About Us

For more than 30 years, the Michigan Film and Digital Media Office (MFDMO) has been supporting the media industries in Michigan and positioning the state as a worldwide production destination. Find more information about MFDMO on this page.

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Office Contact Information

Michigan Film & Digital Media Office
300 N. Washington Square, 4th Floor
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Toll-free: (800) 477-3456
Main Line: (517) 241-6757
Fax: (517) 241-3689
[email protected]

Staff

Selam Ghirmai, Director
[email protected] 

Michigan Film Office Advisory Council (MFOAC)

Niki Adams - Ingham ISD - Capital Career Center

Dori DePree - Waterfront Film Festival

Richard F. Hert - West Michigan Film Office

Eric Kuiper - Celebration! Cinema

Dan Lemieux - Superior Stunts

Bill Ludwig (Chairman) - HEYOU Science

Michael Mittelstaedt - Interlochen Center for the Arts

Andriy Pereklita - IATSE Local #38

Timothy Peitryga - Mary Free Bed Hospital

Terry Terry - Message Makers

Joe Voss - Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC

Skot Welch - Mosaic Film Experience

Brian Winn - Michigan State University

Upcoming 2023 MFOAC Meeting

The Michigan Film Office Advisory Council will again meet on:

Wednesday, November 9, 2023 from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. at Michigan Life Sciences & Innovation Center – 46701 Commerce Center Dr., Plymouth, MI 48170

Topic: MFOAC Hybrid (virtual + in-person option) Meeting
Time: November 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM America/Detroit

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Meeting ID: 211 969 242 775
Passcode: Sy39Q5

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If you are an individual who needs special accommodation or arrangements, please contact the Michigan Film Office (see below) as soon as possible, and before the date of the meeting, to notify us of the special assistance you may need.  

Please call or write: 

Michigan Film Office Attention: Selam Ghirmai 
300 N. Washington Square 
Lansing, Michigan 48913 

Phone: (517) 204-7295
Email: [email protected]


MFOAC Meeting Minutes

Former Incentive Program

Beginning in 2008, tax credits were used to lure production companies to the state, and then in 2012, a cash-rebate incentive program was instituted. The incentive program was eliminated on July 10, 2015 through legislative action. 

If you seek information from any of our prior program years in order to complete the incentives claim process on your project please call us at (877) 477-3456 or (517) 373-3456, and we will gladly assist you. 

Submit an Event

Do you have a creative industry event that you'd like displayed on our website and/or through our social media channels? Please send us the full details of your event via email to [email protected] and we'll share it where appropriate.