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The longest running film festival that supports Milwaukee Filmmakers is back!
November 9th and 10th, 2012
The Lubar Auditorium
Milwaukee Art Museum
700 N Art Museum Dr
 Date: Nov, 9th and 10th, 2012
Location: Lubar Auditorium.
Our Goal: To spotlight emerging artists, and give a focus to Midwest filmmakers.
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 able to put on this festival every year. Named "Best Local Festival" by
 Special Milwaukee
Film Student Rate:
$5.00
Local film students can begin submitting in Feb.
Deadline is in May 30th.
The Withoutabox submission service begins
in April.
Regular Withoutabox Rates:
(non-Wisconsin residents)
Eary Bird Deadline:
May 30th 2012 $25
Regular Deadline:
June 30th 2012 $35
Final Deadline:
July 30th 2012 $45
Withoutabox Extended Deadline:
August 20th 2012 $60.
Regular Withoutabox Rates:
(Wisconsin residents)
Eary Bird Deadline:
May 30th 2012 $15
Regular Deadline:
June 30th 2012 $25
Final Deadline:
July 30th 2012 $35
Withoutabox Extended Deadline:
August 20th 2012 $50. Requirements:
NOTIFICATION DATE
Approximately 10-Sep-2012 RUNTIME Shorts: maximum 20 minutes COMPLETION DATE Projects completed after 01-Jan-2006 PLACE OF ORIGIN Specify if outside WI PREMIERE STATUS No premiere requirement, but must make note if it will be a Milwaukee Premiere.
2 SUBMISSION COPIES REQUIRED PRESS KIT REQUIRED ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Milwaukee Independent Film Society was founded in 1996 by Dan Wilson. Its mission and goals were to provide a grass roots community where local filmmakers can share their ideas, projects, and collaborate on local efforts. MIFS is a non-profit organization who leadership has changes, but missions remains the same. The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is our signature event, since its inception in 1994 we've steadily built our reputation and one of the best regional festivals in America. We were signaled out in 2006 by Moviemaker Magazine as "Best Local Festival" with a strong slate of award winning International films, and the best in local filmmaking. Each year we do our best to get industry professionals from Los Angeles and the Milwaukee area to jury the films. Previous judges were Mark Metcalf (Animal House, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Zack Ward (A Christmas Story, Transformers), Uwe Boll (Postal, House of the Dead) Timothy J. Lonsdale (Speed, Species) and David Streit (Jurassic Park III, River's Edge) . The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is proud to also say that the home of the festival is a Milwaukee landmark, The Milwaukee Art Museum's Lubar Auditorium situated in the world famous Calatrava. Located on Milwaukee's lakefront area.
JUDGES CRITERIA The films are judged on the three merits of:
The Audience Favorite film is picked by the audience on the closing night of the festival. The votes are tabulated and the film awarded that evening. |
GENERAL RULES:
ELIGIBILITY This competition is for emerging filmmakers, student filmmakers and independent filmmakers. TYPES OF FILMS ACCEPTED Narrative, documentary, experimental or animated films or videos up to 20 minutes in length. All entries in a language other than English must be subtitled or dubbed in English unless dialogue is inessential to comprehension and appreciation. The festival will not consider demo reels, commercials or advertisements, video or new media games, films with prior commercial release, industrial and instructional films or films screened in the Milwaukee area three months prior to the fest. These entries may be considered to run out of competition at the total discretion of MSFF. FORMATS ACCEPTED All submission copies must be VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray (NTSC system only) or as an online screener. Exhibition formats accepted are VHS, Mini DV, DVD (not DVDRW) formats. And data digital files. For questions on other video festival screening formats, please contact the MSFF. ENTRY LIMITATIONS Filmmakers can submit up to three entries. Each entry must include a separate entry and fee. Entries previously submitted to the Milwaukee Short Film Festival cannot be re-submitted. Entrants are responsible for securing all necessary rights / permissions for festival exhibition of each work submitted and all accompanying materials. ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE -Entry fee
-MSFF accepts credit card payments online or checks or certified money orders via mail -VHS or DVD copy of work submitted -Film synopsis, principal cast list, and brief filmmaker bio -Press kit if available INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED One entry per tape / DVD. Cue tape to start of film. Clearly mark name of film / filmmaker on the case AND the tape / DVD PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
Entrants are invited to submit promotional materials with initial submission. After notification of acceptance into the festival, filmmakers are encouraged to provide one still each of the director and a scene from the film, either 8 x 10 photos or 600 dpi 6” x 8” JPEG files, for publicity. All publicity materials should be labeled with the name of the filmmaker and of the film. Please note that publicity materials cannot always be returned. We will send notification of receipt of entry to each entrant via email. Videotapes, DVDs, photographs or other materials will not be returned unless a self-addressed stamped envelope / mailer is included. Entries are eligible to be selected for programming and exhibition at the Milwaukee Short Film Festival. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Clips from accepted films may also be used by the MSFF for festival promotion, festival program and possible televised broadcast. While the festival will take precautions to handle your film and publicity materials responsibly, the festival, its committee and staff cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to any materials entered. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Milwaukee Short Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered. Screening Feature Films The Milwaukee Independent Film Society has also used some of our open spots to help give local Milwaukee filmmakers a chance to premiere their feature film.
If you are a Milwaukee Filmmaker and you have completed a feature, or will by Sept 10th, 2012 please contact us. We want to help you get your work seen by an audience.
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14th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival |