Festival celebrates growth and success of Michigan’s film industry BIRMINGHAM, Mich., February 3, 2011 – Leaders in Michigan’s growing film industry have joined together to launch the Uptown Film Festival (UFF), a celebration of Michigan-made movies and the productions created by Michigan filmmakers. The festival will take place March 11-12, 2011 in Birmingham, Mich. UFF… Read more »
Facilities Attracting More Interest From Film Industry Leaders DETROIT, July 27, 2010 – To attract more films and television productions, three new stages, support space and additional office space are taking shape at the Allen Park Studio Center (APSC), generating significant interest from film industry leaders, city officials announced today. The first step was the… Read more »
DETROIT, March 31, 2010 – Savvy Productions, LLC, the lead Production Company of The Wannabes starring Savvy, Michigan’s first ever television series to be fully produced and filmed in the state, will hold an open casting call from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on April 6, 2010 at S3 Studios. Ron Stern, partner of Stern-LeMaire… Read more »
DETROIT, February 26, 2010 — S3 Entertainment Group (S3), Michigan’s leading film production company and production services provider, has announced their first ever, statewide short script competition, with the winning script to be produced by S3 Entertainment at their Mich.-based film studios. Jeff Spilman, managing partner of S3, made the announcement today. “We are proud… Read more »
DETROIT, January 7, 2010 — S3 Entertainment Group (S3), Michigan’s leading film production company and production services provider, has announced the opening of S3 Studios, a full-service film and television studio in the metro Detroit suburb of Madison Heights, Michigan. Jeff Spilman, managing partner of S3, made the announcement. The studio increases S3’s film service… Read more »
DETROIT, November 19, 2009 – S3 Entertainment Group (S3), Michigan’s largest feature film and episodic television production company, has partnered with Livonia, Mich.-based specialty-vehicle company ROUSH Performance Products to spotlight custom vehicles in Michigan film and television productions. Jeffrey Spilman, managing partner of S3, made the announcement. To kick off the partnership, S3 is featuring… Read more »
FIT Film Industry Training Places More Students in Paid Film Industry Jobs Than Any Other Program DETROIT, November 3, 2009 – S3 Entertainment Group (S3), a Ferndale, Mich.-based production company, today announced that the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth has certified its FIT Film Industry Training program as a licensed proprietary school…. Read more »
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., October 26, 2009 — The Live to Give Foundation (L2G), a Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based non-profit dedicated to positive social change in Michigan, has worked with Oakland University’s Human Resources Development Honors & Professional Society to host a fundraiser benefiting the Bottomless Toy Chest of Bloomfield Hills on Tuesday, October 27, 2009. L2G… Read more »
DETROIT, August 14, 2009 – S3 Entertainment Group (S3), a Ferndale, Michigan-based feature film production company and local producer of the motion picture, “Gran Torino,” is offering a second Hollywood Film Camp, a professional training program open to high school students and recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in the growing Michigan film industry…. Read more »
DETROIT, Mich., June 3, 2009 – S3 Entertainment Group (S3EG), a Ferndale, Michigan-based Feature Film Production Company and local producer of the feature film, “Gran Torino,” is holding the first ever Hollywood Film Camp, a premier summer training program open to high school students and recent graduates looking to jumpstart a career in Michigan’s growing… Read more »