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Moving Picture Institute

The Moving Picture Institute (MPI) is an American non-profit organization and film production company founded in 2005 by Thor Halvorssen, who was also one of the producers for some of their movies. Its current president is Rob Pfaltzgraff.

Mission and purpose

The Moving Picture Institute has stated its aim is to be "a production company and talent incubator that creates high-impact films designed to entertain, inspire, and educate audiences with captivating stories about human freedom." For that it says, it will 1) launch filmmakers' careers through grants and classes and 2) produce original content in-house.[4]

MPI produces and collaborates on both fictional films and non-fictional, documentary-style films. MPI's films typically center on topics such as human rights and individual freedoms, governmental waste and corruption.[citation needed]

MPI's states its films typically center on concepts such as human rights and individual freedoms, and governmental waste and corruption. Halvorssen said to the NYT, the role as movie mogul aligns with his other activities, "A film can reach a lot more people than a white paper [...] What Sideways did for Pinot noir, I want to do for freedom."[5]

Major productions

MPI is involved in the production and promotion of the following narrative and documentary films:

References

  1. ^ "Moving Picture Institute GuideStar Profile". GuideStar. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. ^ a b "Advisors". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  3. ^ "Form 990 2019" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Mission". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ^ "A Maverick Mogul, Proudly Politically Incorrect". New York Times. 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  6. ^ "MPI to Produce Dramatic Comedy Based on the True Story of Pinball Wizard Roger Sharpe".
  7. ^ "The Kemba Smith Story". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. ^ "The Moving Picture Institute in Association with BET to Produce Drama Based on the Life of Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Kemba Smith". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. ^ "Melony Armstrong Story". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  10. ^ "The Perfect One". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  11. ^ "A Piece of Cake". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  12. ^ "'A Piece of Cake' Continues Its Festival Circuit Success!". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  13. ^ "Miss Virginia (2019)". Fandango. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  14. ^ "Miss Virginia". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  15. ^ Hanna, R. J. Daniel, Miss Virginia, Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, Adina Porter, retrieved 2018-08-07
  16. ^ "Regulation". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  17. ^ "The Conqueror". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  18. ^ "THE CONQUEROR". THE CONQUEROR. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  19. ^ "Gringa". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  20. ^ Murray, Claudia S., Gringa, Lidia Porto, Fernando Martinez, Ruben Rabasa, retrieved 2018-08-07
  21. ^ "Moving Violation". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  22. ^ Hinson, Laura Waters, Moving Violation, Alana Raquel Bowers, Claire Buckingham, Milana Vayntrub, retrieved 2018-08-07
  23. ^ "Mama Rwanda". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  24. ^ Hinson, Laura Waters, Mama Rwanda, retrieved 2018-08-07
  25. ^ "Corrections". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  26. ^ "Dreaming Against the World". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  27. ^ Bello, Francisco; Sternberg, Tim, Dreaming Against the World, Alex Fox, Fenton Li, retrieved 2018-08-07
  28. ^ "How Jack Became Black". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  29. ^ Steele, Eli (2018), How Jack Became Black, Justin Gordon, retrieved 2018-08-07
  30. ^ "What We Started". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  31. ^ Marcus, Bert; Saidi, Cyrus (2018-03-23), What We Started, Steve Angello, Carl Cox, Chip Eberhart, retrieved 2018-08-07
  32. ^ "Incarcerating US". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  33. ^ Hines, Regan, Incarcerating US, Judge Robert Holmes Bell, Ginger Fenter, Neill Franklin, retrieved 2018-08-07
  34. ^ "State of Control". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  35. ^ Johnston, Christian; Mann, Darren (2016-01-01), State of Control, Tenzin Tsundue, Tenzin Seldon, Lhamo Tso, retrieved 2018-08-07
  36. ^ "The Immortalists". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  37. ^ Alvarado, David; Sussberg, Jason (2014-03-08), The Immortalists, Aubrey de Grey, Bill Andrews, Ralph Andrews, retrieved 2018-08-07
  38. ^ "Dog Days". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  39. ^ Hinson, Laura Waters; Kirby, Kasey (2013-10-26), Dog Days, retrieved 2018-08-07
  40. ^ "Honor Flight". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  41. ^ Hayes, Dan (2012-08-11), Honor Flight, Bert Brach, Earl Bruss, Joe Dean, retrieved 2018-08-07
  42. ^ "L1TTL3 BR0TH3R". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  43. ^ Pinto, Gautam; Saidi, Cyrus (2012), Little Brother, Natalie Brown, Stephen McHattie, Navid Negahban, retrieved 2018-08-07
  44. ^ "Chosin". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  45. ^ Iglesias, Brian (2010-09-10), Chosin, retrieved 2018-08-07
  46. ^ "Battle for Brooklyn". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  47. ^ Galinsky, Michael; Hawley, Suki (2011-06-17), Battle for Brooklyn, retrieved 2018-08-07
  48. ^ "Good Fortune". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  49. ^ Soest, Landon Van, Good Fortune, retrieved 2018-08-07
  50. ^ "2081". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  51. ^ Tuttle, Chandler (2009-05-29), 2081, James Cosmo, Julie Hagerty, Armie Hammer, retrieved 2018-08-07
  52. ^ "Freedom's Fury". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  53. ^ Gray, Colin K. (2006-09-07), Freedom's Fury, Viktor Ageyev, Antal Bolvari, János Bük, retrieved 2018-08-07
  54. ^ "The Singing Revolution". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  55. ^ Tusty, James; Tusty, Maureen Castle, The Singing Revolution, Heiki Ahonen, Gustav Ernesaks, Linda Hunt, retrieved 2018-08-07
  56. ^ "Hammer & Tickle". Moving Picture Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-07.

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