The second annual Uptown Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for the third annual Michigan Film Awards Competition, to be held March 8-10, 2012 in downtown Birmingham.
The competition honors the state's most creative works and film talent, featuring productions created entirely or in part in Michigan.
Additionally, the 2012 festival will have separate categories and competitions set aside for films produced outside of Michigan in a domestic and international category.
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The Michigan Film Awards was established by the Detroit Independent Film Festival in 2009, merging later that year with the Uptown Film Festival, held in March 2011 at the and in Birmingham.
The drew more than 3,500 attendees to Birmingham during its two-day run, premiering three Michigan-made films: Kill the Irishman, Demoted and Things Fall Apart.
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Submission deadlines are as follows:
- Early Bird Deadline: Nov. 15
- Regular Deadline: Dec. 1
- Late Deadline: Dec. 30
To submit a film, visit www.uptownfilmfestival.com for details.
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