About DFF

The Driftless Film Festival is a new regional film festival with a focus on independent films from around the world.  Our mission is not only to bring unique cinema to Driftless residents, but to encourage people from outside the Driftless area to come discover its many historic theaters and venues while experiencing one of the most unique and beautiful regions in the Midwest.  DFF will take place in Baraboo, Mineral Point, Platteville, Richland Center, Spring Green and in Viroqua on October 6–9.  Filmmakers and actors will be on hand for nearly every film at this year’s festival.

Nicholas Langholff, a Madison-based independent film producer and actor Darren Burrows, best known for his role as Ed on Northern Exposure, founded the DFF to increase interest in independent films and to enrich the movie-going experience by providing face-to-face interaction with the filmmakers. (Darren also appeared in Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, along with roles on TV’s CSI, X-Files and NYPD Blue. Nick has an impressive resume of films that he has worked on, including Feed the Fish and TV documentary Series, American Experience.)

We have a diverse slate of films on tap ranging from short films, documentaries, horror movies, dramas, and animation.  Although we’ll have movies on hand from around the world, the DFF always places a special focus on Made in Wisconsin films.  Screenings will be held in every town on each day of the festival, so you can choose to take in the DFF from one place, or travel the beautiful Driftless countryside to catch a show!

Driftless Film Festival’s 2011 venues are:  The Mineral Point Opera House, the Avalon in Platteville, Baraboo’s Al Ringling Theatre, the Gard in Spring Green, Viroqua’s Temple Theatre and the City Auditorium in Richland Center will be hosting the festival in their historic theaters.  Some of these theaters have undergone extensive restorations, making them showplaces for the community.  Others are in the beginning stages of fundraising to begin restoration. All of them are valuable assets and each community is looking forward to bringing more people into their auditoriums and building attention to these historically significant cultural centers.

See you at the movies!