AAFF Intern Spotlight #2: Meet Emma Burton, Ricky Grossman, Danielle Havrilla, and Asher Tannenbaum!
We continue with our spotlight introductions of our amazing interns! We are excited for you to meet Emma Burton, Ricky Grossman, Danielle Havrilla, and Asher Tannenbaum who are experiencing their first Festival with us. Watch for the third set of spotlight introductions coming soon! Emma Burton She/Her Operation Management Intern I am a Junior FTVM major at the University of Michigan! I am the Operations Management Intern at the Ann Arbor Film Festival this year. In my free t
See a Poster | Snap a Picture | Win a Pass!
The Ann Arbor Film Festival has just released its full-size 18x24 Poster, and while you may have seen a more modest version already this one is a beauty! Designed by Mike McGowan (mostlymoderndesign.com) and printed by University Lithoprinters (ulitho.com) the poster was premiered at an AAFF event at Leon Loft on February 23 and is now making its way into the world! So keep an eye out as you make your daily (or occasional) way through Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan because
Special Programs at the 61st AAFF
Left-Handed Memories (still) | Michele Fleming | 1989 | included in MWF Decades Each year the Ann Arbor Film Festival presents a series of specially curated film programs that have not been submitted for award consideration this year, but instead were built around a thematic idea by friends and artists of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. The 61st AAFF presents a fascinating array of presentations on a variety of film topics. Visit this website on March 1 for a full listing of th
61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Intern Spotlight: Meet Rose Albayat and Madison Grosvenor!
The Ann Arbor Film Festival simply would not be possible without our interns! We first invite you to meet Rose Albayat and Madison Grosvenor who are returning for a second year, and we are delighted to be working with them again. Watch for upcoming posts about the other amazing interns with whom we have the fortune to work again for the 61st AAFF! Rose Albayat She/Her/Hers Program Assistant I'm a senior student at the University of Michigan, majoring in Film, Television, an
You Are Invited to Collaborate in a Secret Lab Event: Spiral Coils - Community Creations for AAFF!
During the film festival week the grand historic movie palace, the Michigan Theater, becomes the central location for experiencing experimental film and video. For the last few years I have installed festive decorations to transform the classic grand foyer of the theater into a celebration of experimental films. My first time decorating the theater lobby was for the 57th festival. That year I explored the many offerings of the Off The Screen exhibits, walking around the neigh
AAFF Fundraiser Celebrates Ann Arbor's Rich Cinema History
The upcoming annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Fundraiser (Monday, March 6th, 2023, 7-9pm at Zingerman's Greyline) will celebrate our city’s rich cinema history by raising a toast to the student-run film societies that created and sustained a robust ecosystem for the presentation and viewing of film for the better part of the 20th century. These film groups brought experimental, international, independent, and classic films to the University of Michigan campus, creating a fertil
I Love Hosting Filmmakers
I became an Ann Arbor Film Festival host in 2012, just one year after I moved here from Indianapolis. It happened almost serendipitously, and this decision has had a tremendous ripple effect on my life. It started as a way to see independent films, and it grew into a decade of introductions, friendships, and collaborations. I’d never heard of the festival before, but while I was talking to a coworker about Couchsurfing (I hosted travelers for free in my home as part of a cult
AAFF Announces Jurors for the 61st Festival
The Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) is excited to announce the jurors for our 61st festival! The panel consists of accomplished artists Amir George and Christine Panushka and Koyo Yamashita, a film programmer and festival director. The three jurors will attend the six-day festival, viewing all 108 films in competition and awarding approximately $23,000 in cash and in-kind awards. In addition, each juror will present a specially curated program of work during the festival. Juro
CALL FOR POSTERING VOLUNTEERS
It's that time of the year again! The Ann Arbor Film Festival is gearing up for the 61st Festival March 21-26 (online through March 29), and we are searching for volunteers! The festival simply could not take place without the help of our magnificent volunteers who make things happen in so many different ways. Currently, we are looking for volunteers to help hang posters around town to promote the upcoming festival. If this sounds like something you would be interested in,