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Photos from DAFT’s 2016 Media Student Symposium at MPI – December 9, 2016

On Friday December 9, 2016 over 125 of the top media production students from 14 different school districts met at the Motion Picture Institute in Troy for DAFT’s 3rd annual Media Student Symposium.  Here are some highlights… Keynote speaker, WXYZ’s Sports’ Brad Galli. Lake Orion High School’s Roger Smith with Brad Galli. Licensed drone pilot Matthew […]

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First-Place cover art by Brandon Eeles, student at the William D. Ford Career Technical Center (Wayne-Westland)

Free Admission! The 48th Michigan Student Film Fest at the DIA – April 23rd – 9:30 AM & 11:45 AM Screenings

  What:  DAFT’s 48th Michigan Student Film Festival – Free Admission! When:  Saturday, April 23rd:  9:30 AM (K-8 grade Best of Show reel), 11:45 AM (9-12 grade Best of Show reel) Where:  The DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre (John R. side), 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202 (John R. side entrance) We hope you can join us the morning of […]

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IMPORTANT – Festival Submission Deadline Extended One Week to March 11th

Due to unexpected technical issues on our website and with payment options, we are extended DAFT’s deadline for entries for the Michigan Student Film Festival until Friday, March 11th.   We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and thank the many entries we have received–and the emails/phone calls regarding the snags. There will also be a […]

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Micah Greene (1975-2016) Champion of the Big Idea and the Little Guy

Originally posted in MyMediaDiary.com.  Donations in Micah’s memory and more information is available in DAFT’s latest newsletter at this link. Classrooms and schedules can make strange bedfellows.  Yesterday, I lost my roommate of 10 years, Micah Greene.  And like a brother who shares a bunkbed for so long, you become so in tune to his tossings and […]

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