By Eric Hoyt, Kahl Family Professor and WCFTR and MHDL Director The past year has been a time of AI-powered breakdowns and breakthroughs for the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) and Media …
Year: 2026
2026 Wisconsin Film Festival: WCFTR Friends, Sponsored Films, and Looking Back with the WCFTR’s Wisconsin Film Festival Collection
Friends of the WCFTR at the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival! This year’s Wisconsin Film Festival starts here in Madison next Thursday, April 9, kicking off a week full of fantastic film screenings that lasts until …
Expanding Film Culture’s Field of Vision: Chuck Kleinhans, Julia Lesage, and Jump Cut
We’re thrilled to share one of the exhibits from our “Expanding Film Culture’s Field of Vision” website! The Chuck Kleinhans, Julia Lesage, and Jump Cut collection at the WCFTR documents …
Television Archives Akimbo! An online program inspired by Overture’s upcoming musical
Visitors to this site know that we are big fans of television and musical theater. And we are especially big fans of the TV and Broadway-related collections that we get to care for here at …
Spotlighting Danny Wilson’s collection and award-winning career
It’s awards season. Here, at the WCFTR, we have the privilege of caring for the collections of many award-winning artists and organizations. One that we would like to spotlight this season is producer Danny Wilson …