines. We’ve got plenty of nifty … Continue reading

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7 days to go – M33M entry deadline

Ok, now it’s FOR REAL!  Only 7 days remain to enter the Michigan Movie Makers Micro Movie Marathon Winter 2013. Our regional festival of 3 minute or less movies is screening on January 30 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Inside … Continue reading

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M33M Winter 2013

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) = M33M. All … Continue reading

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Aaron Dennis and Jacob Wheeler on the People and the Olive

After a screening of the People and the Olive at the Inside Out Gallery on November 28, 2012, the Michigan Movie Makers spent an hour with the filmmakers talking about the technical aspects of the project. Thanks very much to … Continue reading

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How regional movies are made, the P and O Wednesday

This Wednesday is a special opportunity to learn how great regional movies are made. Aaron Dennis and Jacob Wheeler will take us behind the camera on The People and the Olive, a feature length documentary about planting olive trees and ultra … Continue reading

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M3 Meeting – Wednesday October 24

Michigan Movie Makers are meeting this Wednesday the 24, just 7 days before Halloween! We’ll be discussing the benefits of adopting a more structured organization, with membership and annual tiered membership fees – organization, professional, student, audience. This would move … Continue reading

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September meeting report

We had a successful skype visit from Steve Julin who gave us the skinny on Postapalooza 2012, coming up next week. You can request a super top secret Michigan Movie Makers discount code, contact Dan Kelly. We then had a … Continue reading

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September 2012 M3 meeting

Two days into a wet and windy Fall, resplendent with towering Maxfield Parrish cloudscapes shot through with bold ochres and scarlets of the rising sun. After a brief summer vacation, Michigan Movie Makers meetings resume, every fourth Wednesday of the … Continue reading

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M3 likes Postapalooza 2012

Coming up in October, Postapalooza 2012, a top notch training and networking event smack dab in the middle of the state – the Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mount Pleasant. Production a plenty plus an editorial extravaganza with After … Continue reading

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