The Call for Entries is now open for the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America. All lengths and genres accepted and considered: experimental, animation, documentary, narrative and music video.

- More than $20,000 awarded to films in competition
- Qualifying festival for Academy Awards® in the Short Film Category
- Select films included on AAFF Traveling Tour (35+ cities in North America)

Early Deadline: August 15, 2011 ($30 Shorts / $40 Features)
Official Deadline: October 3, 2011 ($40 Shorts / $50 Features)
Late Deadline: November 3, 2011 ($50 Shorts / $60 Features)

Visit our website to download the PDF application or link to our withoutabox submissions page.

50th Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 27 - April 1, 2012

Quick Facts about the Ann Arbor Film Festival:
• The longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America - established 1963.
• The AAFF is an Academy Award®-qualifying festival in the short film category.
• Awards more than $20,000 in cash and film stock to directly support independent artists.
• The 2010 traveling AAFF tour programs screened in more than 40 venues in North America.
• Renowned for pioneering cinema, having showcased the early work of thousands of influential artists including: Gus Van Sant, Agnes Varda, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, James Benning, Chick Strand, Les Blank, Barbara Hammer, Bruce Baillie and Kenneth Anger.