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Announcing...11th ANNUAL MILWAUKEE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 11-13TH 2009
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Friday Sept 11, 2009
The Milwaukee Independent Film Society has chosen to honor Kathy Fischer and Mark Metcalf with the Milwaukee Independent Film Society Pace-Setter Award. This award is given to mark their accomplishments and trend-setting in the realm of film in the Milwaukee area.
The awards will be presented Friday, September 11th, 2009 at the Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design at a ceremony hosted by the Milwaukee Independent Film Society. This award ceremony will officially sound the beginning of the 11th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival (September 11-13th) and will feature; How To Not Kill Everyone, a short film by Kathy Fischer featuring Mark Metcalf and Larry Thomas (Seinfeld). No Good Reason (a film featuring Natalie Merchant) and FOT-The Next Big Thing (from Flight of the Conchords' Rhys Darby) will also be shown at this event. Q & A will follow after the films have shown. Friday Sept 11, 2009 Eisner Museum
Full Friday Line up:
Basket Bronx (Spain) by Martin Rosete 14 min
The Anchorite (Atlanta, GA) by Matthew Maloney 10 min
FOT- The Next Big Thing (New Zealand) by Alex Dorn & Rhys Darby. 9 min
No Good Reason (Michigan) by Michael Mierendorf, Lawrence Marshall.
How To Not Kill Everyone (MKE) by Kathy Fischer and Drew Foerster 5 min.
Saturday Sept 12th, Lubar Auditorium. Art Museum
1PM show Ages 10 and up.
Snow Maiden (Japan) by Yumi Yoshida 6 min
8 Tire on Ice ( Canada)by Nicholas Humphries 4 min
Locally Unwanted Land Usage (MKE) by Kate Balsley 7 min
BOTNIK! (Chicago) by Jackie Brennan 10 min
Small Comforts ( Chicago) by Hannah Dallman 10 min
Blow ye Winds ( MKE) by Isaiah Justin Wells 5 min
Rain Rain ( Los Angeles) by Matthew Brown 11 min
2:30 PM ages 16 and up.
Happy Boy (WI) by Craig A. Knitt 13 min
Growing Up Vegas (NV) by Amber Beard 20 min
60 (WI) by Mark Mazur and Trent Hilborn 2 min
Sprinkles (Chicago) by Josh Hope 8min
Shiva Street (WI) by Vito Valenti 7 min
Suzukishoji (Japan) by Kazo Kono 12 min
Without Name: Ignition (MKE) by Anthony Christian Mikkelson
Film Noir (WI) by Breton Thom 9 min
Wintress (CA) by Bill Elverman 24 min
Love Struck (TX) by Jason Clemons 6 min
5:00 PM Korporate Media Event hosted by
David R. Overbeck
6:30 PM ages 16 and up.
Last Deal at Mt Carroll Gun Club (ILL) by David Guffey
Self Determination (MKE) by Iverson White 11 min
The Motel (NY) by Joseph Zentil 11 min
I want You To Know (MKE) by Derek Kimball 16 min
Spammed (ILL) by Brett Thompson 1 min
Vagrant (CA) by Eric Gerber 10 min
The Box (MKE) by Jonathan Richter 7 min
The Hands (ILL) by Charise Studesville 10 min
Eat your Fill (MKE) by Mark Irving 13 min
The Parable of the Chance Upon Briefcase (ND) by Gregory Carlson
9:15 PM Milwaukee Premiere of Feature Film
New Day by L'oiseau Blanc Films
Sunday Sept 13th Oriental Theatre ages 18 and up.
Birthdate (NY) by Jeremy Brunjes 11 min
Out of Nothing (WI) by Jason Servi 11 min
Open Your Eyes (CA) by Susan Cohen 13 min
This Is Umberto (MKE) by Anna Krutzik 6 min
Mannen med Kulorna (Sweden) by Hans Montelius 14 min
H5N1 (MKE) by Joesph Kraemer 9 min
How To Not Kill Everyone (MKE) by Kathy Fischer and Drew Foerster
E finita la Commedia (Belgium) by Jean Julien Collette
Liminal (CA) by Stephan Keep Mills 14 min
Sinking Ships (WI) by John Van Slyke 1 min (Out of Competition)
News on after parties will be announced shortly
10th Annual MILWAUKEE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS!
Sunday, June 1st. The 10th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival closed today with a bang! Our largest festival yet spanning four days and forty-five films, opening with Victim by R. Michael Gull and Jason Williams and closing with bigboy_74 by Tom Marshall out of the United Kingdom. Twenty-two films from Wisconsin alone! Ten International Films!
The film, bigboy_74 by Tom Marshall swept the top awards.
Taking “Best Film”, “Best Director” and “Best Actors” (Jo Hartley and Harry Mett).
L19:Disposed by Paul Whittingham, a stop motion film from Canada received “Honorary Mention” (2nd, Place). Mr Whittingham received this honor two years ago for his film Android 07.
Local filmmaker Craig A. Knitt took “Best Wisconsin Film” for Drip.
Aurum Design won “Artistic Achievement in Visual Design” for Weeds.
The Audience Favorite went to Victim by R. Michael Gull and Jason Williams.
Also honored were: Milwaukee Mayor, Tom Barrett
As Mayor of Milwaukee, Mayor Barrett has shown great leadership in the support of Film Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Short Film Festival. Without the Help of the Mayor this Festival would not be the success that it is, and Milwaukee would be a less of a place.
Milwaukee Alderman, Tony Zielinski
Alderman Zielniski full understands and supports the role that the Creative Economy particularly film can play in the economic growth of The City of Milwaukee.
As well Alderman Zielinski by his leadership helps the City of Milwaukee to continue to be a great progressive city.
Actor William P. Zenobia Delafield
Mr. Zenobia has acted in over 25 films. Founder of the Film Forward Newsletter and co-director of the 2007 It Came From Lake Michigan Film Festival LLC and CEO of Will-Zen Film Investments LLC.
Author James L. Neibaur Racine
Mr. Neibaur James L. Neibaur is a Racine film historian, author of seven books and hundreds of articles, including over 40 essays in the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Neibaur has helped and supported the festivals and films shot in the Racine area and curates a weekly classic comedy film series in downtown Racine.
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