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We believe art and connecting people through film is vital.

Thank you to our donors, we couldn't do this without you!

We’re incredibly excited about the possibilities this year’s festival has opened up and now we’re asking for your support so we can continue our mission of being a platform for filmmakers and the very best film art.

If you're also interested in becoming an AAFF member, to receive year-round benefits and access to the Festival, please see our membership page.

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Ann Arbor Film Festival

PO Box 8232

Ann Arbor, MI 48107

"In an age when the bottom line seems to be eroding some of the soul of cinema, the Ann Arbor Film Festival is unique, and truly radical, in its celebration of film as an art form. The AAFF is a cultural treasure."

Sam Green, director of

Academy Award®-nominated

The Weather Underground

Bending Minds

since 1963

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, founded by George Manupelli in 1963. Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, each year's festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences.

Global Community

of Filmmakers

Each year, the AAFF receives more than 3,000 submissions annually from more than 65 countries and serves as one of a handful of Academy Award®-qualifying festivals in the United States. Thousands of influential filmmakers and artists have exhibited early work at the AAFF, including Kenneth Anger, Agnes Varda, Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant, Barbara Hammer, and more.

Year-round programming

The AAFF is a pioneer of the traveling film festival tour and each year presents short film programs at more than 35 cinematheques, universities, museums and artist-run centers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. For the first time ever we held two Drive-In nights and have made the Tour and AAFF PRESENTS available to watch online.

“For me, it’s an oasis of bizarre creativity, profound insight, and luscious imagery in a dreary winter-trodden landscape. It feels like a big city event, and the fact that it’s timed with our emergence from the date bitter days of winter makes the experience that much sweeter.”

Nic Sims

BEQUEST INTENTIONS

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I give, devise, and bequeath to the Ann Arbor Film Festival

(a) the sum of $ ___________ or (b) ______ percent of my estate

to be used for the benefit of the festival as determined by

the executive director and the Board of Directors.

To let us know your intentions, or for questions and more information, please email leslie@aafilmfest.org. Thank you!

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization powered by a generous community of supporters. As the longest running independent and experimental film festival in North America, the AAFF serves as a critical forum for connecting filmmakers with audiences through the art form of film.