Michigan Film Industry Event
Dear Friends in Academia:
As Governor Snyder's budget proposal sent a seismic jolt to Michigan's burgeoning film & digital media industry, potentially killing it altogether, most, if not everyone in the state's industry has been engaged in organizing evidence and in dialogue with legislators, media, friends and family to prevent the budget from passing as proposed.
Since one of Snyder's voiced primary objectives is to stem the brain drain of our youth (Yes, the irony is deafening.), we thought it would be good to illustrate how large and committed the collegiate audience is, now pursuing this industry as a career in Michigan, and the potential loss of talent if the film industry disappears.
The Michigan Film Office Advisory Council (MFOAC) a separate entity from the Film Office itself, is holding a public meeting this Friday morning in downtown Lansing, and we thought it a great opportunity for all interested students (and faculty) to display en masse what is now at risk.
We have created a special Facebook page for the meeting with the exact details, so if you could please pass on to your students, who can rsvp on it, we'll have a general idea of attendance, from which I will alert the local press. A nice little army on display would surely have a grand effect. Fortunately we do have a media pool very interested in this program, and its effect on the state, plus we have seen prelim signs that Gov. Snyder has already underestimated the level of passion and objection to his proposal.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=183929374983042&index=1
Again, thank you all so much for all your support in the past, present and with much hard work, future.
Best,
Ken
Kenneth Droz Consulting
KenDrozConsulting@gmail.com
323.854.6858
As Governor Snyder's budget proposal sent a seismic jolt to Michigan's burgeoning film & digital media industry, potentially killing it altogether, most, if not everyone in the state's industry has been engaged in organizing evidence and in dialogue with legislators, media, friends and family to prevent the budget from passing as proposed.
Since one of Snyder's voiced primary objectives is to stem the brain drain of our youth (Yes, the irony is deafening.), we thought it would be good to illustrate how large and committed the collegiate audience is, now pursuing this industry as a career in Michigan, and the potential loss of talent if the film industry disappears.
The Michigan Film Office Advisory Council (MFOAC) a separate entity from the Film Office itself, is holding a public meeting this Friday morning in downtown Lansing, and we thought it a great opportunity for all interested students (and faculty) to display en masse what is now at risk.
We have created a special Facebook page for the meeting with the exact details, so if you could please pass on to your students, who can rsvp on it, we'll have a general idea of attendance, from which I will alert the local press. A nice little army on display would surely have a grand effect. Fortunately we do have a media pool very interested in this program, and its effect on the state, plus we have seen prelim signs that Gov. Snyder has already underestimated the level of passion and objection to his proposal.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=183929374983042&index=1
Again, thank you all so much for all your support in the past, present and with much hard work, future.
Best,
Ken
Kenneth Droz Consulting
KenDrozConsulting@gmail.com
323.854.6858
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