The Milwaukee Film Festival is a public

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held each spring from April 20th through May 4th in

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. The festival is organized by Milwaukee Film, a cultural arts organization that operates Milwaukee's historic movie palace, The Oriental Theatre, and facilitates year-long programming and initiatives using film to inspire community, artistry, education, and joy. In 2015, 304 films from more than 50 countries were screened at five

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venues, with nearly 71,000 attendees. Founded in 2009, after the Milwaukee International Film Festival was discontinued, the Milwaukee Film Festival is the fifth largest film festival in the United States in terms of attendance, the number of films screened and festival length.

Theaters

*Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge - Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Jan Serr Studio Cinema -

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, Wisconsin * Oriental Theatre - East Side, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Times Cinema - Washington Heights, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Past Venues * Downer Theatre - East Side, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Fox Bay Cinema Grill -

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, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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