Startup News: Wayne State key player in new Creative Film Alliance

WSU has teamed up with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to create the two-month 2010 Creative Film Alliance Summer Film Institute program at Gull Lake. The program revolves around maximizing the next generation of film industry veterans who will help cement the Great Lakes State as a major player in the film, TV and gaming industry.

“This is a really big deal,” says Sharon Vasquez, dean of the college of fine, performing & communication arts at Wayne State University. “We’re each leveraging our particular strengths, perspectives and progress to create and grow the film industry in Michigan.”

Wayne State’s contribution is its expertise in documentary and narrative film making. It also has strengths in the production and post production sectors for films, which are seen as two of the major job creators in the film industry. Organizers are also hoping this will create synergies between local industry veterans and up-and-coming students.

“This is the beginning of relationships that will play a key part in growing the indigenous film industry,” Vasquez says.

Source: Sharon Vasquez, dean of the college of fine, performing & communication arts at Wayne State University
Writer: Jon Zemke