News about DAFT and DAFT activities
DAFT & Best of Detroit Party – June 26, 2025 DAFT was honored to be a partner with HOUR Detroit at its spectacular Best of Detroit Gala at the Book Cadillac Hotel. We were able to meet so many folks from the food, corporate and media side of Detroit and our student photographers were able […]
Digital Arts Film and Television proudly announces its 2025 Michigan Media Educator of the Year Stephany Harbison Romeo High School During my time in her class, she gave me guidance and knowledge on how to improve and expand my filmmaking skills. She took me and my dreams very seriously, as she did for each student […]
DAFT is proud to announce the winners of its annual student contest for its poster designs. Congratulations to the following students who were selected from entries from across the state of Michigan. Winners will be recognized onstage at the festival on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre. More info at this […]
DAFT is pleased to announce the six recipients of the first John Prusak Educator Grants–supporting media programs across the state of Michigan. Background: Following the April 2023 Celebration of Life for DAFT founding father John Prusak, donations continued to come in through the rest of the year. In 2024 members of the Prusak family met […]
DAFT is proud to announce the winners of its annual student contest for its poster designs. Congratulations to the following students who were selected from 47 entries from across the state of Michigan. All of our submitting artists and their schools are listed below Grand Prize Winner! Lobby Poster & Program Front-Cover Corey Rozema Careerline […]
DAFT is proud to announce the winners of its annual student contest for its poster designs. Congratulations to the following students who were selected from 50 entries from across the state of Michigan. All of our submitting artists and their schools are listed below Grand Prize: Co-Winners Lobby Poster & Program Front-Cover Amiya Perez William […]
“Aravindan was a visionary director and KUMMATTY is considered among his greatest work.”– Martin Scorsese On Monday, July 11, there will be a FREE on-line screening of KUMMATTY (1979, directed by Aravindan Govindan). A beautifully restored version of this rarely seen film will be available in The Film Foundation’s Restoration Screening Room beginning at 7:00 […]
December 3, 2021 at Motion Picture Institute in Troy, Michigan www.motionpicture.edu After last year’s sessions were all virtual, teachers and pros met back at MPI in-person–with others joining virtually in our first hybrid event. Special thanks to the following presenters: Keynote & Directing Clinic – Rola Nashef (“Detroit Unleaded”)Josh Bowren – Drone Piloting & Streaming […]
