Detroit is getting it's very own independent film festival thanks to the boys over at the Burton Theatre in Cass Corridor.
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A former school that is been being used as a movie house will host a
new film festival next year that organizers hope will build on growing
enthusiasm for the movie industry in Michigan.
The Detroit Independent Film Festival is seeking short films to be
screened March 3-7. The state has been drawing more moviemakers since
last year, when tax incentives that are among the nation's most
generous took effect.
"We really want to build up the Michigan film community," Robert Joseph Butler, the festival's director, said Friday.
As part of the event, organizers plan to recognize actors,
directors and others at the Michigan Film Awards on March 6 - the day
before the Academy Awards.
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