In its twelfth year, the Wisconsin Film Festival presents a broad range of independent American and world cinema (narrative, documentary, experimental, shorts), restorations and revivals, and locally made pictures from Wisconsin filmmakers. The festival plays in eight theaters, all within walking distance, in the heart of the state’s capital city.

The 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival will run from Wednesday, April 14 through Sunday, April 18. The Opening Night Film will screen on Thursday, April 15, as has been the tradition (title announced when the full program is announced on March 18).

The 2010 theater partners are:
♥ Wisconsin Union Theatre
♥ Frederic March Play Circle
♥ Chazen Museum of Art
♥ UW Cinematheque
♥ Orpheum Theatre (including the Stage Door)
♥ Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
♥ Monona Terrace Convention Center
More information about these theaters, tickets, film listings, and more will be available on March 18.

Tickets are $7 general admission, $4 with student ID. Starting March 20, tickets will be available on this web site and at the Festival Box Office inside the Memorial Union at 800 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin.

The Festival — possibly the largest campus-based film festival in the United States — is presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute, with the assistance of the UW Department of Communication Arts.

Take a look at this list of other film events and film festivals — many of them free — in the Madison area and around the state.