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Art by Whitney Salgado visit her website here: https://www.whitneysalgado.com/

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2018 Festival Film

Goldblooded

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A transient with gold in his blood, accidentally unleashes his secret while experimenting with extraction methods and everyone wants a piece.

2018 Best Director

Hoan Alone

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Milwaukee’s Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge is the crown over Summerfest and has become one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. But it’s also a popular site for suicides. This animated documentary explores the issues of the bridge and suicide through three intimate interviews. Follow animator, Aaron Johnson, as he shares the stories of Dave, John, and Mary.

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Art by Whitney Salgado visit her website here: https://www.whitneysalgado.com/

Filmmaker Panels

 Film Festival Tips: Saturday Sept 8th,  2:30pm 

A 30 min panel featuring Festival Directors from the

across the state to help you prepare your film for your festival run.  What's the perfect running time? What's an EPK? Why might your film get rejected, and more tips to assist you on your journey. FREE

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with

Ross Bigley (Milwaukee Short Film Festival)

Stephen Milek (Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Festival)

Christopher Kai House (Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Festival)

Craig A. Knitt (Wildwood Film Festival)

Nelson Oliveras (Voices Heard)

Hugo Ljungbäck (Milwaukee Underground Film Festival &

                              Save the Archives Film Festival)

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 Making It: Saturday Sept 8th,  3:15pm 

A 45 min panel featuring filmmakers who are involved in the film industry here in Wisconsin and outside of it. We'll discuss a variety of topics regarding being a working filmmaker. Going from shorts to features. Working on a crew instead of your own work, and what is the state of the local film community here in Wisconsin.  FREE

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with

Timothy J Lonsdale (Species, Stranger Things)

Chris Marks (3 daYs)

Casey T. Malone (Lesser Beasts)

Jozef K Richards (Batman & Jesus )

 

Moderated by Michael Viers (Shamelist Picture Show)

2018 Sponsors

2018 Winners

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