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2021 SEASON
As a year-round Film festival, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
From VIRTUAL & drive-in SCREENINGS to hopes of celebrating in a theater near the end of the year, we'll also take a trip down memory lane with our mff hall of fame streaming series. Keep an eye out for additional workshops, panels, and networking opportunities.
March:
Virtual Feature Film Screening
April:
Sci-fi Month
All month long via midwestfilm.com travel into parallel dimensions and let your imagination explore far-off possibilities
May:
Virtual Homecoming Shorts Screening
This is a new theme for The Midwest Film Festival. Normally, we only accept films produced in the Midwest, but for this theme night only we'll also be accepting submissions from all filmmakers who:
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Their story was born or inspired in the Midwest
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They were born here/lived in the Midwest
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They went to film school in the Midwest
June:
MFF Hall of Fame Channel Featuring 20 Years of MFF Advertising Community Films
July:
Comedy Shorts Screening & Summer Bash at Chi-Town Movies Drive-in
August:
MFF Hall of Fame Channel Featuring 20 Years of MFF Union & Indie Passion project Films
September:
Feature Film Screening at The Gene Siskel Film Center
October:
MFF Hall of Fame Channel Featuring 20 Years of Best of the midwest awards
November:
Celebrating Womxn Voices Screening at The Gene Siskel Film Center
This themed night has historically been called Female FIlmmaker Night. This year we have updated the title to create a more inclusive and intersectional program. For this themed night, we'll be accepting submissions for all films that were directed by individuals who identify as woman, trans, and gender non-conforming.
December
MFF Hall of Fame Channel Featuring 20 Years of MFF Music Videos
