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The Oriental Theatre during the 2026 Milwaukee Festival

Milwaukee Film announces 2026 festival attendance and winners, 2027 festival dates

Matt Wild
May 7, 2026
In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last week. It was a blast! From April 16-30, hundreds of feature-length and short films lit up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters....

A clue-by-clue solution to our 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival treasure hunt

Matt Wild
May 1, 2026
In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up Thursday night. It was a blast! (The Closing Night film, Power Ballad, was great!) Oh, and something else wrapped up earlier in the week: our e...

Here are the Jury Award winners for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
April 27, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is currently on Day 12, which means there are only a few days left before things wrap up on April 30. So get out there and see some films! Need help choosing those films? Perhap...
The Oriental Theatre during the 2026 Milwaukee Festival

Mandatory Milwaukee: Looking back on Week 1 of the Milwaukee Film Festival, buckling up for Week 2

Matt Wild
April 23, 2026
broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Milwaukee Film Festival! In case you missed it, the 2026 Milw...

11 things the guy behind me yelled at last night’s midnight screening of ‘A Bay Of Blood’

Matt Wild
April 18, 2026
Friday night / Saturday morning, the Milwaukee Film Festival stayed up late for a midnight screening of Mario Bava's 1971 Italian giallo film A Bay Of Blood. The influential proto-slasher (sometimes known as Ca...

Did I cry during the Bob Uecker documentary ‘Ueck’? You better believe I did.

Matt Wild
April 17, 2026
Here's something you may not know about me: I cry at movies. Like, all the time. I cry at sad movies, I cry at sort-of-sad movies, I cry at not-sad-at-all movies. It sounds corny but I find the act of sitting i...
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival screening schedule

My wildly ambitious, never-gonna-happen-but-I’ll-try-anyway MFF26 itinerary

Matt Wild
April 15, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival cometh! From April 16-30, more than 100 feature films and 130 short films will light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters. (The full lineup can be found HERE. Tick...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Milwaukee’s busy April

Matt Wild
April 10, 2026
The Milwaukee Film Festival! The Midwest Gaming Classic! Record Store Day! MILWAUKEE DAY! Yes, all of these events are coming up in April, and yes, I talked about all of them for my latest appearance on TMJ4 af...
The Goonies looking at a treasure map

We created a treasure hunt for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival. Here’s the first clue

Matt Wild
April 9, 2026
In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. (Tickets and passes are on sale NOW.) We've already written 8,000 article...
Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

When and where to see the Cinema Hooligante films at the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
April 8, 2026
Guess what? The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30! (Tickets and passes are on sale NOW.) And MFF's annual program of all things creepy, ...
Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

I dropped by Radio Milwaukee’s Cinebuds podcast to talk about MFF26 and Cinema Hooligante

Matt Wild
April 2, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You can purchase advance ticket packages and passes NOW. You can catch up on our MFF26 coverage ...

Guess the popcorn flavors (and listen to me blab) on Milwaukee Film’s ‘Popped Ones’

Matt Wild
April 1, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You can purchase advance ticket packages and passes NOW. You can catch up on our MFF26 coverage ...

Dig into the full program for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
March 27, 2026
Two weeks. One-hundred-six feature films. One-hundred-thirty-eight short films. Two-hundred-eighty-two public screenings on five screens at two theaters. That's the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival, folks, set to t...

Bob Uecker documentary will open 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
March 19, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival will take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You already know the Cinema Hooligante films. You already know the Cream City Cinema films. You alrea...

Here’s the Cream City Cinema program for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
March 17, 2026
When the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival takes over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30, audiences will thrill to nearly 250 short and feature-length films from around the world. And "the w...
Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

Here’s the Cinema Hooligante program for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
March 13, 2026
Guess what? The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30! (Advance ticket packages and passes are available NOW.) And MFF's annual program of a...

Here’s the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival’s Rated K: For Kids program

Matt Wild
March 12, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to light up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. (Advance ticket packages and passes are available NOW.) Nearly 250 short and feature-length docum...

Milwaukee Film unveils first set of MFF26 films, festival artwork

Matt Wild
March 10, 2026
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival cometh! Yes, the 18th annual cinematic blowout is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. It's gonna be great. (The Downer, in case you mis...
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