Watch livestreams below of Saturday's 57th Michigan Student Film Festival

April 26, 2025

(10 AM K-8 and 12:30 PM High School screenings and awards)

 DAFT Founding Father

John Prusak (1947 - 2023)

John L. Prusak Memorial Fund:

Young Detroit Filmmaker Scholarship

In memory of John Prusak, your donation will support a Michigan media classroom teacher's program. John’s lifelong commitment to young filmmakers will live on through your donation via the PayPal link below (that includes credit-card options) along with checks made payable to DAFT mailed to PO Box 1443  Royal Oak, MI  48068.  John's obituary 3/23/23 in the Detroit Free Press & Longer Free Press article by Julie Hinds

April 29th: Celebrating John Prusak

A celebration of John's life took place on Saturday April 29, 2023 at the Motion Picture Institute