RULES AND TERMS
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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.
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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.
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Short and feature-length entries are accepted.
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Short films run no longer than 60 minutes. Feature films run 60 minutes or more.
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Entries not in English should have English subtitles.
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Works in progress may be submitted, but are juried in the same pool as all other submissions.
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Work must be contemporary - completed within the last three years.
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Entry fees are per film entered, and must accompany the entry form for confirmation. Entry fees are non-refundable.
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Make checks and money orders payable to the Ann Arbor Film Festival.
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The Ann Arbor Film Festival does not give waivers or discounts.
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Entries are accepted via secure online screening and 16mm only. We do not accept DVD, VHS or video data files for screening purposes.
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16MM
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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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SPONSORS & PARTNERS
​Thank you to our 64th AAFF
sponsors and partners!
Founded by George Manupelli in 1963, AAFF started as a vital venue where filmmakers and artists could share their work publicly. Today, the festival maintains its focus on the art of film, serving as a premier forum for bold and visionary noncommercial filmmakers.
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We could not do what we do without financial and in-kind support!
MAJOR SPONSORS
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KEY SPONSORS
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
CORE SPONSORS
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Education Partners
Colgate University Film and Media Studies Program and Art Department
Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design and College of Visual and Performing Arts
Oakland University College of Arts and Sciences
U-M Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
U-M Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures Dutch Studies Program
U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Center for Racial Justice
U-M Institute for the Humanities
U-M Latina/o Studies
U-M Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
U-M Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film
Washtenaw Community College Digital Media Arts Department
Community Partners
A2 Jazz Fest
Ann Arbor Art Center
Ann Arbor Chapter of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Arab American National Museum
ASIFA Central
Black Film Society
Ecology Center
Groundcover News
Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti
Michigan Electronic Music Collective
Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health
Michigan Psychoanalytic Society
Mothlight Microcinema and Collective
Ozone House
Pickle Fort Film Collective
Prison Creative Arts Project
U-M Spectrum Center
U-M Ukrainian Club
WCBN
WSG Gallery
Opening Night Cuisine
Blue LLama
Café Zola
Jerusalem Garden
Miss Kim
Red Rock Barbeque
Side Biscuit
Slurping Turtle
TeaHaus
Opening Night Drinks
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Mothfire Brewing Co.
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Sneak Preview Caterers
Jerusalem Garden
TeaHaus
York Food and Drink
Special Event Refreshments
Aventura
Barry Bagels
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Jerusalem Garden
Mothfire Brewing Co.
RoosRoast
Side Biscuit
York Food and Drink
Green Room Refreshments
Katherine’s Catering
Zingerman’s
Filmmaker Dinner
Casa Dominick’s
Additional thanks to:
Detroit Filling Station
Peridot
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