The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.
The 2013 Wisconsin Film Festival will take place April 11 to 18, 2013, and is now accepting film submissions for inclusion in the Festival’s Wisconsin’s Own section. The Festival welcomes narrative, documentary, experimental, and animated films or videos of any length that have been made in Wisconsin or have been made by key personnel with Wisconsin roots.
For the 2013 Festival, submissions are only open to Wisconsin’s Own films, including student films. The 2013 Festival program will also include a wide variety of U.S. and international cinema curated specifically for the event.
Deadlines:
Wisconsin’s Own (films of any length from filmmakers with Wisconsin ties) deadline is Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Wisconsin’s Own Student (films of any length from student filmmakers with Wisconsin ties) deadline is Monday, December 31, 2012
The 13th Wisconsin Film Festival wrapped five days of screening 211 movies, presenting more than 120 filmmakers and special guests at the nine downtown Madison and campus theaters that opened their doors to 35,858 audience members.
