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RULES AND TERMS

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.

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.
Short and feature-length entries are accepted.
Short films run no longer than 60 minutes. Feature films run 60 minutes or more.
Entries not in English should have English subtitles.
Works in progress may be submitted, but are juried in the same pool as all other submissions.
Work must be contemporary - completed within the last three years.
Entry fees are per film entered, and must accompany the entry form for confirmation. Entry fees are non-refundable.
Make checks and money orders payable to the Ann Arbor Film Festival.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival does not give waivers or discounts.
Entries are accepted via secure online screening and 16mm only. We do not accept DVD, VHS or video data files for screening purposes.
16MM
- 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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FINALLY SOMETHING GOOD ON TV

We are excited to announce the launch of a cable television series by new AAFF Media Partner Community Television Network of Ann Arbor. “Let’s Watch With the Ann Arbor Film Festival,” produced by Dana Denha, focuses on filmmakers who have shown in the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Each episode features an interview with a different filmmaker along with their work. The first video in the series, which can be found here, spotlights media artist Heidi Kumao, who teaches at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Kumao's film, Swallowed Whole, was featured in the 53rd AAFF. The film poetically depicts extreme isolation and physical limitations as a result of a traumatic injury the filmmaker sustained while sledding. The film has shown and been awarded at film festivals all over the world.

FINALLY SOMETHING GOOD ON TV

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