Some good news for Detroit-based films and directors:

1) “BURN: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit” will make its Detroit premiere September 28 at the Fillmore on Woodward Avenue. The film won viewers choice at Tribeca Film Festival and was met with critical acclaim recently at the Traverse City Film Festival. Check the trailer below and get your tickets for the premiere this Sunday at 10 a.m. via 800-745-3000, livenation.com, ticketmaster.com or the Fillmore Detroit and St. Andrew’s Hall box offices.

BURN Trailer (2009, Original) from BURN on Vimeo.

2) Detroit-based director Rola Nashef has worked tirelessly on her film “Detroit Unleaded” and just received news that the film will premiere at this years Toronto International Film Festival– a huge accolade. A brief summary pulled from the film’s FB page: “Between Detroit and Arab-America, Sami works behind the bulletproof glass of a 24-hour gas station with his cousin Mike. Inside this unique East-side neighborhood, the station is more than just a pit-stop for rolling papers and fake perfume. When Najlah walks in, Sami’s shift becomes anything but routine.” A trailer can’t be located at this point, but get more info on the film by visiting the film festival site here.