Business AssociateAt MDI, we are committed to providing you with a complete media solution with your budget in mind. Through our comprehensive Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Peer-to-Peer (or commonly known as Path-to-Profitability) services, we know the importance of marketable results. It is our goal to continue to build and maintain strong links with local, regional, and national media. We welcome you to contact the services listed below on your quest for business success. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming an affiliated partner.
Partners - Colleagues - Friends 

Check out Christopher G. Axelrod
A long time supporter and a great friend!

 

Dedicated to freedom of expression through independent media: a professional arts organization which creates, presents, and supports independent media art.

An online club for independent filmmakers with good tips and hints. This is a place to start if you are interested in filmmaking.
 
our source of high quality film. Kodak has been involved in many workshops hosted by MDI


we have worked with this agency since 1998, they have provided great support and talent. We were the one who discovered Sean Faris (with his involvement in our first feature film Twisted) whom received an award at IMTA Los Angeles in January, 2002

  ClevelandFX!
Cleveland's own FX Makeup, great work and helped at the now successful short film from MDI, The Chase and the award winning short film A Joker's Card
Poverti Productions
Kathy Fitzgerald independent filmmaking website, Boston, MA
Taking you to many places to entertain your mind, worked on MDI's award winning short film A Joker's Card
 
 
A Prayerformance by The Cleveland Performing Arts Ministry {CPAM}. MDI recently completed their mini-documentary which is already being screened.

sponsored many MDI events!
 
cosponsored many events organized with MDI

Sony Boo Production

Columbus, Ohio, Film/Video Production company

 
film laboratory located in Ann Arbor, MI. MDI perferred choice for film processing.
Dynasty Films
A small team of young, elite filmmakers from the greater Cleveland area. Their work focuses on the absurd, including monkeys, manslaughter and many things inbetween. They continute to push the envelope of humor into new directions. The short film 'Trunks and Corpses' screen in conjunction with the premiere of 'A Joker's Card'.
 
Haiku Circus
Online comic created by a friend of MDI

  Ellen N. Friedman
professional actor, director, coach for acting, voice, dialects. One of the talented actress in
.MDI's award winning short film A Joker's Card
Andy Schofield
Talented Actor / Tae Kwon Do, a good friend, and an dedicated person that you can trust with your life! One of the talented actor in MDI's award winning short film A Joker's Card
  Bimbo Boy
A talented singer from Sweden, he has a very unique style and I think you would like it, check out his site!


RBI Computers and Audio

a full service audio company serving the theatre, film, recording, and live sound industries. Worked on MDI's award winning short film A Joker's Card

 

Aryavarta Kumar
MDI's prefered composer. Worked on MDI's award winning short film A Joker's Card. The most requested composer in town for film and video work.


Japanese American Citizens League, a civil rights organization with chapters all over the USA including Cleveland.
 
Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Cleveland, another civil rights organization in Cleveland with National Headquarters.

Talkies Film and Coffee Bar
Filmmaker's coffee bar for. Used to be our monthly Cleveland IndieClub Meeting holding location, great sponsor!
 

Website coming!

Put Sokol's experience to work for you. From research to development, project planning to implementation, Sokol is your answer to expedited project sucess.

Studio Inner Sanctum
Storyboard artist and graphic designer Adam Glazer

 
Filmmaker Christopher Young's website



Helpful Resources (in no particular order)

Cleveland Film Society dedicated to promoting film in every way possible. 

  Asian American Net
promotes and strengthens cultural, educational and commercial ties between Asia and North America.
  TV Techonology
the online source for video professionals.
CreativeCow.Net
a great resource for those interested in video editing
  Digital Producer
a community resource for the digital content creation market.
  Cleveland Live
everything about Cleveland, Ohio can be found here.
Greater Cleveland Film Commission
Promotes, faciliates and creates jobs in the production industry for northeast Ohio by marketing the region to the industry. A one-stop shop that assists filmmakers and production companies with permitting, location scouting, crew and vendors. We assist projects of all sizes, check out our website for the most current job listings, productions, news or to post opportunities
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Prelude2cinema.com
Cleveland's own distributor for film and DVs
  Central Engineering, Inc.
encompassing the broad spectrum of Civil, Structural, Transportation and Environmental Engineering and Surveying, It. provides complete in-house capabilities to clients requiring a wide diversity of services.

Wrigley Video Productions
The philosophy of this site is not to provide a front to back manual of every Adobe Premiere function. Rather it is an attempt to provide practical "How To" advice to common topical questions in the form of online streaming adobe premiere tutorials.

  Premiere User's Page
Dedicated to the user's of Adobe Premiere
  Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers
provides support for individual producers & advocacy for the media arts field. 
DigitalWork.com
provide entrepreneurs with a suite of easy-to-use online services organized into workshops, enabling them to complete routine business tasks easily and effectively.
  iF Magazine
a weekly publication focusing on the world of independent films. It is updated every Friday with news, reviews, features, opinion, pictorials, humor and anything else we might feel inclined to throw in. 
 
Film Threat
mission is to champion the increasingly popular explosion of independent and underground films. We accomplish this via our magazine, web site, and free weekly e-mail. Film Threat also distributes films on video.
Stunt Predators USA
the only certified stunts group in Ohio. Provides special effects, makeup, stunts, props, squibs, and others. SAG member.
  Asian American
Artistry
a STARTING POINT to discover the many things the Asian Pacific American communities have to offer, issues that need to be addressed and the bright future that lies ahead. 
  Millimeter
the motion picture and television production magazine with a national resource directory. 
Asians and Friends of Cleveland
a non-profit organization serving the Asian and non-Asian lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gendered communities in northeastern Ohio.
  Crain's Cleveland Business
a weekly business newspaper providing the Northeast Ohio business community with news, commentary, analysis and information that isn't available from any other source. 
 

VCD Help
a very extensive research site where you can learn everything about authoring VCD, SVCD and DVD, with resource links to free software (sharewere) and all.

Guide to Digital Video
to provide a practical overview in plain English to digital and desktop video, based on our experiences drawn from a variety of sources. 
  Videomaker
it's mission is to democratize and enrich television by educating inspiring, and informing end users.
  Filmmaker Magazine
the online resource for independent filmmaker.
Film Intelligent Agency
a motion picture production company that provides services if you need 35mm motion picture equipment.
 

Film & TV Connection
an established entertainment industry school where students train for careers in the film, TV and video fields.

  AV Video Multimedia & Producer
creating dynamic media for business.
Cleveland Scene Magazine
Cleveland weekly newsmagazine.
  CastingNotices
a free online website of all media production casting needs.
  IndieTalk
Another online resource for independent filmmakers
Small Business News Magazine
smart ideas for growing companies
  OhMi Internet Technology
web design and MDI Partner firm in Toledo, Ohio
  Masumi Hayashi
professional photographer with specialized artistic look and feel with her work. 
Adobe
offers great media creation software. MDI preferred choice for video editing software.
  Video University
the information source fro hobbyists and pros.
  Publish
internet communication for the new economy.
Rascal House
voted the best pizza in town, a family owned business with 5 franchised location.
  Macromedia
offering web design and multimedia software. MDI preferred choice for interactive design. 
  Cakewalk
software for music and sound production. MDI preferred choice for music editing.
Pinnacle Systems
provide quality broadcast equipment for the PC computers.
  Media Cleaner Pro industrial standard media compression package. MDI preffered choice of media compression for CD or Internet.   ideabook
design and marketing ideas fro desktop publishing, web design, and small business.
Kinetix's 3d Max Studio
offer a powerful 3D model creation and rendering software. MDI preferred choice of animation software.
  3D Studio Max
resource for the one of the best 3D software.
  Zoetrope Studios
great resource for filmmakers
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
A good museum for the entire family.
  Sonic Foundry (SONY)
digital media and internet software tools, services, and systems. Preferred audio editing software for MDI.
  The Grid Bar and Nightclub
Cleveland hip/hop nightclub for the alternative lifestyles.

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