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Michitwitter for April 2009

April 6, 2009 – 8:54 am

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site?
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The 2009 East Lansing Film Festival

March 16, 2009 – 1:30 pm

The 12th annual East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) takes place March 19-26, 2009. The ELFF the largest and most diverse film festival in Michigan and screens more than 100 independent and foreign feature, documentary, short and student films from around the world.
Lake Michigan Film Competition
One attraction is the Lake Michigan Film Competition, which offers cash [...]

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Absolute Michigan Exclusive: Hilary Swank's latest movie Betty Ann Waters

March 16, 2009 – 10:53 am

Here's an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Detroit filming of Hilary Swank's latest movie Betty Anne Waters. It's a great look at the impact that the Michigan Film Tax Incentive is having on making films in Michigan and also on the Michigan film industry. Be sure to check it out in HD on [...]

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47th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival ~ March 24 – 29, 2009

March 9, 2009 – 10:47 am

More pics from the A2FF
The Ann Arbor Film Festival returns March 24 - 29, 2009. It's the longest-running film festival of its kind in North America and is internationally recognized as a premiere showcase for creative, inspiring, and influential films of all types: avant-garde and experimental, story-based narratives, documentaries, and animation. The New World of [...]

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Michitwitter for March 2009

March 2, 2009 – 1:04 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site?
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AMP and the Arsenal of Creativity

February 12, 2009 – 8:19 pm

Untitled by Vanessa Miller
Vanessa has a great set of photos from
allied media conference oh8
Wiretap's Jenny Lee has a great article called In Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity. It begins:
“Michigan will be the next film capitol of the world,” Clint Eastwood said in a recent interview following the release of his new film Gran Torino, shot in [...]

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Michitwitter for February 2009

February 3, 2009 – 1:44 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site?
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Photo: You with the camera, enough pictures!! by Daylily18

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Mitch Albom on the Michigan Film Incentive

January 12, 2009 – 9:15 pm

They're coming, and they're liking what they're seeing and we have a chance to seed a new industry in the state of Michigan.
~Mitch Albom
Scott Allman has produced a great interview with Mitch Albom about the Michigan Film Incentive. Check it out below!

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Film of Michigan's Timber Harvest in the 1950s (with much emphasis on food)

January 5, 2009 – 6:38 pm

Seeking Michigan presents a video of the "modern timber harvest" from the 1950s by Walter Hastings. I haven't even watched the whole thing but I already know that you'll want to! The film describes how wood is cut and delivered to the mill ... with a lengthy interlude about life at a logging camp including [...]

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Michitwitter for January 2009

January 2, 2009 – 12:48 pm

Here are some news, comments and other stuff from January of 2009.
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