2nd
Annual • Detroit and Birmingham, MI • March 9
- 13, 2011
WATCH:
Interviews with officials about the Michigan Film Incentive
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival. Watch for
interviews with officials regarding Michigan's 42 percent tax incentive
for the film industry. You'll hear from Michigan Film Office Director
Carrie Jones, U-M Screenwriting Program Director Jim Burnstein and
Hollywood Producer Warren Zide. Zide has produced films such as
American Pie, The Final Destination and Demoted.
WATCH:
Michigan Film Industry Panel Discussion -- Part One
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival. Watch for
the Michigan film industry panel discussion. You'll hear from Hollywood
Producer Warren Zide, Michigan Film Office Director Carrie Jones,
ITS Capital Managing Partner Dale Johnson and Film Detroit Sales
& Marketing Senior VP Chris Baum. They discussed how to produce
a film in the state of Michigan and the importance of the incentives.
WATCH:
Michigan Film Industry Panel Discussion -- Part Two
WATCH:
Interviews on the Red Carpet Before & After The Michigan Film
Awards
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival. Watch for
my interviews before and after the Michigan Film Awards. You'll
hear from Stacy Jorgensen, an actor and producer from the film "Grey
Skies" and Tina Weber, a producer from the movie "Annabelle
& Bear."
WATCH:
Interviews on the Red Carpet Before & After The Awards -- Part
Two
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival. Watch for
my interviews before and after the Michigan Film Awards. You'll
hear from Shane Hagedorn, an actor and co-producer from the film
"Handlebar", Michael McCallum, an actor and director of
"Handlebar" and "Lucky." In addition, watch
for remarks from Amy S. Weber, who was named the Michigan Independent
Filmmaker of Year. She won for her motion picture "Annabelle
& Bear."
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part One
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. WJBK-TV Fox 2 Anchor/Entertainment
Reporter Lee Thomas was the emcee. Watch as awards are given out
to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies shown
during the festival. In this video, you'll see Jack Cronin accept
the Best Experimental Film for "Sleeping Bear," Randall
Emmett accept the award for Producer of the Year and Mike Buoy accept
the Best Academic Film Award for "Timeless."
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part Two
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. Watch as awards are given
out to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies
shown during the festival. In this video, you'll see Andre N. Anton
accept the Best Documentary Short Subject award for "Defying
Deletion: The Fight Over Iraq's Nineveh Plains," Jaime Peralta
and Mike Allore accept the Best Art Direction-Short Award for "World
of Art" and Jack Cronin accept the Best Editing-Short award
for "Sleeping Bear."
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part Three
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. Watch as awards are given
out to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies
shown during the festival. In this video, you'll see Brian Vander
Ark's Producer accept the Best Screenplay-Short award for Bullies
on Vacation," Jacob Mendel accept the Best Cinamatography-Short
award for "Zlata Rybka (The Goldfish)" and Alana Jo Beckman
accept the Best Supporting Actress-Short award for "The Lost
and Found Shop."
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part Four
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. Watch as awards are given
out to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies
shown during the festival. In this video, you'll see Rachel Clare
Higgins accept the Best Actress-Short award for "Playing House,"
Mark Kelly accept the Best Actor-Short award for "Bullies on
Vacation" and Alexander Slain accept the Best Director-Short
award for "The Lost and Found Shop."
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part Five
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. Watch as awards are given
out to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies
shown during the festival. In this video, you'll see the awards
for Best Original Score-Feature, Best Editing-Feature, Best Cinematography-Feature
and Best Screenplay-Feature. Watch as Michael McCallum accepts the
Best Supporting Actress-Feature award on behalf of Grace Ann Rowan,
who could not attend. You'll also see Jason Waugh accept the Best
Supporting Actor-Feature award for "Love is a Thieves Game."
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part Six
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. Watch as awards are given
out to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies
shown during the festival. In this video, you'll see the awards
for Best Actress-Feature, Best Actor-Feature, Best Director-Feature
and Best Michigan Feature. You'll also see the domestic and international
awards for Best Narrative Short, Best Feature Film and others.
WATCH:
2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards Ceremony -- Part Seven
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo from inside the Uptown Palladium 12 Theater in Birmingham
for the 2nd Annual Michigan Film Awards. Watch as awards are given
out to filmmakers, actors and crew members who had their movies
shown during the festival. In this video, you'll see Detroit Independent
Film Festival (DIFF) Executive Director Robert Joseph Butler present
the Michigan Independent Filmmaker of the Year Award. It went to
Director Amy S. Weber for her film "Annabelle & Bear."
