Aug 24 2009

Updates on the emerging studios for SE-Michigan

Written By: Jonathan Rayos | Category: News | Comments : 0 comments

Raleigh Michigan Studios – Wonderstruck – Unity Studios Allen Park

Even with the unwanted front page news of one of financiers for Raleigh Michigan Studios – the Pontiac studio financed by A. Alfred Taubman, Linden Nelson, John Rakolta Jr. and William Morris Endeavor – Ari Emanuel has arranged the $75.8 Million required to break ground in 30 days on ten soundstages to be ready for summer 2010 according to Steve Lemberg, CFO of RMS.

Jimmy Lifton’s Unity Studios in Allen Park while delayed from its June groundbreaking continues toward the October opening of The Lifton Institute and the initiation of the bond issue needed to fund the land purchase. A ground breaking event is scheduled for August 27th.

Wonderstruck Studios, which was formerly announced to take shape at the temporary MGM Grand facility may be considering other locations.

Jonathan Rayos
CEO | Co-Founder FilmEmerge

Aug 01 2009

For_Immediate_Release:

(Free-Press-Release.com) July 27, 2009 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FilmEmerge CEO Moderates Two Film Discussion Panels at Michigan Makes Movies Event

NOVI, Mich. – Some 1500 local residents and film-related companies enthusiastically attended CBS’s Michigan Makes Movies event at Rock Financial Showplace on July 12, including FilmEmerge.com, which moderated two important discussions, the Movie Studio panel and Casting Agencies/Agents panel. As Michigan’s most-visited film resource website, FilmEmerge.com facilitated lively dialogue among local casting agencies and film studios, attracting nearly 200 people at each discussion panel.

“It’s our pleasure to support Michigan’s film industry in a variety of ways,” says Jonathan Rayos, co-founder of Detroit’s TechTown-based FilmEmerge.com and the panel moderator. “Local film professionals shared the significant opportunities occurring in Michigan and what residents should know to become a part of Michigan’s emerging film industry,” he says.

As also a sponsoring vendor at the event’s expo, FilmEmerge.com attracted significant attention for its film training services to Michigan residents. The training pertains to ‘below-the-line’ jobs, such as production assistance, grip, electrical, lighting, and stage production and carpentry. Recently, FilmEmerge.com acquired UAW’s seal of approval to provide film training to UAW members in all nine Michigan regions.

As background information, on April 2008, Michigan’s legislators passed an incentive package of a 40-percent refundable tax credit pertaining to movie production costs spent in Michigan, or 42-percent if filmed in a Michigan core community. Another key part of this scenario is that the credit applies only to costs paid to Michigan-based companies or staff, not to individuals temporarily brought in from elsewhere.

“Michigan’s unfolding film industry is providing residents with new opportunities,” says Rayos, who with his partner Jason Waterman, created this web-based Michigan film resource that originally started as a film production directory. Today, this social media resource for Michigan’s film and entertainment industry offers more than 270 individual production categories, including a customizable profile with social media components, marketing-friendly URL to attach one’s business name, customizable banner, personalized and up-loadable news, events, videos, area for verified film credits, and ability to share profiles with other social media sites.

Additionally, FilmEmerge provides web-based marketing for independent filmmakers, and film funding. Learn more about FilmEmerge at www.FilmEmerge.com, and to register for quickly-filling trainings and receive special pricing, visit www.FilmEmerge.com/training.

News Media: For more information, interviews, photography, contact Anahid Lisa Derbabian, 248 202.0583, Anahid@integritycommunicationsco.com.

FilmEmerge is a online movie production resource center.

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