The Call for Entries is now open for the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America. All lengths and genres accepted and considered: experimental, animation, documentary, narrative and music video.
- More than $20,000 awarded to films in competition
- Qualifying festival for Academy Awards® in the Short Film Category
- Select films included on AAFF Traveling Tour (35+ cities in North America)
Early Deadline: August 15, 2011 ($30 Shorts / $40 Features)
Official Deadline: October 3, 2011 ($40 Shorts / $50 Features)
Late Deadline: November 3, 2011 ($50 Shorts / $60 Features)
Visit our website to download the PDF application or link to our withoutabox submissions page.
To view last year's festival program, visit our 49th website here.
50th Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 27 - April 1, 2012
Quick Facts about the Ann Arbor Film Festival:
• The longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America - established 1963.
• The AAFF is an Academy Award®-qualifying festival in the short film category.
• Awards more than $20,000 in cash and film stock to directly support independent artists.
• The 2010 traveling AAFF tour programs screened in more than 40 venues in North America.
• Renowned for pioneering cinema, having showcased the early work of thousands of influential artists including: Gus Van Sant, Agnes Varda, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, James Benning, Chick Strand, Les Blank, Barbara Hammer, Bruce Baillie and Kenneth Anger.
- More than $20,000 awarded to films in competition
- Qualifying festival for Academy Awards® in the Short Film Category
- Select films included on AAFF Traveling Tour (35+ cities in North America)
Early Deadline: August 15, 2011 ($30 Shorts / $40 Features)
Official Deadline: October 3, 2011 ($40 Shorts / $50 Features)
Late Deadline: November 3, 2011 ($50 Shorts / $60 Features)
Visit our website to download the PDF application or link to our withoutabox submissions page.
To view last year's festival program, visit our 49th website here.
50th Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 27 - April 1, 2012
Quick Facts about the Ann Arbor Film Festival:
• The longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America - established 1963.
• The AAFF is an Academy Award®-qualifying festival in the short film category.
• Awards more than $20,000 in cash and film stock to directly support independent artists.
• The 2010 traveling AAFF tour programs screened in more than 40 venues in North America.
• Renowned for pioneering cinema, having showcased the early work of thousands of influential artists including: Gus Van Sant, Agnes Varda, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, James Benning, Chick Strand, Les Blank, Barbara Hammer, Bruce Baillie and Kenneth Anger.
