A few notes from the world of Milwaukee film….
–The Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum has announced the winner of the WSF Screenwriting Experience contest, Aaron Greer and Fran Kaplan’s The Fruit of the Tree. The story is an account of Dr. James Cameron’s life and experience as the only known survivor of a lynching. The mother & son writing teem will receive $1,000 and help with further developing the script. For more on the screenwriting process, see Kaplan’s blog.
–Carlo Besasie, director of The Violinist, the audience award winner at the Milwaukee Film Festival, is competing in the Favorite Movie Pitch in the People’s Choice Awards. The nominees were announced at the broadcast on Jan. 6th, and voting continues through Jan. 20. Besasie’s pitch is for God Save the Queen, about the attempt to rescue the kidnapped Queen Elizabeth. Due to an archaic provision of British law, the only people who can participate in the rescue are British Knights, who were once warriors, but are now mostly film and music stars. The fun begins when Bono, Elton John, Sean Connery and the like are enlisted to save Her Majesty. Vote early and often!
–The UWM Union Theatre has announced its Spring 2010 schedule, which will kick off with a showing of Lars Von Trier’s much debated Antichrist, which stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Loudly booed at Cannes, it’s been declared unwatchable for its violence and general ickiness. Some critics have championed it as a groundbreaking film about the interplay of humanity and nature. Anticipating its popularity, the Union Theatre has scheduled several showings over the weekend of Jan. 29th.
