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Milwaukee Short Film Festival

Now Announcing...

10th Annual MSFF

presented by Dirty Job Films and Old Skool Productions

May 29th: Kick-off Party, Art Bar

May 30th - 31st: Alchemist Theatre

June 1st: Times Cinema

Milwaukee, Wisconsin


We're pleased to announce our 10th Short Film Festival! More details will be annouced in the coming months, but you can download the guidelines and submission forms today!

2008 Submission Guidelines

2008 Submission Form


For Advance Tickets for the May 30th - 31st event at Alchemist Theatre:

Achemist Theatre Website



The 9th Annual Milwaukee Sort Film Festival
Sunday, June 10th 2007

Welcome to the 9th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival! This year we are trying something different, an all weekend event featuring the Milwaukee Premier of Splitpillow's Realization. A feature film broken down into seven different chapters, each one written and directed by a different team of people. Then we have the Best Of, a selection of some noteworthy films during the past eight festivals, plus it will also feature the best of new work too from Dirty Job Films' Short Films Series this past season. And as always, MSFF will screen local, national and international shorts during the closing presentation.


Created by local and independent filmmakers, the Milwaukee Short Film Festival is proud to provide local talent with a venue for their work to be seen. Through community support, we are also able to offer one of the largest first prizes around. We're also thrilled that MSFF was named the "Best Local Festival" in Moviemaker's Winter 2006 issue.

The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is proud to award a $1000 Grand Prize!

LOCATION
TIMES CINEMA

5906 West Vliet Street
Milwaukee, WI

Directions

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REACH US
9th Milwaukee Short Film Festival
C/O OLD SKOOL PRODUCTIONS
P.O. Box 1626
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

QUESTIONS?
General Festival Information: msff @ dirtyjobfilms.com
Festival Director: ross @ dirtyjobfilms.com

 

PAST FESTIVALS
8th MSFF - 2006
7th MSFF - 2005
6th MSFF - 2004


PAST GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
• 8th MSFF - Malona P. Voigt "Chicxulub"
7th MSFF - James D. Oxford "Smart Card"
• 6th MSFF - Eric Gerber "Aldara"
5th MSFF - Jeff Fitzsimmons "Gaucher"
• 4th MSFF - Daniel Day "A Cheese Box in Milwaukee"

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This year's "Best Of"
Sunday June 10th 4PM

The Milwaukee Short Film Festival originated in 1996 as the Milwaukee Film/Video Festival on Public Access where it ran for three years. In 1999 Ross Bigley took a break to concentrate on various filmmaking projects, but in 2002 he began work to bring back the festival in a big way. Starting in 2003 it moved to coffee shops and did two festivals that year. Attendance and submissions grew forcing us to find another venue and since 2004 we've called the Times Cinema home.

The Phantom Limb by Mark G.E.
Screened in the first Milwaukee Short Film Festival back in 1996

Take a Chance by Michael John Moynihan
Screened in the fourth Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2003

Gaucher by Jeff Fitzsimmons
Winner Best Film in the fifth Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2003

Leavings by Dan Wilson
Screened in the 6th Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2004

Aldara by Eric Gerber
Winner Best Film in the 6th Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2004

Android 207 by Paul Whittington
Screened in the 8th Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2006

The Egg by Craig A. Knitt
Screened in the 8th Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2006

Chicxulub by Malona P. Voigt
Winner Best Film in the 8th Milwaukee Short Film Festival. 2006


Ross Bigley began doing a series of short films helping local actors and talent gain more experience and exposure in filmmaking. The following are selected films from that first wave of films completed this past season.


Haunted by Ross Bigley
5 minutes, Milwaukee, WI

Happiness Is A Long Shot written and produced by Michael John Moynihan
18 minutes. Milwaukee, WI

Give Until It Hurts by James Fletcher
18 minutes, Milwaukee, WI


Order of films for 9th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival
Sunday June 10th 7PM



The Furry Revolt

by Jessica Bayliss
2 minutes - Logate, WI

This is the story of Lou Lou Mae who's acts of torturing animals leads to her downfall.
Jessica just graduated from MIAD with her MFA and is now teaching animation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College.


Snare

by Eric Gerber
8 Minutes - Los Angeles, CA

An artist tries to disrupt the destruction of nature in his own way.
Eric Gerber was awarded the grand prize in 2004 for his film "Aldara", he currently lives in Los Angeles where he continues to make his short films.


A Noteworthy Occurrence

by Andrew Gingrich and Matt Kane
2 minutes - Fort Collins, Co

A compulsive note writer is faced with a serious dilemma when he discovers that he has run out of ink.
Andrew and Matt are film students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Neither has been convicted of a felony in the state of Wisconsin.


Moviebonics

by Lance Millar and Donald P. Unverrich
9 minutes - Waterford WI

See the bizarre rituals of the cinema obsessed! See helpless evangelists caught in a web of language! "What we got here is a failure to communicate."
Don is a successful freelance editor. Lance is not.


Cigar at the Beach

by Stephen Keep Mills
15 minutes - Topanga, CA

A married man filters the demands of domestic life through fantasy. High-octane bikinis! A gypsy siren! Adventure on the high seas- until the wave washes everything clean.
Stephen graduated from Yale drama school in 1969. This film has won "Best Film North America" at the Syracuse Int.l Film and Video Festival, the "Audience Award" at Filmstock and "Best Photography" at the Naoussa Int.l Short Film and Video Festival. This film has been screened in over 20 countries, 100 festivals and won 26 awards.


A Boy Named Gil

by Corryn Cue
7 minutes - Madison, WI

In this fantasy dreamscape, Gil wanders through an empty city. As half man and half fish he is lost and alone, and desperate for an escape from the urban night.
Corryn Cue is a native of Madison. He has studied in Madison, Chicago and Milwaukee. He currently graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.


Corporate Conflict

by David R. Overbeck
8 minutes - Elm Grove, WI

As we know, office combat can happen at anytime and anywhere. Your life could be at risk. A must see for anyone who works in an office.
David R. Overbeck is a local video producer and editor.


Sweet Dreams

by Irin Evers
6 minutes - New York, N. Y.

What if your dreams slid away?
Irin has made two other films that have shown at other festivals. Two Play (2005) and The Program (2004).


Ruby

by Adam Presti
8 minutes - Milwaukee, WI

A young girl walks into a "loo". . .
Adam Presti is a recent UWM film department graduate, he is pursing opportunities in filmmaking.


Succubus

by Alison Reid (Adult Content)
14 min - Toronto, Canada

It seems impossible for Athena and Lilith to have a baby together- a genetic combination of them both. A scientific method fails and Lilith takes matters into her own hands.
Alison makes her living as a stunt coordinator and stunt performer, some of her credits include "Saw 3", "The Dark Hours", and "Blues Brother 2000". Succubus is her directorial debut.


Linger

by Chantel Harpole OUT OF COMPETION (adult content including nudity)
5 minutes - Milwaukee, WI

After accidentally running into her ex lover, a young woman returns to their old meeting place and becomes consumed with memories, both good and bad.
Chantel Harpole is a local actress, this is her first film as director. The first in a series of short films produced by Dirty Job Films, designed to be shot quickly and to give local talent more exposure.


Kitchen Kung Fu

by Karen Lindholm-Rynkiewicz
3 minutes - Wauwatosa, WI

The eternal battle between mothers and sons is played out with a muddy floor, a baseball mitt and brownies.
Karen is a high School teacher by day and an award winning filmmaker and screenwriter by nights and weekends and any other spare time.


The Image

by Charles McGuire
4 minutes - Milwaukee, WI

A photographer is haunted by ghostly images.
A graduate of UW Milwaukee film department and has held a variety of video producing jobs, including corporate, medical and ad agency work in Seattle, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.


She Never Screams

by Jeff Fitzsimmons
14 minutes - Milwaukee, WI

A lack of emotional connection leads a lonely man to extreme measures.
Jeff worked in the film industry in Dallas and Seattle for over 15 years. He has produced and directed three award winning short films as well as assistant directing the feature film, "Nowheresville," which was sold to Showtime. Jeff also wrote 23 episodes of the Emmy award winning children's TV show "How 'Bout That. Jeff is currently preparing to launch an entertainment community on the web.


Agnieszka 2039

by Martin Gauvreau
12 minutes London - England

Joy and pain go hand in hand when an angelic being is delivered the box of eternity and subjected to the fateful decision of the gods.
Agnieszka 2039 is the first film Martin made (not counting the disastrous high school experiments with my parents camera). Before starting making films he worked as an illustrator and fx supervisor in Texas, Spain and London.


Artificial

by Michael T Vollmann
18 minutes - Los Angeles, CA

Since losing her leg in an accident, Mary Hopewell has given up on faith. But when a Bible salesman calls on her and her mother, she stumbles towards a chance to redeem her self worth and her belief in God.
Michael T Vollman graduated from UWM with a BFA in film. He currently resides in Los Angeles working as an Assistant Editor. He's currently at work on his next short film.


 

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