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PRODUCE FILMS OR STAR IN THEM. WE’LL HELP YOU GET THERE!
The Motion Picture Institute is an accredited vocational film school and training program in Troy, MI. We are the first step on your FILM PATH to get a job and be a success in the film industry. Our alumni enjoy careers as directors, producers, editors, independent filmmakers, and crew positions in L.A., New York, and across the globe. Click on each of our programs below to learn more.
VISIT OUR STUDIOS
Private, in-person and virtual tours of our studio facility and classrooms are available. We encourage future students to see first hand our soundstages, audio suite, screening room, equipment bays, learning resource center, conference rooms, scene shop and all the other amenities required to train filmmakers and digital media professionals.
VISIT OUR STUDIOS
Private, in-person and virtual tours of our studio facility and classrooms are available. We encourage future students to see first hand our soundstages, audio suite, screening room, equipment bays, learning resource center, conference rooms, scene shop and all the other amenities required to train filmmakers and digital media professionals.
MOTION PICTURE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN TEACHING FILM IN
MICHIGAN FOR OVER 25 YEARS!
Come to Motion Picture Institute, where you will not only talk about films and filmmaking,
but begin creating them the first week of class.
MPI IS AN ACCREDITED MICHIGAN FILM SCHOOL
Our accredited film school gives students practical film and digital media production skills in a one-year comprehensive, hands-on program. Every student learns screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, sound mixing and editing while making their own film projects using the same equipment found in professional film studios.
SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MOTION PICTURE INSTITUTE
Motion Picture Institute Receives 2023-2024 ACCSC School of Distinction Award
Troy, MI – The Motion Picture Institute (MPI) is proud to announce that it has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023-2024 School of [...]
Let’s Talk Motion Picture episode 11 with film composer David Bateman
Episode 11 with David Bateman David Bateman is an award-winning film composer & multi-instrumentalist. He has written music for countless [...]
Motion Picture Institute Celebrates 25 Years of Film and Digital Media Education in Troy, Michigan
TROY, MI – The Motion Picture Institute, located in the vibrant city of Troy, Michigan, is proud to announce its 25th anniversary of pioneering [...]
SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MOTION PICTURE INSTITUTE
Motion Picture Institute Receives 2023-2024 ACCSC School of Distinction Award
Troy, MI – The Motion Picture Institute (MPI) is proud to announce that it has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023-2024 School of [...]
Let’s Talk Motion Picture episode 11 with film composer David Bateman
Episode 11 with David Bateman David Bateman is an award-winning film composer & multi-instrumentalist. He has written music for countless [...]
Motion Picture Institute Celebrates 25 Years of Film and Digital Media Education in Troy, Michigan
TROY, MI – The Motion Picture Institute, located in the vibrant city of Troy, Michigan, is proud to announce its 25th anniversary of pioneering [...]