An interactive map of theaters for our 2012 festival is below.
Barrymore Theatre
Centro Hispano
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Marquee Theater at Union South
Monona Terrace
UW Cinematheque
The Barrymore Theatre is one of Madison's premier venues for concerts, film festivals, stand-up performances, and other special arts events. For nearly 25 years, it has been one of the best "off-the-Isthmus" locations in Madison for live events, with a long tradition of hosting innovative and engaging acts that draw audiences from across the state.
The Barrymore is on Atwood Avenue, with on-street parking nearby and is served by the 3, 4, 37, and 38 Metro bus lines.
Web site: http://www.barrymorelive.com/
Events: Keynote: Van Jones
Centro Hispano, founded in 1983 and originally focused on language and cultural related needs for Latino adults, has over the years grown with Dane County's Latino community to offer a number of programs, especially several aimed at Latino youth in Dane County schools. At the same time, the agency's cultural, educational and social service programs for adults have also grown. From the strong foundation Ilda Thomas-Contreras and others gave the agency, Centro Hispano has grown to have 17 paid staff. In 2006, Centro Hispano became the owner of an 18,000 square foot facility at 810 West Badger Road in the heart of Madison's south side, from which it serves over 5000 individuals through its programs.
We are pleased to return in 2012 for a screening at one of our most vital community partners, having held film screenings of Alex Rivera's work at Centro Hispano in 2009. Centro Hispano has a limited parking lot in front but is across the street from a larger shopping center parking lot and next door to Madison Metro's South Transfer Point bus terminal. A larger parking lot behind the building, accessible by path around Centro Hispano, can be reached by turning down Hughes Place, which is one block up on Park Street.
Web site: http://micentro.org/
Films: Alex Rivera Programming: Calle 13: Latinoamerica, La Ciudad
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is a nonprofit, independent organization that exists to exhibit, collect, preserve, and interpret modern and contemporary art. It serves the art life of the community by creating opportunities for direct experience with works of art, by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas about art, and by offering programs to enhance the appreciation and understanding of art. Films will be screened in the museum's state-of-the-art 225-seat lecture hall. (We have also scheduled one screening of The City Dark to occur on the rooftop garden, weather permitting. Please dress appropriately if you'd like to watch the outdoor screening -- we'll have an indoor screening, too, at the same time).
The MMoCA is adjacent to the Overture Center for the Arts, in the 200 block of State Street, between Johnson and Dayton. The closest public parking is in the State Street Capitol and Overture Center ramps.
Web site: http://www.mmoca.org/
Films: The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home, Duma, Three Walls, Modern Times, Semper Fi: Always Faithful, If a Tree Falls, The City Dark
Madison's newest theater is part of the LEED-certified brand new Union South building, which opened its doors to campus and the public in spring 2011. This new mecca on the southwest side of the UW-Madison campus offers multiple dining options (including a wine bar, coffee shop, and small market), meeting spaces, concert venues, and even a climbing wall and bowling alley -- all in the confines of one building. Among the building's many amenities, the new Marquee Theater stands out as a gem. The 330-seat theater offers both digital and 35-mm projection and is handicapped accessible.
The Marquee Theater is located in the center of the second floor of Union South. Entrances to the building can be found on W. Johnson Street, Randall Avenue, and Orchard Street. Many bus routes serve the union. Public parking in the immediate vicinity of the Union can be limited. A description of the best available parking options can be found here.
Web site: http://www.union.wisc.edu/marquee.htm
Films: Pit No. 8, Mushrooms of Concrete, Life Size Memories, Guanape Sur, Salt of the Earth, Automania 2000, Waste Land, Solarize This, Divine Pig, American Water, Bee, Everybody's Nuts, That Which Once Was, La Maison en Petits Cubes, The Winged Scourge, DDT - Weapon Against Disease, CBS Reports: Silent Spring
First designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (who did not live to see its construction) in 1938, Monona Terrace finally opened its doors in 1997 and has become a beloved and premier Madison destination for conferences, public gatherings, and special events. Frequent host to the long-time public radio program "Whad'Ya Know?" and the Wisconsin Film Festival, Monona Terrace offers an excellent 315-seat theater perfect for both screenings and post-film audience Q+A.
The handicapped accessible theater is on the fourth (street-level) floor of the Terrace, and is accessible via elevator from Monona Terrace's attached parking deck below and from the street at the intersection of Wilson Street and Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.
Several major bus lines stop right next to the building. Nearby street parking is limited. A map of parking options in the area can be found here.
Web site: http://www.mononaterrace.com/
Films: Climate Change Shorts, The Last Menominee, Brothers on the Line, Graffitiger, Detroit Wild City
The Cinematheque is a coalition of UW-Madison academic departments and student film groups dedicated to showcasing films that would otherwise never reach Madison screens. As the screening facility of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR), a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the Cinematheque regularly showcases archival and other rare prints from around the world. The Cinematheque has one of the finest projection facilities in Wisconsin and screens a variety of formats, including 35mm and 16mm (both on reel-to-reel projection systems), BetaSP, DVD, DVCam, and VHS.
The 150-seat Cinematheque theater is located immediately South and East of the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue. Room 4070, also known as the Parliamentary Room, is in the center of the open fourth-floor plaza of Vilas Hall and is accessible from the Park Street stairs and elevator, the footbridge connecting Vilas Hall to the Humanities Building, and the stairs on University Avenue and facing University Square. If approaching the building from Park Street, take steps or ramp to the 3rd-floor main entrance and then either the outdoor staircase or the indoor elevator to the fourth floor (this last is the recommended route for wheelchairs). If approaching from the East, take the staircases next to the Hemsley/Mitchell Theaters or the stairs on University Avenue to the fourth floor.
Several major bus lines stop right next to the building. Nearby parking is limited. Information about bus and parking options can be found here.
Web site: http://cinema.wisc.edu/
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