By Andy Tarnoff Publisher Published Jun 27, 2006 at 10:18 AM
Like speedy cinema? Then you might want to check out the second annual 24-Hour Film Contest, presented by The Milwaukee International Film Festival (MIFF) and the Milwaukee Art Museum. The contest takes place July 19-20 at the museum.
 
The 24-Hour Film Contest challenges teams of up to eight people to create a five-minute film in just 24 hours.  The contest kicks off on July 19 at 10:30 a.m. in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lubar Auditorium, where filmmakers will be assigned a specific theme to incorporate into their original film.  From there, filmmakers will race around the clock to produce and submit their film by 10:30 a.m. on July 20.
 
A panel of judges will view the complete short films and select the best film to debut on-screen during the 2006 Milwaukee International Film Festival.  A special screening of selected films will take place in the Lubar Auditorium on July 20 at 6:15 p.m.  The screening is free with general museum admission and is open to the general public.
 
In addition to having their film screened at the 2006 film festival, the contest winners will also receive a year-long membership to the Milwaukee Art Museum and full festival passes to the fourth annual Milwaukee International Film Festival, October 19-29.
 
Participants are encouraged to register by July 9 to ensure a spot.  Additional information is available online at milwaukeefilmfest.org or by phone at (414) 225-9740.

Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.

Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.

Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.