Filmmaker Melissa Tittl was awarded the inaugural Palmer d’Or for her reality-questioning documentary Code 12 at 7th MidWest WeirdFest.
MidWest WeirdFest
NAME OF FESTIVAL: MidWest WeirdFest
SINCE: 2017
WHERE: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
From the founder of Australia's two leading genre film festivals - A Night of Horror International Film Festival and Fantastic Planet, Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival - comes a cinematic celebration of all things frightening, fantastic, underground, off-beat, alternative, and just plain weird... to the American Midwest!
The Midwest is filled with dark and mysterious byways, strange critters, and mythical beasties. And the great state of Wisconsin has had more than its share: from the very real monsters Ed Gein and Jeffery Dahmer, to legendary cryptids like the Beast of Bray Road and the Hodag, to weird and wonderful places such as the Forevertron, UFO landing ports, and the mythical town of killer midgets known as Haunchyville.... It's he perfect territory for a festival that focuses on the weird.
Mark Polish’s MURMUR to Open MidWest WeirdFest 2023
Filmmaker Mark Polish’s Murmur, an edge-of-your-seat techno-thriller, will open the 7th MidWest WeirdFest on Friday March 3.
7th MidWest WeirdFest Reveals Final Wave of Films incl. BRAEK
MidWest WeirdFest 2023 announced the full program of films including Braek, a genre-bending crime caper come rural horror movie.
Melissa Tittl’s UFO WITNESS Documentary to World Premiere at MidWest WeirdFest
Directed and presented by Melissa Tittl, Code 12, a new documentary on the secret nature of reality world premieres at MidWest WeirdFest.
7th MidWest WeirdFest Film Festival Reveals First Wave of Films – AGATHA, BIGFOOT AND MARTY and More
MidWest WeirdFest film festival announced its first wave “of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird” for 2023.
MidWest WeirdFest 2022 Winners – Noah Mucci’s LUNAMANCER Wins Best Film
Lunamancer, the stunning sci-fi noir from director Noah Mucci, captured MidWest WeirdFest’s coveted “Best Film” award.
2022 MidWest WeirdFest Announces Film Lineup of Horror, Sci-fi, Underground Cinema
MidWest WeirdFest announced the full lineup for the 6th annual film festival taking place March 4-6, 2022 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
MidWest WeirdFest 2022 Reveals First 7 Genre Films
Films include The Girl in the Straw Hat directed by David J. Schultz and The Last Frankenstein directed by David Weaver.
5th Annual MidWest WeirdFest Announces Winners, EXTERNO Wins Best Film
Externo from brothers Jonathon and Leandro Taub captured the “Best Film” award at the 5th MidWest WeirdFest.
5th MidWest WeirdFest Announces Lineup, World Premiere of HE WHO LIVES IN HIDDEN LAKES
5th MidWest WeirdFest taking place at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin announces lineup and premiere of He Who Lives in Hidden Lakes.
MidWest WeirdFest 2021 Reveals First 7 Films, LADY USHER, ALIEN ABDUCTION and more
The 2021 MidWest WeirdFest taking place in March at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, announced its first wave of films.
“PICKINGS” ” OFFICER PIGSEY” “DADDY ISSUES” Among Winners of 2018 MidWest WeirdFest Awards
The 2nd annual MidWest WeirdFest wrapped this past Sunday, at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and director Usher Morgan’s stunning western/neo-noir hybrid PICKINGS won the award for “Best Film”.