Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Cellar Door Restaurant, Ramada (formerly Holiday) Inn Downtown at 213 W. Washington Street. Free parking in the 4th & 5th floor of the attached parking garage.

Ed Ernstes, MAF Actors Chair, has acted in a number of regional independent films, and was an extra “Dark Night” and “Public Enemies.” He will discuss the differences between theatre and film, what to expect at auditions, and the life of an actor on a movie set. He will show excerpts from several Midwest films and film director Tim Richardson will share his perspective on actors.

This free and open to the public presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. immediately following our regular monthly Mid America Filmmakers meeting which begins at 7:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us for both.

This is the third in a monthly series of filmmaking workshops. Please visit our website at www.midamericafilmmakers.org for updates and additional workshop listings.

Movie Premiere for “Opportunity Jones” produced by MAF members Steve Bencsics and Paul Stearns

Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
Deer Run Church of Christ
2730 South Ironwood
South Bend, Indiana

The movie is free and open to the public. Several MAF members are in the cast. This short film is around 30 minutes, will lead to a full length movie. Q & A session afterward

Devi Snively (Writer/Director) - February 2010. Devi talks about creating award-winning films in Michiana,  film work in L.A., her first feature film Trippin’, and her next feature which she plans to hopefully shoot in the Midwest.

You can now watch  David Boyer’s short film “5 CM Peter” online here on Vimeo.  David is our MAF Secretary and his script written in the style of director Judd Apatow (“The 4o-Year-Old Virgin”) won the Audience Choice Award last winter during our annual staged readings event.

It just received its World Premiere at our Winter Screening on February 26, 2010 at the Century Center where David was joined by cast and crew, including the production team that assisted him, Big Hat Cowboy Productions. Congratulations to David and all your cast and crew!

WARNING: This film contains adult content and language and is not appropriate for younger viewers.