Film And Video

Feature Story Figures point at the viewer in Yuan Goangming's film Indication.

Essential arts events for March 2017


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Editor's Pick: The Way


U-M film students land ad contract


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From Scratch: tinyBig Picture Shows


Sundance returns to Ann Arbor


Ann Arbor Film Fest turns 50


From cineastes to camera jockeys, the Ann Arbor area has caught the Hollywood bug. Beyond the renown Ann Arbor Film Festival, fests like CinemaSlam and Miller's Creek are popping up like dandelions. CUT TO: laptop auteurs busily working on their next YouTube masterpiece as local  production companies like Odd Angle and Quack! Media generate cutting edge video. CLOSE ON: U-M's film program, where the next generation of Steven Spielbergs and Martin Scorcese are learning their craft. FADE ON: Michigan's state legislature as it approves an ambitious new Film Production Incentive Package. It's only a matter of time before Washtenaw County says, "We're ready for our close up, Mr. DeMille!"