WMFVA.ORG

Our Mission: To promote a thriving film and video production community in West Michigan.The West Michigan Film Video Alliance (WMFVA), is a 501c3 non-profit membership organization. The aim is to support and serve the creative and economic community that is dedicated to the art and business of filmmaking and video production in West Michigan. We do this by providing programs, resources, networking, and support to filmmakers while promoting West Michigan as vital and influential in this industry. The WMFVA was officially launched in January of 2005 and was created on the belief that a truly vital and prosperous community already existed here in West Michigan. As a non-profit the mission of the WMFVA is to support at thriving film and video production community in West Michigan. The goal of the WMFVA is to create space for the filmmaking industry already here in West Michigan to connect and support. The organization sees the need to bring together the creative talent and business of filmmaking in one integral network. We have been proactive in supporting the individual projects of our members and seek to educate and expand the audience in West Michigan and turn the public on to its local creative talent. Our membership is made up of local professionals from the film and video production community. WMFVA members work behind and in front of the camera on international, national and local productions, many of which are award winning. The WMFVA continues to cultivate positive relationships with other organizations and individuals inside and outside the filmmaking and production community on regional and state levels. The West Michigan Film Video Alliance facilitated the creation of the West Michigan Film Office in 2007 to take on the economic side of creating filmmaking in West Michigan. The WMFVA is also very close partners with the Michigan Film Office and the Detroit Film Office. The WMFVA has been a voice for the community by advocating for policies and incentives that serve not only West Michigan but the state as a whole, making Michigan more competitive in the larger national and international filmmaking landscape. Making and releasing work in Michigan is challenging, and it is essential that the WMFVA continue to serve and support those who seek to be at the source of production in West Michigan