West Michigan Film and Video Alliance
Our Mission: To promote a thriving film and video production community in West Michigan.

Welcome to the West Michigan Film Video Alliance!

Brauer Productions, Inc.

530 S. Union Street
Traverse City, MI 49684

rich@brauer.com

Website: www.brauer.com.

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Traverse City Film Festival

Entry Deadline: 07/01/08

Traverse City Film Festival - Traverse City

West Branch Children's Film Festival

Entry Deadline: 06/01/09

West Branch Children's Film Festival - West Branch

The 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project - Royal Oak

Breaking News

  • Michigan Film Festival (MFF) Announced for Summer 2009

    Michigan Film Festival (MFF), organized by Pider Enterprises and West Michigan Film Video Alliance with partner organizations Grand Rapids Art Museum, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts and GRNow, is calling for submissions for the Mitten Map Film Competition (MMFC). The Mitten Map Film Competition encourages filmmakers to produce new short films with a Michigan perspective. The Michigan Film Festival campus will include locations at both GRAM and UICA and will feature screenings, lectures, receptions and workshops on Saturday, August 29. New submissions to MFF are accepted in the Mitten Map Film Competition until July 15, 2009. Cash Prizes for best film will be awarded. For additional details, click below.

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  • First State Award for the WMFVA!

    The West Michigan Film Video Alliance was awarded the 2009 Governor's Award for Innovative Tourism Collaboration. Click here for details.

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  • Grand Rapids Rep. Roy Schmidt Takes a Stand for Film Incentives

    The WMFVA salutes Rep. Roy Schmidt (D - Grand Rapids) for his letter to the Grand Rapids Press in support of an editorial defending Michigan's Film Incentives. The letter is entitled "Leave Michigan Film Credit Alone!" For the text of his letter click below.

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  • To see the original Grand Rapids Press Editorial: "Don't pan Michigan's movie law yet" by Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board, Monday April 06, 2009, click below.

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Coming Up

4WALL

Wednesday, July 22, 2009, Doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 7pm.

Are you looking for a monthly WMFVA meeting where you can show off your work, network and just get together with the production community in general? Every Fourth Wednesday of the month all year long WMFVA members can screen their completed and works-in-progress for FREE at the Wealthy Theatre Koning Micro-Cinema. Constructive feedback from peers and public in attendance are offered to the filmmaker on request. Screening and attendance is FREE to all WMFVA members. Contact Tom Norton at Tom@wmfva.org for questions and programming.

Location: W@W=Wednesday at the Wealthy
Wealthy Theatre Koning Micro-Cinema
1130 Wealthy SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

FREE to WMFVA Members
$5 to public

See our complete calendar of events.