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.
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
mfo@michigan.org
Staff
Selam Ghirmai, Interim Director
ghirmais@michigan.org
Michigan Film Office Advisory Council (MFOAC)
Niki Adams - Ingham ISD - Capital Career Center
Appointment expires - 09/30/22
Dori DePree - Waterfront Film Festival
Appointment expires - 09/30/21
Richard F. Hert - West Michigan Film Office
Appointment expires - 09/30/20
Eric Kuiper - Celebration! Cinema
Appointment expires - 9/30/21
Dan Lemieux - Superior Stunts
Appointment expires - 09/30/20
Bill Ludwig (Chairman) - HEYOU Science
Appointment expires - 09/30/22
Michael Mittelstaedt - Interlochen Center for the Arts
Appointment expires - 09/30/19
Andriy Pereklita - IATSE Local #38
Appointment expires - 09/30/20
Timothy Peitryga - Mary Free Bed Hospital
Appointment expires - 09/30/19
Terry Terry - Message Makers
Appointment expires - 09/30/21
Joe Voss - Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC
Appointment expires - 09/30/20
Skot Welch - Mosaic Film Experience
Appointment expires - 09/30/19
Brian Winn - Michigan State University
Appointment expires - 09/30/21
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: ghirmais@michigan.org
MFOAC Meeting Minutes
- Proposed Minutes September 15, 2023
- August 9, 2023
- December 6, 2022
- November 21, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- December 9, 2021
- November 9, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- December 15, 2020
- December 1, 2020
- November 23, 2020
- December 9, 2019
- July 30, 2019
- April 12, 2019
- October 12, 2018
- July 31, 2018
- April 13, 2018
- September 29, 2017
- July 25, 2017
- March 31, 2017
- September 23, 2016
- June 3, 2016
- February 17, 2016
- September 25, 2015
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 mfo@michigan.org and we'll share it where appropriate.