Welcome to the Milwaukee Independent Film Society! We are all about building bridges in the Milwaukee Film Community, to support local filmmakers and to give them a voice and venue for their work. Through out the year we sponsor many events such as The Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival which we started way back in 1994 and named BEST LOCAL FEST by Moviemaker Magazine, there are also monthly social activities and we host filmmaker screenings as well.
Local Filmmaker Spotlight
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Help this local filmmaker Rediscovering Ginny Short SummaryAlthough I'm the writer and director, this film is a largely collaborative effort between myself and a number of graduates and students at University of Wiscinsin, Milwaukee. Some of the people who will be a major part of completing this film are Mitchel Stamm, Eli Asinen, Bob Garvey, Matt Axberg and Joe Alane. An undeniable source of technical, and likely aesthetic influence would be an instructor under whom all of us have studied, Tate Bunker. In fact, a film that we collaborated on last year, entitled "Luminosity", was featured in the UWM film Fest.In 2011 I began attending University of Wisconsin as an older adult returning student. I began making films based, in part ...
Posted May 26, 2013, 10:35 AM by Ross Bigley -
MARNmovies IV: Acting and Directing MARNmovies IV: Acting and DirectingTuesday June 11th, 2013. 6PM Lubar Auditorium, MAM Graham Killeen, director of both short films and theatrical productions, will present on the challenges and differences between making films and stage plays for actors and directors. Graham is the director of the award-winning short film "Six Bullets" and a film critic for the Journal Sentinel. We follow his presentation with screenings of local short films and demo reels. Bring yours on Blu-ray or DVD and share with our audience, then network with other filmmakers and actors. $5 at the door, free for students. More info https://www.artsinmilwaukee.org/programs/kino/ Proudly presented by MARN and Flipeleven Creative
Posted May 26, 2013, 10:25 AM by Ross Bigley -
MARNmovies III: Painting with Light Tuesday, May 14th 2013 6:00PM-9:00PM Chris Marks, a gaffer with more than 15 years of experience on set, will talk about changes in the style, method, and technology of lighting for film and video. He has worked on countless shorts, commercials, and feature films in the lighting and electrical department. We follow his presentation with screenings of local short films. Bring yours on Blu-ray or DVD and share with our audience! $5 at the door, free for students. Join us at the Milwaukee Art Museum to network with filmmakers, share ideas, and have a drink! More info https://www.artsinmilwaukee.org/programs/kino/ Proudly presented by MARN and Flipeleven Creative
Posted May 10, 2013, 6:55 AM by Ross Bigley -
MARNmovies II: Filmmaking in the Creative Economy Filmmaker and Creative Director Kurt Raether of Honeycomb Productions will talk about his process, walking the line between commercial and personal art. Learn about navigating the surging creative economy in Milwaukee, and how to leverage your skills for brands. Making a living while exerting some artistic control is a balancing act, but it can be done! We follow his presentation with screenings of local short films. Bring yours on Blu-ray or DVD and share with our audience!$5 at the door, free for students. More info https://www.artsinmilwaukee.org/programs/kino/ Proudly presented by MARN and Flipeleven Creative
Posted Mar 28, 2013, 5:51 PM by Ross Bigley -
Please help this local film, Zombie Frat House Hit the pic to go to Indie Go GoWho we are:Dirty Job Films, a genre production company based in Milwaukee is gearing up to produce its third feature film, ZOMBIE FRAT HOUSE. A mix of "Animal House" and "The Walking Dead".Writer/Producer/Director Ross Bigley (Petty Cash, Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale)reteams with Producers Glen Popple (Petty Cash, Port of Call) and Craig McCarthy (Petty Cash).They bring together a cast of over 40 actors with a brand new production team for ZOMBIE FRAT HOUSE headed up by D.P. Phil Koch.We are so excited about ZOMBIE FRAT HOUSE, its great bloody fun, and one that we hope audiences will love as well. Filmmaking ...
Posted Feb 26, 2013, 7:41 AM by Ross Bigley
