Updated March 31, 2026 The Ann Arbor Film Festival is proud to announce this year’s award-winning filmmakers selected by jurors Sabine Gruffat, Elysa Wendi, and Jeremy Speed Schwartz. Read more about the 64th AAFF Jurors here . The Ann Arbor Film Festival provides direct support to filmmakers. Our 2026 awards competition presents $39,500 to filmmakers through cash and in-kind awards that include film stock, film processing, and camera equipment rental. The 64th AAFF Onlin

March 9, 2026 First Film Still from Pour The Water As I Leave Second Film Still from Barbara Forever Third Film Still from tony odyssey The Ann Arbor Film Festival is proud to unveil the 11 feature films in competition for 2026, which display the scope of the festival’s programming and its ongoing commitment to artist-driven cinema. These 11 features are just one part of this year’s festival. Alongside them: 12 short film competition programs (86 short films total), 9 s

March 7, 2026 Film still by The Scene of the Crime: The Films and Videos of Ken Camp and James Robert Baker Editor’s Note: As part of the 25th anniversary of Out Night at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, we present The Scene of the Crime: The Films and Videos of Ken Camp and James Robert Baker , a special restoration program spotlighting long-unseen works from Los Angeles’ queer experimental underground of the 1970s and 1980s. Originally written for the 64th AAFF program boo

Updated March 17, 2026 Left: Image from Is The War Close? — Joseph Andrew Sywenkyj Right: Image from Planting Disabled Futures: a virtual reality ritual —Petra Kuppers A longstanding cornerstone of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Off the Screen once again brings salons, performances, and installations into dialogue with the festival’s screenings. In 2026, the program takes on a more intimate scale, foregrounding regional artists and close community collaborators while conti

March 6, 2026 Left: Film still from My Body Is a Lens I Can Look Through With My Mind Right: Film still from That Bolex Thing From generative AI experiments to stop-motion, live cinema performance, and 360° VR, Michigan-based artists are part of a larger conversation about the possibilities of experimental moving image art at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, March 24–29, 2026. With 97 films in competition this year, filmmakers from Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Detroit, Grand Rapid

March 4, 2026 Film still from otal Mobile Home and The Birth of Microcinema Editor’s Note: As part of the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Special Programs, Total Mobile Home and The Birth of Microcinema revisits the radical exhibition experiment launched in 1990s San Francisco by Rebecca Barten and David Sherman. Originally written for the 64th AAFF program book, Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer’s essay reflects on the legacy of Total Mobile Home microCINEMA—and why its intimate, comm

March 2, 2026 Lobby decor from the 63rd Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Grand Foyer of the Michigan Theater Each year during the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the historic Michigan Theater becomes a gathering place for adventurous filmgoers. During festival week, the Grand Foyer is transformed with handmade decorations that immerse visitors in the spirit of artist-made experimental film, creating a vibrant, welcoming space that extends the experience beyond the screen. This Saturda