Film and media studies resources

Academic film

Student film groups

Kino Club 313

Wayne State University's newly formed film club, Kino Club 313, is official and ready to share the wonderful world of cinema with the rest of the student population. Our main goal is to offer a platform for undergraduate and graduate students to share their own interests and ideas surrounding film and media, host events and screenings, or simply get together and watch some great films.

Wayne State Video Game Scholarly Interest Group

The Wayne State Video Game Scholarly Interest Group is a group of students who meet once a month to discuss essays, articles and books related to Video Game Studies. We will also be playing and discussing relevant games during the course of our meetings. Our purpose is to expand our knowledge of the discipline of Video Game Studies and put scholarly essays into conversation with our own experiences as players and scholars.

WSU Film/Media FB Group

The WSU Film/Media FB Group is for film fans to share their interest in the cinema.

Detroit area film

Contemporary Art Institute, Detroit (CAID)

The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit is a community-based non-profit organization. CAID fosters and promotes the essential link between contemporary arts and contemporary society through its exhibitions, performances, critical and public discourse and the funding of contemporary arts and art-related activities.

Corktown Cinema

Formerly known as the Burton Theatre, an independent art-house cinema in the Cass Corridor. Join their Facebook page to keep up with independent films at local venues.

Cranbrook

Cranbrook Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located at the heart of Cranbrook Educational Community, one of the nation's greatest architectural complexes. The museum's changing exhibitions are a continuing commentary on our society and world. From contemplative to cutting-edge, the exhibitions challenge emotions and sensibilities.

Detroit Institute of Arts/Detroit Film Theater

Check out our world-class museum's film schedule, screening throughout the year.

Michigan Film Office

Michigan is the preeminent place for filmmakers, digital media artists and producers, along with being home to a wide range of talent in the state’s creative industries.

Mitten Movie Project

The Mitten Movie Project is a monthly film festival dedicated to screening independent short films on the first Tuesday of every month at the Main Art Theatre

Model D

Model D is a web-based magazine creating new narratives for Detroit since 2005. Model D tells stories of development, re-development, creative people and businesses, vibrant neighborhoods and cool places to live, work and play. Keep up with the latest film news from Model D's film page.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit (MOCAD)

The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit presents art at the forefront of contemporary culture. As a non-collecting institution, MOCAD is responsive to the cultural content of our time, fueling crucial dialogue, collaboration and public engagement.

Wayne State Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies

Our women's studies program offers film series periodically.

Film festivals in Detroit and region

Ann Arbor Film Festival

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is internationally recognized as a premier showcase for creative, inspiring and influential films of all types: avant-garde and experimental, story-based narratives, documentaries and animation.

Cinetopia International Film Festival

The Cinetopia International Film Festival features the best feature-length dramas, comedies and documentaries from the world's best film festivals (e.g., Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, etc.).

Media City Film Festival

Media City is an international festival of experimental film and video art presented annually in Windsor, Ontario, Canada since 1994. The festival also hosts retrospective screenings and discussions with featured artists.

Reel Deel/Association for Psychoanalytic Thought

The Reel Deal is a unique three-part film program sponsored by the Association for Psychoanalytic Thought and the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society designed to offer local cinephiles the opportunity to express, explore and expand their film experience.

Windsor International Film Festival

The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) is a cultural, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to recognize and celebrate the art of cinema by showcasing Canadian and international films and filmmakers.