RULES AND TERMS
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The Ann Arbor Film Festival is open to experimental films as well as films that demonstrate a high regard for the moving image as an experimental art form, no matter the genre. Each year the AAFF selects 100-145 shorts and features for exhibition in the awards competition portion of the festival.
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Films previously submitted may not be re-entered unless there has been a significant change to the edit. Later versions of a film may be reviewed and/or selected at the programmer's discretion.
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Short and feature-length entries are accepted.
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Short films run no longer than 60 minutes. Feature films run 60 minutes or more.
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Entries not in English should have English subtitles.
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Works in progress may be submitted, but are juried in the same pool as all other submissions.
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Work must be contemporary - completed within the last three years.
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Entry fees are per film entered, and must accompany the entry form for confirmation. Entry fees are non-refundable.
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Make checks and money orders payable to the Ann Arbor Film Festival.
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The Ann Arbor Film Festival does not give waivers or discounts.
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Entries are accepted via secure online screening and 16mm only. We do not accept DVD, VHS or video data files for screening purposes.
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16MM
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If you would like the festival to preview a 16mm print of your film, please contact the festival directly at submissions@aafilmfest.org to make arrangements.
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Barbara Hammer was a filmmaker with a profound commitment to expressing a feminist point-of-view in her work.
In 2020, filmmaker Lynne Sachs received the Oberhausen Film
Festival Grand Prize for a film she made with and for Hammer.
With funds from the prize, Lynne created the
Barbara Hammer Feminist Film Award
for a work that best conveys Hammer’s passion
for celebrating and examining the experiences of women.
Qualifying work by artists of any gender will be considered.
Identify your donation by acknowledging "Barbara Hammer" in the "Sponsor/donor acknowledgment" field.
Make a contribution of any size to help us commemorate Barbara Hammer in perpetuity and award deserving films for years to come!
Silver Femme by Nico Reano & Jimena Lucero
became the first film to win this $500 cash award at the 2001 59th AAFF.
Irani Bag by Maryam Tafakory won at the 60th AAFF, our first hybrid festival, in March 2022.
In our efforts to raise $15,000 to fund the $500 annual award,
we are now over halfway to the goal with just $7,150 to go!
Thank you to the following generous donors for their support:
Stephen Anker
Todd Berliner & Dana Sachs
Howard Besser
Jeanne Finley Montgomery
Amy Moore
Tomonari Nishikawa
Byrdie O'Connor
Jennifer Reeves
Ira Sachs
Lynne Sachs
Cauleen Smith
Deborah Stratman