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Our goal is to provide you with a professional, casual and fun experience during your stay with us, including unique outings that give you a taste of the local flavor. It’s the least we can do in return for providing our festival-goers with great independent cinema. Visit hellshalfmile.com for links to the venues and video recaps of the previous years.
Hell’s Half Mile programmers are looking for the right mix of creative and challenging works, including those from underserved segments of the film community. We truly hope to expand the pool of films from which we make our selections. We want to see more films from female filmmakers, filmmakers of color, and LGBTQ filmmakers in the mix so that we can select, for our audience, storytelling from a highly diverse group of storytellers.
Once your festival experience ends, Hell’s Half Mile looks to the future. HHM alumni receive fee waivers for future projects and all-access guest passes for subsequent year’s festivals, whether you have a film in our program or not. We continue to support alumni projects through social media and newsletters celebrating victories and other milestones through our growing network of filmmakers and film lovers.
Over the last sixteen years over 500 directors, producers, screenwriters and actors have joined our growing audience. We provide:
* travel and accommodations to a select number of filmmakers
* all-access guest passes and
* catered receptions.
* all of our venues are within a few block radius and
* hotels are within walking distance, making it super easy to get around.
* events to help you connect with other filmmakers, musicians, movie fans, and our supportive local community.
In addition to relentless promotion of films, Hell’s Half Mile recognizes and rewards films with jury, programmer and audience awards, some with prizes. Prizes include a cash prize of $500 for Best Made In Michigan film and $1000 for the Grand Jury Award. Grand Jury Winners include the captivating doc “The Penny Black” (2021), the raw and deeply affecting “Happy Face” (2019), the poignant comedy/drama “Funny Story” (2018), powerful thriller “The Scent of Rain & Lightning” (2017), the dark comedy “Donald Cried” (2016), the controversial “Lamb” (2015), the Icelandic “Metalhead” (2014), and the acclaimed documentary “Remote Area Medical” (2013).
Our goal is to provide you with a professional, casual and fun experience during your stay with us, including unique outings that give you a taste of the local flavor. It’s the least we can do in return for providing our festival-goers with great independent cinema. Visit hellshalfmile.com for links to the venues and video recaps of the previous years.
Hell’s Half Mile programmers are looking for the right mix of creative and challenging works, including those from underserved segments of the film community. We truly hope to expand the pool of films from which we make our selections. We want to see more films from female filmmakers, filmmakers of color, and LGBTQ filmmakers in the mix so that we can select, for our audience, storytelling from a highly diverse group of storytellers.
Once your festival experience ends, Hell’s Half Mile looks to the future. HHM alumni receive fee waivers for future projects and all-access guest passes for subsequent year’s festivals, whether you have a film in our program or not. We continue to support alumni projects through social media and newsletters celebrating victories and other milestones through our growing network of filmmakers and film lovers.
