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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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On the move: 56th AAFF Tour

The 56th Ann Arbor Film Festival tour is coming soon to a city near you! The touring program will make six stops in the next month throughout the U.S. We hope to see you at an upcoming tour stop! The upcoming tour stops include:

Casket Cinema - Minneapolis, MN — 2/07/2019
Echo Park Film Center, with AAFF Director Leslie Raymond - Los Angeles, CA — 2/07/2019
Ann Arbor District Library - Ann Arbor, MI — 2/26/2019
Wealthy Theater - Grand Rapids, MI — 2/28/2019
Aurora Picture Show - Houston, TX — 3/01/2019
Rice University - Houston, TX — 3/02/2019

The festival tour offers three different programs, each featuring a different collection of select and award-winning films from the 56th Ann Arbor Film Festival (March 2018). To book the tour, please email tour@aafilmfest.org. And to learn more about the history and contents of the festival's pioneering touring program, click here.

On the move: 56th AAFF Tour

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