Sometimes perseverance comes in the form of small victories; sometimes those victories are epic. This screening block highlights films with victories both small and large.
It's year five and we want to highlight those creators who continue to entertain with new seasons and new series. The block focuses on Minnesota WebFest alumni from around the world.
Stories of love and romance.
A little bit of sad and a heck of a lot of funny. The selections in this block reflect the strangeness of a world without giving into the gloom.
We have a lot of great documentary/reality content this year. In this screening block, we highlight those shows that can help you learn more about the world in which we live.
A Direct Selection is a series selected to Minnesota WebFest directly through a partner festival. Direct selections tend to highlight the talent of a particular region in the world.
This screening block showcases all of the official selections in our pilots category. Catch the episodes designed to make you watch to watch more.
Our selections targeted at families, late teens, and young adults. Note that some content in this screening block deals with common high school and college themes and thus is not suitable for young children.
The world premiere for Hidden Falls will take place at Minnesota WebFest on September 25, 2021. Can't make it? Catch the series online in this special screening block.
It's year five and we want to highlight those creators who continue to entertain with new seasons and new series. The block focuses on Minnesota WebFest alumni from the United States.
This screening block contains all series that are being considered for our two separate "Best in Fest" categories: "BEST OF THE WORLD" and "BEST OF THE UNITED STATES".
The winners of these two awards along with the winner of BEST OF MINNESOTA will be receiving something more than a trophy this year. Tune into the awards ceremony to learn more!
Minnesota WebFest spotlights our home-grown talent! Take a look at the series made by Minnesota filmmakers or made in Minnesota.
This screening block highlights series that work to preserve languages and cultures that are often cut off by dominant media.
We will kickoff Minnesota WebFest 2021 at Crave in the Mall of America. George Reese will give a brief talk to kick things off. Following words from George, a few guest speakers will say a few things with the rest of the evening left to mingle and for filmmakers to get to know each other. There are plenty of locations for us to go afterwards to let the party continue.
FOOD AND DRINKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. Please plan on dining here, if possible.
Minnesota WebFest Director George Reese formally kicks off our 5th Edition with a short talk about this year's festival and some of the surprises we have in store.
Join us here for the full day of live streaming of all filmmaker Q&A, panels, and talks. See the main schedule for a list of specific topics and times.
For 2021, our in-person screenings will consist of episodes from series made by creators who are attending the festival. Every show you see on screen this year will be represented by someone. Enjoy the show and be ready to ask some questions!
Saturday will be filled with panels, keynotes, and screenings. More details to follow here as the specific schedule evolves.
This special screening block runs concurrently while these same shows are being screened in-person at Minnesota WebFest 2021 in the Minnetonka Room at Radisson Blu Mall of America. The in-person event will be followed by a live Q&A that will be simulcast after the in-person screenings.
Join us for the filmmaker Q&A following the live screenings from our in-person creators. Please be ready to share your questions!
Meredith Burkholder returns to Minnesota WebFest to update us on new research she has been doing in the web series world as part of the Valuing Web Series team.
Valuing Web Series is the first multi-country research project on web series, focussing on Australia, Canada and France. The project investigates the value of web series as a form of online screen entertainment characterised by original and diverse content produced by emerging creatives.
Please visit the site at https://valuingwebseries.com/ and participate in the survey.
So much has changed for the Minnesota filmmaking landscape in the last 18 months. At the state level and many local levels, filmmakers from Minnesota and around the world have new options for funding projects big and small with Minnesota's great locations and talent pool.
Melodie Bahan of MN Film and TV will talk about all of these new opportunities and how you can leverage them.
Marketing is almost always an afterthought for the independent filmmaker. Nevertheless, it is just as important as any other part of the filmmaking progress.
Seeka TV VP of Programming and Minnesota WebFest Director George Reese presents best practices for marketing your works and positioning yourself for viewer success. During this talk, we will announce the nominees for the Minnesota WebFest Excellence in Web Series Promotion Award.
Few people have the experience in the web series world of Caris Vujcec (The Pepper Project) and Herman Wang (The Spell Tutor, Illuminagents). The two of them have been creating web series for the past 6 years or more, and they have the scars to prove it.
This 90 minute session will start with Caris talking about her evolution in creating The Pepper Project--a high-end thriller designed to exceed the quality you'd expect in most Netflix crime dramas and spy thrillers.
Then, Herman will talk to you about his scrappy approach to creating sci-fi/fantasy stories, one fan-fic and the other original.
Join us for photos on the Purple Carpet at the 2021 Minnesota WebFest just prior to the Awards Ceremony. Cash bar is available for drinks.
Can't make it to Minnesota? Join us online for a simulcast of the 5th Annual Minnesota WebFest Awards Ceremony. In addition to the presentation of our awards, we also have some special announcements. Hosted by Lori Roovers.
Join us for the 5th Annual Minnesota WebFest Awards Ceremony. Though the ceremony itself will start promptly at 8pm, we will have a Purple Carpet ceremony from 5:30pm until 7pm just outside of the Minnetonka room.
Hosted by Lori Roovers.
The Lake Minnetonka Cruise is a Minnesota WebFest tradition. Board the Isabella from Al and Alma from the Wayzata Depot Docks and see the beauty of the largest lake in the Twin Cities and one of the largest among Minnesota's 11,000+ lakes. Lunch including vegetarian options is provided along with a cash bar.
THE BOAT LIVES PROMPTLY AT 11:30.
We are currently putting together the schedule for this year's event. Come back to this page as we add items to our festival program.
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