Milwaukee Film

It looks like nobody has (positively) reviewed the MFF. I’ve attended for four years: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. It has been amazing to see the festival grow and gain popularity year after year.
The best advice I can give you is ARRIVE 15 MIN BEFORE YOUR FILM STARTS. This is communicated when you buy your tickets. Otherwise your seat may be given away to somebody else.
This year in particular I rushed for three films… and got into all of them. For those who have never attended a film festival, «rushing» for a film means all of the tickets have been purchased for the showing. The rush line is slowly let in when the ticket holders have been seated (5 – 10 minutes before the film starts) based on the number of seats available. If you want to rush for a film, get there early. One film I was there an hour early. Depending on popularity, 30 – 60 minutes is the right amount of time.
I was really glad to see that Milwaukee had a film festival when I arrived from Madison where the Wisconsin Film Festival is held. Having attended both festivals, I believe Milwaukee’s festival is better than Madison’s. It has been great to see more guests and filmmakers arriving in Milwaukee over the years. One of the things that brings more filmmakers to Milwaukee vs. other festivals is that there is not a fee to enter films to be considered for the festival. This means smaller filmmakers are more likely to apply and we in Milwaukee benefit because we get to see the works of those chosen. Many of them have never been to Milwaukee before and leave with a positive sense of our community.