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Day 1: Sept 11th

Friday, Sept 11th
(Ages 16 & up)
Avalon Atmospheric Theater 6:30PM

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The Milwaukee Independent Film Society will be hosting a one-time-only screening during the MKE INT Short Film Fest, at 6:30PM on September 11th at the historic, Avalon Atmospheric Theater. After the screening and Q/A, hosted by Jon Adler of 88 Nine Radio Milwaukee, we'll be honoring Bill Rebane with the Pace-setter Award for his contributions to Wisconsin filmmaking.

Friday September 11th:
The Giant Spider Invasion, the cult film classic that put Wisconsin on the map, is officially getting a reimagined reboot. In a historic Hollywood first, the original director, Bill Rebane, returned to film new sequences for the 50th anniversary. This production is a loving homage to Wisconsin's culture, landscape, and people, featuring local actor Dan Davies interacting with original cast members, Alan Hale Jr., Barbara Hale, Leslie Parrish, and Steve Brodie.

Bill Rebane created the first film studio in the Midwest, The Shooting Ranch located near Gleason, Wisconsin which produced many cult films such as Blood Harvest, Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake, and The Capture of Bigfoot. The Giant Spider Invasion has been selling out at genre festivals, and garnered worldwide cult status thanks to its appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000. This new version is scarier, campier, and creepier than ever. And now it hits Milwaukee!

Bill will also have a merch table in the lobby.

Filmmaker Panel

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We'll have Q/A's featuring participating filmmakers of this year's festival discussing their work. That'll be up for free before and during festival weekend on our youtube channel.

Day 2: Sept 12th

In Person Filmmaker Panel

Navigating Festivals

Voices Heard is having its third annual panel, and taking place right after the films at the Avalon.

The topic of which is Navigating Festivals.

Whether you are a seasoned filmmaker or just starting out, navigating the festival circuit can be daunting and expensive. We are here to help you develop a strategic plan to maximize your film's success.

Join us to learn which festivals are the best fit for your work, which ones to avoid, how to build a professional EPK, and whether you should keep your film online. Get direct insights from festival programmers on what they are truly looking for in a submission.

Featuring:

Award wining Filmmaker/Festival Director, Ross Bigley.

Voices Heard member Clarence Aumend

3:15PM in the Avalounge located in the Avalon's lobby. FREE to all.

Filmmaker Panel

Being A Woman Filmmaker Today

This year's virtual panel is on the growing emergence of Women filmmakers today, the challenges, the representation, and the art of creating in today's world. Telling their stories.

Featuring guests from this year's festival:

Ericka Boston (Do I Do), Kim Reese (May Day), Madeline James McGuire 馬小麥 (Little Madeline McGuire) and Courtney Peterson (Witchy Women)

Moderated by

Amber Rose McNeill of the Milwaukee Illuminate Film Festival (miff.).