blood is at the doorstep

Erik Ljung's Dontre Hamilton documentary, Blood is at the Doorstep, was one of the winners.

Photo: Jennifer Johnson

The Wisconsin Film Festival has announced the winners of its 2018 run.

The 20th annual Wisconsin Film Festival ran from April 5 to April 12. Presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the festival is the largest university-produced film festival in the nation.

After 149 screenings to over 26 thousand attendees, the films were then critiqued for several award categories. See below for a complete list of all of the award winners.

 

Steep & Brew Audience Award Winners:

Steep & Brew has sponsored the Festival’s “Audience Awards” since 2005. Audience members rank films that they view at the Festival. Here are this year’s favorites: 

Audience Favorite Narrative Feature: Hearts Beat Loud by Brett Haley

Audience Favorite Documentary Feature: RBG by Betsy West & Julie Cohen

Audience Favorite Restoration/Rediscovery: Blue Collar by Paul Schrader

Audience Favorite Shorts Program: A World of Wisconsin's Own

Audience Favorite Big Screens, Little Folks Selection: Short But Not So Sweet: Revolting Rhymes and Isis + Osiris

 

Golden Badger Award Winners:

The Golden Badger Awards are chosen by a jury (in 2018, Kara Mulrooney, James Kreul and Xia Magnus). This year’s winners are:

  • FUTURE LANGUAGE: The Dimensions of VON LMO by Lori Felker
  • Great Light by Tony Oswald
  • The Blood is at the Doorstep by Erik Ljung
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