🎬 Congratulations to MPI filmmaker Hilary Miller, winner of our 2026 Short Film Lab! Hilary received a $10,000 grant, and her short film CARIN’ will advance to MPI’s Production Lab to be produced as an MPI Original short film. 🏆 Learn more: na2.hubs.ly/H08xFWy0

🎬 POISONED SKIES is heading to the San Jose International Short Film Festival! Catch the MPI Original short film on October 25 at 3:30 p.m. in San Jose, CA. 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H08wHxs0

🎬 Seven years ago, the MPI Original feature MISS VIRGINIA brought to the screen the true story of a DC mother whose fight for her son’s education grew into a movement to expand options for families. Stream on Starz or learn how to host a screening: na2.hubs.ly/H08mNMv0

This Thursday, the MPI Original feature KEMBA will screen at the Kansas City Public Library for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kemba Smith Pradia will join a discussion after the screening. 📅 Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. 📍 Kansas City, MO Learn more and RSVP: na2.hubs.ly/H08mfdK0

🎬 MPI filmmaker Toby Fell-Holden’s HELP IS ON THE WAY has won MPI’s inaugural First Feature Lab! The script will now move toward production as an MPI Original feature film. Congratulations to Toby on this exciting next step! Learn more: na2.hubs.ly/H08jxMK0

🎬 MPI in three words. We asked MPI filmmakers to describe what MPI means to them in just three words. Here’s what they had to say. ❤️

👀 A sneak peek at MPI’s Advanced Filmmaker Summit: Meet the Filmmakers, which just wrapped in New York City! MPI filmmakers came together for two days of screenings, filmmaker conversations, masterclasses, live pitches, and special receptions. Stay tuned for a closer look! 🎬

🎬 PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME was highlighted by DECIDER as one of the best biopics to stream, alongside OPPENHEIMER, TONY, and A COMPLETE UNKNOWN! DECIDER calls the MPI Original feature a “charming, wildly entertaining gem.” Read more: na2.hubs.ly/H082N2g0

Education is once again at the center of the national conversation. 🎬 The MPI Original feature film MISS VIRGINIA tells the true story of one mother’s fight for better educational options. Watch on Starz, Hulu, Prime Video, and Apple TV.

🏆 The MPI Original short film POCKET CHANGE, written and directed by MPI filmmakers Heston Roewe and Tanner Mobley, won the Audience Choice Award at Mythic Fest in Los Angeles! See where the film will screen next: na2.hubs.ly/H07-z5j0

🎬 THE ART OF INFLATION is heading to the Flatland Film Festival! The MPI Original short follows two brothers planning their escape from a militia-run coca farm in Venezuela. 📅 Sept. 26, 5 p.m. 📍 Lubbock, TX 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H07ZGW20

🎬 SHOOT, SHOVEL, AND SHUT UP is heading to the Soo Film Festival! The MPI Original short, written and directed by MPI filmmaker Trần Hoàng Calvin, screens tomorrow, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. as part of the Made in Michigan program. 📍 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H07V_gm0

🎬 REMNANTS is heading to the Catalina Film Festival! The MPI Original documentary short follows a sixth-generation ranching family fighting to carry its traditions forward after a devastating wildfire. 💻 Watch virtually Sept. 25–Oct. 5. 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H07T1fx0

🏆 The MPI Original short THE ONE-MINUTE PROBLEM earned two Catalina Film Festival nominations! 🎬 Best Ensemble Cast – Narrative Short 🎬 Best Director – Virtual Cinema Watch the MPI Original short virtually Sept. 25–Oct. 5. 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H07SlWZ0

🚀 SKYWARD: THE SPORT ROCKETRY REVOLUTION is heading to SIMI Film Fest with three nominations! 🏆 Best Editing 🏆 Best VFX 🏆 Best Orchestral Score The MPI Original documentary short screens Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. in Simi Valley. 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H07N5BY0 (na2.hubs.ly/H07N5BZ0)

🎬 POCKET CHANGE is heading to the MythicFest Film Festival in Los Angeles! The MPI Original short follows a mysterious drifter whose seemingly worthless quarter may be the key to saving a group of strangers. 📅 Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. 🎟️ na2.hubs.ly/H07Lk2_0

🎬 From screenplay to the festival circuit: Caroline Friend’s POISONED SKIES became an MPI Original short now screening across the US and beyond. Next, she’s developing her first feature through MPI’s First Feature Lab. Read more: na2.hubs.ly/H07JXvC0

🎬 MPI is proud to name Virginia Walden Ford Board Member Emeritus! Virginia’s fight for educational choice inspired the MPI Original MISS VIRGINIA, and her years of leadership have been invaluable to MPI. We’re grateful for her continued place in the MPI community!

🎬 Ten MPI filmmakers gathered in LA for the 2026 Directing Actors Summit, building their skills through hands-on sessions and scene work. Select projects will advance to the Production Lab for consideration as MPI Original short films. Learn more: na2.hubs.ly/H07BpRP0

🎬 At MPI, our filmmaker community extends far beyond our programs. Recently, 23 LA-based MPI filmmakers supported Caroline Friend at the POISONED SKIES premiere at HollyShorts, while others attended Sublime Primetime through MPI Film Club. Learn more: na2.hubs.ly/H07st0j0