Movies & TV - Sept. 24, 2009
Showtime! Milwaukee Film Festival opens tonight
It has been a long and difficult year, but the Milwaukee Film Festival is ready to rise from the ashes of its predecessor. Thanks to the hard work of Jonathan Jackson, Kyle Heller, TJ Fackelman and a board of directors that includes many of the smartest, most imaginative, active and important people in the community -- people with a deep passion for film, the creative world and Milwaukee -- this is a time to celebrate. The Milwaukee Film Festival opens today!
Tags: film festival, jonathan jackson, mark metcalf, oriental theater, marcus theater, racing dreams, film fest

Movies & TV - March 18, 2009
Milwaukee Film announces new festival
After dipping its toe into the local scene with a number of smaller-scale events, Milwaukee Film has announced the Milwaukee Film Festival, which takes place Sept. 24-Oct. 4.
Tags: Milwaukee Film, MIFF, Milwaukee Film Festival, Jonathan Jackson, Diane Bacha, Berlinale

Movies & TV - Feb. 13, 2009
Markets bring together the most surprising films
When I first came to the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003, I expected to be ensconced in the great tradition of European art cinema. While that was and still is the case, I also wade through the morass of the European Film Market.
Tags: berlin international film festival, berlinale, european film market, milwaukee film, independent film, jonathan jackson

Movies & TV - Feb. 10, 2009
Stormy Berlinale
In "Storm" we follow a prosecutor trying a war time commander of the Yugoslavian National Army at The International Criminal Tribunal at The Hague.
Tags: 59th berlin international film festival, milwaukee film, jonathan jackson, berlinale, hans-christian schmid

Movies & TV - Feb. 7, 2009
Milwaukee, Chicago, Brussels ... Berlinale!
In his debut blog on OnMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee Film Artistic Director Jonathan Jackson writes from Berlin, the site of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.
Tags: 59th Berlin International Film Festival, Milwaukee Film, Jonathan Jackson, The International, Diane Bacha, EFM, Sundance, Berlinale

Movies & TV - Oct. 9, 2008
Milwaukee Film names executive director
Milwaukee Film today named Diane Bacha as its executive director. Milwaukee Film is the newly formed independent organization that will host Milwaukee's premier film festival.
Tags: Milwaukee Film, Chris Abele, Jonathan Jackson, The Milwaukee Show, Song Sung Blue, Lightning & Thunder, Oriental Theatre, Diane Bacha, Argosy Foundation

Movies & TV - Aug. 25, 2008
Milwaukee Film accepting submissions
Milwaukee Film, the new independent film festival in the city, hosts its first screening, "The Milwaukee Show," on Oct. 23. Milwaukee County residents are encouraged to submit short films for consideration in this showcase of local films by Sept. 19.
Tags: Milwaukee Film, Jonathan Jackson, The Milwaukee Show

Movies & TV - Aug. 21, 2008
In focus: A look at Milwaukee's Film Festival, Part 3
In the final installment of an exclusive three-part series, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf remembers the demise of the Milwaukee International Film Festival and what will follow.
Tags: milwaukee international film festival, shepherd express, louis fortis, jonathan jackson, dave luhrssen, tom barrett

Movies & TV - Aug. 20, 2008
In focus: A look at Milwaukee's Film Festival, Part 2
In the second installment of an exclusive three-part series, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf recalls the growing pains of the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
Tags: milwaukee international film festival, louis fortis, jonathan jackson, argosy foundation, chris abele

Movies & TV - Aug. 19, 2008
In focus: A look inside Milwaukee's Film Festival
In the first installment of an exclusive three-part series, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf writes about the growth of the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
Tags: milwaukee international film festival, louis fortis, shepherd express, dave luhrssen, jonathan jackson

Movies & TV - July 22, 2008
Goodbye MIFF, hello Milwaukee Film
In the wake of the Shepherd Express stepping back from the Milwaukee International Film Festival, a new international film festival organization -- called Milwaukee Film -- with a new board of directors was announced today.
Tags: Milwaukee Film, MIFF, Kyle Heller, Chris Abele, Jonathan Jackson, T.J. Fackelman