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🎬 BIG NEWS: Patricia Heaton (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) and Richard Schiff (THE WEST WING) have joined the cast of PUBLIC INTEREST, a new legal drama pilot from MPI Original Films, as first reported by @Variety.

Read the exclusive:
https://t.co/bUWwNHXxhp

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🎬 MPI’s Producer’s Playbook seminar is underway in Los Angeles, bringing together 16 rising producers from across the country.

Participants will also attend the PGA Produced By Conference at Universal Studios.

🎥 Join our filmmaker network: https://t.co/REzkwmTRUy

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🎬 THE ART OF INFLATION joins the official lineup of the Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles.

Catch the MPI Original short film on Monday, June 22, at 6:15 p.m. at the Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.

🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/3yOcvkADQV

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🎬 Tonight at 6 PM, the MPI Original short film GRIND, a story of ambition and entrepreneurship in East Los Angeles, screens at LOOK Cinemas in Glendale.

Following the screening, Mark Apicella and Alma Martinez will join a filmmaker Q&A.

🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/3vaPPvxdaS

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🎬 REMNANTS, an MPI Original documentary about a sixth-generation ranching family fighting to preserve their way of life, is heading to the Fort Myers Film Festival on Sunday, May 24.

🎟️ Get your tickets: https://t.co/ujApqQ3fo5

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🎬 MPI Original short THE ART OF INFLATION will screen in Madrid on June 11 at an event hosted by the Instituto Juan de Mariana in collaboration with MPI and CEU CEFAS, exploring inflation, political power, and individual freedom.

🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/W1PO5Cbqq2

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🎬 MPI kicked off its Intern Summit in Los Angeles this week, bringing together Hollywood Career Launch Program participants for workshops, networking, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Universal Studios 🎥

Applications are open on a rolling basis: https://t.co/fBkWvMMoaB

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🎬 MPI Original short film SHOOT, SHOVEL, AND SHUT UP is headed to the Cinetopia Film Festival!

🗓️ May 17 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 Ann Arbor, MI

Writer-director Trần Hoàng Calvin will be there to answer audience questions after the screening. 🎥

🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/rhBOQ21wEL

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See the MPI Original documentary short THE DYING BUSINESS on the big screen at the Solange Film Festival in Pittsburgh on Saturday, May 16, at 12:00 p.m. 🎬

Get tickets here: https://t.co/HCEx4IJjBL

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NATIONAL REVIEW featured MPI Original REMNANTS on its RADIO FREE CALIFORNIA podcast🎙️

The episode features Sheila Bowen, whose family is at the center of the film, discussing the challenges ranching families face after devastating wildfires.

Listen here: https://t.co/5bjTGZZ4di

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Celebrate Mother’s Day with award-winning MPI Original films about resilience, sacrifice, and the strength of mothers 🎬

Check out trailers and learn where to watch these films here:
https://t.co/gNxkbA6I4j

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MPI has wrapped production on SILENCED VOICES in Toronto 🎬

Developed through the Short Film Lab and produced in this year’s Production Lab, this anthology of four MPI Originals explores the fight for free speech in today’s digital landscape.

Learn more: https://t.co/XTD6l0x7Wu

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MPI Original REMNANTS wins Best Documentary Short Film at the Sunscreen Film Festival 🏆

Directed by Michael Catenacci and produced by Matt Pirrall, the film follows a ranching family navigating loss, legacy, and change.

Learn more about the film at https://t.co/GNr8K7BDxj.

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MPI Original short THE DYING BUSINESS received an honorable mention at the Trenton Film Festival last night 🎬

The film follows a quirky Italian-American family in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as they work to keep their third-generation funeral home running in a changing town.

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Blex Media names MISS VIRGINIA, an MPI Original feature starring Emmy winner Uzo Aduba, a must-watch biopic about a mother fighting for her son’s education.

Watch on Apple TV, Tubi, or Amazon Prime Video🍿

Host a screening 🎬 https://t.co/tixrlwtzmC

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The MPI Original short POISONED SKIES will premiere on May 20 at 6 p.m. at the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase during Cannes.

Watch the trailer below, and we hope to see you in Cannes! 🎬

https://t.co/qWbqV9KHWj

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The MPI Original short THE ART OF INFLATION has won the Jury Prize for Best Short Narrative at the Ashland Film Festival 🏆

Created by MPI filmmakers Brett Wietecha and Tim Hedberg, the film continues to stand out on the festival circuit.

Learn more at https://t.co/AZcQUnzpnb

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Another win for the MPI Original short THE ONE-MINUTE PROBLEM! 🏆 It has taken home Best Sci-Fi Short at the Phoenix Film Festival 🎬

Learn more about the film here --> https://t.co/kThd4KuoQp

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The MPI Original short THE ONE-MINUTE PROBLEM has won Best Sci-Fi at the Pasadena International Film Festival in Los Angeles 🏆

The film follows a young scientist on the verge of inventing teleportation.

Learn more about the film and upcoming screenings:
https://t.co/GCph7NgzpC