Patch blogger Andrea Thompson reviewed three film from the Milwaukee Film Festival, which came to the end of its 15-day run on Thursday.
Follow the links to read Andrea's reviews of Stories We Tell, Finding Mr. Right and Billy Club.
This year’s festival presented 241 films from 44 countries, and saw continued growth in nearly every category, most notably in attendance (55,194 in 2013 vs. 50,160 in 2012).
Weekday education screenings welcomed a total of 6,834 students to the historic Landmark Oriental Theatre, and the Soundtrack live music series hosted over 2000 people at The Hotel Foster over the course of 14 nights. In addition, despite having one less screen to present films on, this year’s festival boasted 64 sold-out screenings.
A record 212 guests participated in more than 400 individual festival events over the course of the 15-day run.
“Last year, we experienced growth and success in greater numbers than we ever thought possible,” says Artistic & Executive Director Jonathan Jackson. “And we’re floored by the fact that it happened again this year. We can’t say enough how grateful we are for the amount of support this city, our members, our sponsors, our volunteers, and community partners have provided.
The winners of this year’s Allan H. (Bud) and Suzanne L. Selig Audience Awards are The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (feature film category) and Eddie Adams: Saigon ‘68 (short film category).
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