Cinetopia Begins Next Week with DAFT's Best of Show Reel Encore on June 5th!

Cinetopia - June 3-12 including DAFT's Best of Show Reel Encore on June 5th!

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DAFT is so excited to have Cinetopia International Film Festival as a generous partner for our 48th Michigan Student Film Festival, who provided free passes for our Best of Show students. Please support these amazing ten days in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor celebrating film. Check out their lineup of films at this link!

Join us at the Cinetopia International Film Festival--June 3-12

Created for the people of southeastern Michigan, the Cinetopia International Film Festival features the best feature-length dramas, comedies, and documentaries from the worldâ€™s best film festivals (e.g. Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, etc.).

The extensive festival program is selected exclusively for Cinetopia by a team that includes Indiewire Influencer Russ Collins (from the Michigan Theater) and the national â€œdeanâ€ of art house programming Elliot Wilhelm (from the Detroit Film Theatre).

Cinetopia honors the rich heritage of cinematic culture and Michiganâ€™s proud legacy of outstanding cinema artists through special pre- and post-film events, including presentations, discussion panels, and Q&A sessions with directors, writers, and stars.

Encore Screening of Best of Show Reel - June 5th - 12:15 pm

If you missed the 48th Michigan Student Film Festival on April 23rd, you can catch our amazing Senior Reel for Cinetopia's encore free screening at the very cool Cinema Detroit. After the film, we'll be hosting a panel discussion with some of the young filmmakers, too! (link)

Cinetopia's Detroit Voices - June 4th and June 11th

DAFT is so excited that 5 of the 12 films selected for Cinetopia's Detroit Voices competition are student entries from this year's Michigan Student Film Festival. And one of the films, "Five Windows" is from our DAFT alumni Adam and Daniel Cooper.

You can learn more at this link. Be sure to catch the free screening at the Detroit Film Theatre on Saturday June 4th at 3:30 PM or Saturday June 11th at 12:30 PM at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor.

Trailer for Cinetopia

Reserve Your Spots for Focal Point 2016 - July 11-15

Presented by DAFT and Royal Oak Schools, The Focal Point Video Workshop provides an intensive, hands-on video study for adults and mature high school students. In one week participants will work with video from concept to finished product. Award-winning media educators John Prusak and Michael Conrad will be your facilitators.

Reduced price this year--$495 per attendee!

All skill levels are welcome and course work can be geared to accommodate specific interests and needs. More information including registration and a video of last year's highlights at this link.

We had record crowds for the 48th Michigan Student Film Festival. Special congratulations to Troy Athens student Griffin Olis who was awarded the first John Prusak Visionary Award.

Check out some of our snapshots from the 48th Michigan Student Film Festival. More to come!

Our New Classified Listing of Festivals, Jobs, Internships, Websites, etc.

The DAFT website now has a new Classified Listing (link) where members can share upcoming events, job postings, internships, media businesses, venues and more. Submissions are reviewed and approved by DAFT.

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