Milwaukee Short Film Festival

MILWAUKEE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 1OTH ANNUAL EVENTS & FILMS

For Immeadiate Release, Monday, April 22, 2008

More Information:

Phone: 414-807-4008 Email: rbigley@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/mkeshortsfest

www.dirtyjobfilms.com

This year to celebrate being the longest running film festival in Milwaukee we've expanded to four days, which means more great local, national and international films for you to see and enjoy!

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 ($1,000) .

We're also thrilled that MSFF was named 'Best Local Festival' by Moviemaker magazine (winter '06)

Friday May 9th 2008

MSFF Party/fundraiser

The Art Bar @ 8PM

722 E. Burleigh.

Featuring: Allen Cole

Thursday May 29th 2008

10th Annual MSFF Kick off party

The Art Bar @ 9PM

722 E. Burleigh.

Featuring: Michael Fairchild.

Friday May 30th 2008

Opening Night of the 10th Annual MSFF

The Alchemist Theatre

2569 S Kinnickinnic, Bayview.

Doors open @7PM

Show @7:30PM

The 10th Anniversary presentation of

The Dirty Job by Ross Bigley 20 min

and

Milwaukee Premiers of

Death Valley Video by Eric Gerber 9 minutes

Kindred by Andrew Hamer 7 minutes

Spoon by Jonathan West 13 minutes

with a special presentation of

Victim by R. Michael Gull and Jason Williams 16 minutes

(synopsis of films supplied at event)

Q/A follows along with the After party.

Featuring: Binky Tunny and the Farmland Chokehold

Saturday May 31st 2008

The Alchemist Theatre.

2569 S Kinnickinnic, Bayview

MSFF: Homegrown @ 2pm

Sponsored by Film Wisconsin

Lost Memory by Morgan Kastner MKE 4min

Kid Beat Box's Naked Man 3 min MKE

Transitory 1 by Katina Jordan MKE 4 min

Love and War by Shelby Falk Madison 4 min

A Fistful of Dollar by Don Ford MKE 3 min

Let it Grow by Evan Atwood MKE 5 min

Blind Date by Ryan Aarstad La Crosse 10 min

Plight of the North American Bipeds by Bridget Brown 3 min

Customer Support by Jack Packard MKE 3 min

Seffy D by Kyle Richards Menomonee Falls 16 min

In Spades by Melissa Musante Brookfield 5 minutes

Escape from Gizemboob by Joe Shakula Pewaukee 10 min

(synopsis of films supplied at event)

MSFF: World View @ 3:45pm

The Alchemist Theatre

2569 S Kinnickinnic, Bayview

Night Train by Sam Sharples U.K. 8 mins

Strike 2 by Arturo Prins Spain, 5 min

The Metamorphosis and the Jungle by Sean Kafer WI 15 min

Catharsis by Daniel Sanchez Chamorro Spain 10 min

For A Few Marbles More by Jelmar Hufen Netherlands 11 min

My Undone School Movies by Eva Pervolovici Romania 15 min

Alicja Wonderland by Martin Gauvreau Poland 20 min

Red-light District Graffiti by Kasumi Hiraoka Japan 20 min

(synopsis of films supplied at event)

Korporate Media Event @ 6:30pm

Late Night @ 8:30pm

Give Until It Hurts by James Fletcher Milwaukee 17 min

I Just Want To Eat My Sandwich by Julia E. Radochia Massachusetts 7 minutes

Eugene and the Worm by Josh Hope Chicago, Ill 13 min

A Letter to Colleen by Andy and Carolyn London New York 9 min

Black Santa's Revenge by David Walker Portland, OR 20 min

(synopsis of films supplied at event)

After party follows

Featuring: Independent Idols.

Sunday June 1st. Closing Night. Juried films and awards

Times Cinema

5906 W. Vliet St.

7PM
Hosted by Rex Sikes

Juried films, and their creators:

Korporate Voyage by Justin Bosar

9 minutes Milwaukee, WI

A young auteur embarks on a journey via dirigible, to bring media to weary workers

Justin Bosar functions as Backlot Imaging's production supervisor and principal operator. He supervises work on both 2D and 3D graphics and animations for video, film, and interactive applications. Bosar earned an undergraduate degree at Marquette University, with a major in Broadcast and Electronic Communication and a minor in Computer Science. He enjoys science-fiction applications of visual effects, as well as entertainment software development. Bosar currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Freefall by Pawel Pawelczak

9 minutes Darien, CT

A Manhattan man subconsciously relives the events of 9/11.

A Warsaw native Pawel worked as a software designer for Wall Street before studying filmmaking. This is his postgraduate directorial debut.

17 year Cicada by Eric Gerber

2 minutes, Los Angeles, CA

An experimental video following the journey of a 17 year Cicada.

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.

Oh, Paprika by Anna Krutzik

3 minutes Fort Milwaukee, WI

An exploration of feelings told in two parts.

Anna is a recent graduate of UWM, she’ll continue making films for the rest of her life. She loves mangos.

Have Courage by Benjamin John Van Male

1 minutes Milwaukee, WI

On a cold rainy day chickens show their courage.

Benjamin John Van Male is a self taught artist who works in film, painting, drawing, photography and mixed media.

The Road by Owen Thomas

5 minutes Berkeley, CA

Karma, condensed. A group of people help karma along, having no idea where it will end.

Owen grew up in the San Francisco bay area, and worked most of his life as a musician. Recently he began working as an actor which lead to filmmaking.

Feng (wind) by Aaron Wilson

8 minutes, Australia

Two people from two countries who once shared a common experience.

Aaron conceived this film while taking part in the 'Objectives Filmmaker Residency' program in Singapore. Currently Aaron is developing his feature film 'Triple Happiness.'

Weeds by Aurum Design

4 minutes Milwaukee, WI.

A strong female character discovers the power of words in a numinous book garden. This was created for the 48 Hour Film Project and has reached as far as the Cannes Film Festival.

Owners/principal designers Ken Kornacki and Nellie Hoffman formed Aurum, a pioneer in motion design for film, television and commercial productions, in 2003.

Drip by Craig A. Knitt

2 minutes Marion, WI

A series of intricate events are placed into motion by a slowly dripping faucet.

Craig’s previous film, 'The Egg' was screened at our 8th festival. Craig is also a founding member of the Wildwood Film Festival held in Appleton. He also teaches Fine Art in his hometown of Marion, Wisconsin.

The Whole Truth by Gerald Guthrie

8 Minutes Urbana, Ill

An animated work that analyzes aspects of human interaction by decontextualizing individual contributions to an 'overly polite' conversation.

Gerald received his BFA from UWM in 1973; currently he’s an Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign.

Otto’s Day by Jisun O

7 minutes Milwaukee, WI

An ordinary day in the life of an old man who lives alone in a city apartment.

Ji-Sun Oh was born in 1975, South Korea and got her B.A. for Fine Arts at Kyunghee University. She presently attends the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee and is working towards an MFA in film.

6optionals by Corey Kupfer

4 minutes Graton, WI

The unseen process of performing

Corey is an undergraduate film & creative writing student at the UWM.

L19: Disposed by Paul Whittington

3 minutes Canada

The last few minutes of an android’s life.

Paul is a filmmaker from Vancouver Island, he produces short films, stop motion animation and time lapse photography. His previous film 'Android 207' was screened at our 8th festival and was awarded Honorable Mention (runner up) and audience favorite.

Small Apartment by Andrew Thomas Betzer (Adult Content/ nudity)

7 minutes New Brunswick, CT

A middle age man, his son and daughter in law explore love and perversion in 700 square feet of space.

Andrew is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) film program. He resides in New York and works at Cineric Inc. restoring/preserving films. His previous film Sans Supervision was screened at our 8th festival.

Victim by R. Michael Gull and Jason Williams (Adult content)

18 minutes Milwaukee, WI

Victim is the brainchild of stand up comic/writer/actor R. Michael Gull. First written by Gull as a short story in 1993, Victim is the tale of Vincent, a man whose concept of love is, shall we say, a bit skewed. He's not a monster. As a matter of fact, he could be your neighbor, your mechanic, or your child's teacher. He could be that guy with the flat tire on the side of the road, or the one behind you at night at the ATM.

After sitting on a shelf for over a decade, Victim has been fine tuned into a movie. This dark, disturbing tale is being told with director Jason Williams at the helm and cinematography by Michael Kubaszak. Featuring still photography by renowned photographer Jim Steinfeldt, and original songs written and performed by Olivia Barash (Repo Man, Tuff Turf, Little House on the Prairie, Fame, The Doors) and Binky Tunny. Film score by Brian Jones.

R. Michael Gull is an actor. In 2007 he appeared in the Tate Bunker film 'Perceval' and in 2008 you can see him in 'Victim' 'Indefinite', 'Haunted' and more. He is currently in production on a sci/fi thriller, 'Dust' and is in pre-production on another feature film to be released in 2009. This season you can see Michael on the new TV series 'Family Practice', on the Lifetime Network, as well as the final season of the NBC series 'ER'. Also a writer, Michael writes screenplays, has a catalog of over 100 recorded songs, contributes the blog 'Messiah Simplex' to the online edition of VITAL Source magazine and writes short stories.

Jason Williams is a full time student working towards a career in feature films. His previous film 'Meniere's Disease' was screened at the Wisconsin Film Festival, Wildwood Film Festival, WILDsound Film Festival and the Southside Film Festival.

Bigboy_74 by Tom Marshall (Adult content)

10 minutes Middlesbrough, UK

A case of mistaken identity leads to suicidal Harry receiving a crash course in 'dogging'.

Tom started making films when he was 17, he went on to graduate from Teeside University.

^{2008 MSFF Panel of Judges for juried films :}

• Jerry Houser, an actor on such the films like Slap Shot, Summer of ’42 and Another You.

• Tim Lonsdale, the 1st First Assistant Director of ABC’s Eli Stone, TBS’s My Boys, CBS's Ghost Whisperer, and Charmed.

• Uwe Boll, Director on the films In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, BloodRayne, House of the Dead and the upcoming Postal.

• Actor Zack Ward, who appeared in the films A Christmas Story, Freddy vs. Jason, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Transformers and Postal.

• Lori Kahn, the former Vice President of original programming for the Showtime network. and

• John Van Slyke, Milwaukee playwright and actor in the films Disembodied, The Dirty Job and Slacktime.

Previous $1,000 Grand Prize Winners:
9th MSFF- Lance Millar and Donald P. Unverrich for 'Moviebonics'
8th MSFF- Malona P. Voigt for 'Chicxulub'
7th MSFF- James David Oxford for 'Smart Card'
6th MSFF - Eric Gerber for 'Aldara'
5th MSFF- Jeff Fitzsimmons for 'Gaucher'

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