Madison Film Festival

01/15/2026

12/23/2025

Get film buff at MFF 2026.

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12/18/2025

Happy Theater Thursday, Madison! 🍿🎟️

Check out our new video series that explores the local cinemas in Wisconsin! 🫶🏼🌾

First up is led by Jake Gildemeister and Elena Schleusner.

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10/11/2025

IIIIIt’s Filmmaker Friday!!! 🎬🫶🏼

This week we have , a producer of the short film documentary, Holding It Together, talk about their inspiration behind what motivated them to make it about a mother in Brooklyn owning and working a cafe.

🎬 Holding It Together was selected and screened as part of the Best Documentary Short Film category at MFF 2025!

10/03/2025

Tune in as Nicholas Kapanke, the director of Wired to Inspire, talks about his creative process in filming the La Crosse Omnium! 🚴‍♂️

08/25/2025

2025 Madison Film Festival Winners:

Short Doc: Wired to Inspire: Riding the La Crosse Omnium

Narrative Short: The Motorcycle Man

Student Film: Lint

Wisconsin Film: The Blacksmith’s Curse

Screenplay: Viv + Eddie

Poster: Check Please

Audience Award: Darkest Stroke of Midnight

08/23/2025

TODAY IS THE DAY! Come to the Bartell Theatre, 11am - 5pm, to watch some of the best independent Midwestern films and immerse yourself in a day of education, new collaboration, and art appreciation.

08/22/2025

When a patient convinces his doctor to investigate a local superstition, they uncover a secret that blurs the line between folklore and reality—forcing them to confront forces neither science nor faith can explain.

Come to the Madison Film Festival TOMORROW at the Bartell Theatre to watch “The Blacksmith’s Curse”

08/21/2025

The hazing is over, but the true test of sisterhood has just begun. Sorority prospects, Pash and Claudette, await their fate in an attic of the house they desperately hope to be a part of this upcoming school year.

Come to the Madison Film Festival THIS SATURDAY to watch “Sisterhood” at the Bartell Theatre!

08/20/2025

🎞️ Schedule for the 2025 Madison Film Festival 🎞️

08/20/2025

A journey through grief on the road to healing. “Light Shines in the Darkness” was made in response to the tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on December 16th, 2024. Made by the students, parents, and teachers.

Come to the Bartell Theatre this Saturday to support our Madison community and support those impacted by the events on December 16th, 2024.

08/19/2025

Five water justice advocates discuss how Milwaukee’s Black communities are disproportionately being lead poisoned, and the debilitating effects it has on residents’ health, with hopes to see equitable change that will heal the water and Black residents’ relationship with it.

Come to the Bartell Theater on Saturday, August 23rd, to be further educated on this issue as we screen “Something in the Water”.