Film Festival previews its highlights
Fresh and original independent film, documentaries, world cinema, new media and the work of Wisconsin filmmakers all will be featured this spring at the Wisconsin Film Festival.
A public program of the Arts Institute, the Wisconsin Film Festival is slated Thursday, March 29, through Sunday, April 1.
Downtown Madison festival venues include the Orpheum and Majestic theaters and the Madison Art Center. On the UW–Madison campus, the festival will unspool at the Memorial Union Play Circle and the UW Cinematheque.
The full schedule will be announced Wednesday, Feb. 28. Festival highlights so far include:
- Light in the East: New Asian Cinema
- A Well Spent Life: The Cinema of Les Blank
- D.FILM Digital Film Festival 2001 World Tour
- Wisconsin’s Own Filmmakers
Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 1. Both ticket packages and tickets for individual screenings will be available. Advance package sales run March 1-28. Individual tickets go on sale March 16-28. If available, remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
For advance sales, go to the Wisconsin Union Theater Box Office, 800 Langdon St. Madison, WI 53706. Phone orders can be placed starting March 1: (608) 265-2933. Fax: (608) 265-5084.
Visit the film festival site for ordering instructions, forms, and festival information, including hotel and travel information. For general festival information, call (608) 262-9009 or (877) 963-FILM.