Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE IS A MODERN-MEDIA PRODUCTION HOUSE AND TALENT INCUBATOR THAT CREATES AND SUPPORTS HIGH-IMPACT FILM AND VIDEO CONTENT DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE AUDIENCES WITH CAPTIVATING STORIES ABOUT HUMAN FREEDOM.
MPI ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS USE THE POPULAR AND ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM OF VISUAL STORYTELLING (FILM, TELEVISION, ONLINE VIDEO) TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT FREEDOM IS AND WHY IT MATTERS. WE REACH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS BY DISTRIBUTING OUR FILMS TO THEATERS AND DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS SUCH AS YOUTUBE, NETFLIX, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, BET, AND APPLE TV. MPI'S NONPARTISAN APPROACH ATTRACTS THE ATTENTION OF PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS, OUR FILMS AND FILMMAKERS WIN MAJOR AWARDS AND SCREEN AT TOP-TIER FILM FESTIVALS.MPI'S IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION TEAM CONTINUALLY WORKS TO DEVELOP MPI'S SLATE OF FILMS AND VIDEOS BY SECURING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM BOOKS AND ARTICLES, ACQUIRING LIFE STORY RIGHTS TO ADAPT INTO SCREENPLAYS, AND HIRING WRITERS TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYS. THESE PROJECTS ARE THEN PRODUCED BY MPI'S IN-HOUSE PRODUCERS FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION.
WE THE INTERNET TV (WTI TV) IS A WEBBY AWARD WINNING COMEDY NEWS CHANNEL THAT IS A PREMIER PROVIDER OF "EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY OFFENDER" CONTENT. THE CHANNEL HAS OVER 89 MILLION VIEWS AND OVER 143 YEARS OF TOTAL WATCH TIME. WTI TV OFFERS A FRESH, FUNNY, FREEDOM-ORIENTED TAKE ON CURRENT EVENTS AND POLICY PROVIDING ANALYSIS AND HUMOR. WTI TV HAS BEEN FEATURED IN USA TODAY, DRUDGE REPORT, SALON.COM, FOXNEWS.COM, THE GUARDIAN, FUNNYORDIE.COM, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ADAM CAROLLA SHOW, AND MORE. ALL EPISODES CAN BE VIEWED FOR FREE AT FACEBOOK.COM/WETHEINTERNETTV.
THE MPI RISING FILMMAKER PROGRAM IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS DIRECTORS, EDITORS, AND SCREENWRITERS. THE PROGRAM GIVES FILMMAKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP HIGH-IMPACT CONCEPTS AND SCRIPTS, AND THEN WORKS WITH THEM TO PRODUCE THEIR WORK AS MPI ORIGINALS. MPI'S INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS ENSURES THAT PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, EFFECTIVELY MARKETED, AND DISTRIBUTED. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY PROVIDES A SOURCE OF FRESH CONTENT, BUT IT ALSO CONTINUALLY BUILDS AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF FILMMAKERS WHOSE WORK WILL ADVANCE THE MPI MISSION TO PROMOTE FREEDOM THROUGH FILM FOR YEARS TO COME.THE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED 355 FILMMAKERS WITH A TOTAL OF 615 FELLOWSHIPS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2006 AND NOW SUPPORTS APPROXIMATELY 80 FILMMAKERS EACH YEAR. MPI IS LAUNCHING THE CAREERS OF A GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS BY OFFERING THEM EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, ENABLING THEM TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRY CREDIBILITY, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS IS THEIR OWN BUT AS THEY OFTEN REMARK, MPI MAKES IT POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING KEY SUPPORT.THE MPI HOLLYWOOD CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL TALENT-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES. THE FILMMAKERS ARE PLACED ON THE SETS OF MPI ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS OR AT PARTNER PRODUCTION COMPANIES. MPI PROVIDES A STIPEND, MENTORSHIP, AND TRAINING TO TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE MPI'S VISION. MPI RECEIVES AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 2,000 APPLICATIONS PER YEAR, AND SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, 60% (MORE THAN 100) OF PROGRAM ALUMNI ARE NOW WORKING FULL-TIME IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.MPI WORKSHOPS AND MPI MASTERCLASSES OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, MENTORING, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FREEDOM-ORIENTED FILMMAKERS. OFFERINGS ARE REGULARY ROTATED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR FILMMAKERS. CURRENT WORKSHOPS ARE: MPI SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS, MINDFUL EDITOR WORKSHOP, MOVING PICTURECRAFT WORKSHOP(CINEMATOGRAPHY), DIRECTING WORKSHOP, AND COMEDY RESIDENCY WORKSHOP.MPI SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF NINE WEEKS AND FUNCTION AS AN MPI STORY LAB FOR OUR SHORT FILM SLATE. PARTICIPANTS WRITE ORIGINAL CONCEPTS AND SCRIPTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EXPERIENCED SCREENWRITERS AND DEVELOP THEM INTO COMPELLING FILM CONCEPTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BEST TO BE ACQUIRED FOR PRODUCTION AS AN MPI ORIGINAL FILM. THE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED SO THAT FILMMAKERS CAN HONE THEIR STORYTELLING CRAFT THROUGH AN INTENSIVE PROCESS OF WRITING, REVISING, READING, AND THE GIVING AND RECEIVING OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.IN ADDITION TO INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS, MPI MASTERCLASSES ARE A SERIES OF SHORTER OFFERINGS THAT ENABLE FILMMAKERS TO NETWORK WHILE LEARNING FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS. FILMMAKERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM AND INTERACT WITH AWARD-WINNING DIRECTORS, TELEVISION SHOWRUNNERS, OSCAR- AND EMMY-NOMINATED WRITERS, POST-PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER EXPERIENCED EXPERTS. THESE INTIMATE GATHERINGS ARE HELD AROUND THE COUNTRY DURING MAJOR FILM FESTIVALS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rob Pfaltzgraff | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 50 | $238,619 |
| Nick Reid | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 50 | $199,804 |
| Lana Link | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | 50 | $150,045 |
| Erin O'Connor Phd - Chief | CREATIVE OFFICER UNTIL SEPT 2019 | 50 | $145,408 |
| Joseph Corey | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS | 50 | $137,987 |
| Luis Perez | HEAD WRITER/PRODUCER | 50 | $130,812 |
| Maurice Black Phd - Executive | VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL AUG 2019 | 50 | $109,479 |
| Jason Pompilio | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 50 | $102,019 |
| Stacey Parks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $37,500 |
| Mary Beth Weiss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Modzelewski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Long | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Harper | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Friedman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Leader | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
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