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Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival
About the Open Call
The Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) is dedicated to showcasing moving image art that extends beyond traditional screen-based formats, including experimental films, documentaries, and animation. As an Academy Award-qualifying festival in the Short Films category, it supports filmmakers through over $39,500 in cash and in-kind awards. The festival presents work on 16mm, 35mm, and digital formats and engages communities through its traveling film festival tour and year-round screenings.
What is Offered
Cash and in-kind awards totaling over $39,500; exhibition opportunities; potential for Academy Award qualification.
Requirements
Experimental film-based works, animation, documentaries, or narrative films that demonstrate a high regard for the moving image as an experimental art form. Completed within the last two years. Non-English works must have subtitles.
How to Apply
Submit entries via FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/AAFilmFest. Ensure all films are contemporary (completed within the last two years) and non-English entries have English subtitles.
Key Information
Deadline
September 30, 2026
Location
Ann Arbor, United States
Categories
Compensation
paid
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