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Ashland Independent Film Festival to Announce Full Line-up at Festival Preview Night and Offers a Sneak Peek at 10 Highlights

March 9, 2018 Emily McPeck #OregonMade, Documentary, Events, Film Festivals, Independent, Independent Films, Oregon Film Ashland, Ashland Film Festival, Ashland International Film Festival, Film Festival OregonLeave a Comment

Film Still - ON CHESIL BEACH — Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, ON CHESIL BEACH centers on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Photo courtesy of the Ashland Independent Film Festival.

The Ashland Independent Film Festival will announce its 2018 film and event lineup at their Festival Preview Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 at the SOU Music Recital Hall in Ashland. This is the first chance to see clips from festival films, pick up the Pocket Guide, and get insider information on special guests and new events for AIFF2018. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival to Announce Full Line-up at Festival Preview Night and Offers a Sneak Peek at 10 Highlights”

Portland and Ashland Voted Best Places To Live + Work By MovieMaker

January 17, 2018 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Award, Featured Locations, Independent, Independent Films, News MovieMaker 2018Leave a Comment

MovieMaker Magazine has annouced their “Best Places to Live and Work as a moviemaker” with Portland coming in at #11 in the “Big Cities” category, and Ashland at #5 in the “Small Cities” category. Ashalnd was beaten out by New Orleans, Savannah, Santa Fe, and Pittsburg, and Portland by Atlanta, Vancouver (BC), Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Albuquerque, Boston, Toronto, Austin and Montreal.

Director Alessandro Circiello shoots Magic Carpet, the Search for Now in Ashland.

Ashland Independent Film Festival Expands the 28th Annual Varsity World Film Week

September 8, 2017September 11, 2017 Emily McPeck Film Festivals Ashland independent film fesitvalLeave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has assembled an intriguing and illuminating array of international independent films for the 28^th annual Varsity World Film Week running October 6 through October 13 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland. The 13 films selected represent 23 countries, including Canada, Colombia, Lebanon, France, Thailand, Russia, Nepal, and the United States.

In addition to the week of screenings, this year will also feature opening and closing night festivities, including Q&A’s with film directors and after-screening parties. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Expands the 28th Annual Varsity World Film Week”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Juried and Audience Award Winners

April 13, 2017 Emily McPeck Film Festivals, Independent Films Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Alex Cox, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Black Canaries, City of Joy, Cortez, Gerald Hirschfeld, I Am Another You, James Ivory, Jenni Olson, Kish, Last Leatherman of the Vale of Cashmere, Les Blank, My First Kiss and the People Involved, Plea, Pushing Dead, Quest, Rachel Lambert, Southern Oregon, The Boatman, The Missing Sun, The Tables, Whose Streets?Leave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) announced the highly anticipated juried and audience award-winning films for work screened at the 16th annual festival, April 6-10, 2017. “I’m particularly pleased that the audience chose different films to award than the juries,” said festival director Richard Herskowitz. “Since many of our films this year deserved special recognition, I’m glad we were able to hand out local artisan Dennis DeBey’s beautiful statuette to so many deserving artists.”

James Ivory, legendary director and Klamath Falls native, received the AIFF Lifetime Achievement Award. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Juried and Audience Award Winners”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Program Details

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Emily McPeck Events, Film Festivals 500 Years, Activism and Film, Alex Cox, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Daniel Raim, Dolores Huerta, Drea Cooper, Faerie Godmother Award, Granito- How to Nail a Dictator, Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Good Time Fun Fun Show, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, James Ivory, Lost Landscapes of Los Angeles, Matias Piñeiro, Nancy Gerstman, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press?, Paco de Onis, Pamela Yates, Peter Bratt, POWFest, Rachel Lambert, Richard Herskowitz, Rick Prelinger, Schneider Museum of Art, Skylight, Slanty Eyed Mama, Tara Jane O’Neil, Vanessa Renwic, What Lies Upstream, When the Mountain Trembles, Whose Streets?, Zeitgeist FilmsLeave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has announced its lineup for the five-day, five-night festival April 6-10 in venues across Ashland. The 16th annual festival will give a nod to both the future and past with an exciting lineup that pays tribute to the roots of independent film, and new collaborations between film, art, and live performance.

The year’s lineup includes over 100 films that were narrowed down from more than 800 films submitted to the festival, or specially selected by AIFF Director Richard Herskowitz. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Program Details”

Ashland Independent Film Festival to Announce Full Line-up at Festival Preview Night and Offers a Sneak Peek at 10 Highlights

March 6, 2017 Emily McPeck Events, Film Festivals, Independent Films 500 Years, AIFF, AIFF/POWFest Faerie Godmother Award, AIFF2017, Alex Cox, Ashland, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Coming Attractions, Cullen Hoback, Daniel Haim, Events, film festival, film industry, filmmakers, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, Hermia and Helena, In the Radiant City, independent film, Jenni Olson, Jonathan Olshefski, Katherine Dieckmann, Matias Piñeiro, Medusa Smack, Nancy Gerstman, NLFU, Oregon Film, Oregon film industry, Pamela Yates, Quest, Rachel Lambert, Resistance Saga, Schneider Museum of Art, Skylight Pictures, Strange Weather, Tara Jane O’Neil, The Freedom To Marry, Tombstone Rashomon, Vanessa Renwick, What Lies Upstream, Zeitgeist FilmsLeave a Comment

The Ashland Independent Film Festival will announce its 2017 film and event lineup at their Festival Preview Night on Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the SOU Music Recital Hall in Ashland. This is the first chance to see clips from festival films, pick up the Pocket Guide, and get insider information on special guests and new events for AIFF2017. This event is FREE, and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The five-day, five-night festival will run April 6-10 in several venues across Ashland. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival to Announce Full Line-up at Festival Preview Night and Offers a Sneak Peek at 10 Highlights”

Ashland #5 In MovieMaker’s “Best Places To Live and Work 2016: Top 10 Small Cities And Towns”

January 21, 2016 Oregon Film Award, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent, Independent Films, Movies, News, Uncategorized "Black Road", Ashland, MovieMaker, MovieMakers Top 10 Best Places To Live and Work Small Cities and TownsLeave a Comment

Ashland is MovieMaker’s #5 in the magazine’s “Best Places To Live and Work as a MovieMaker 2016: Top 10 Small Cities and Towns”.

This is what MovieMaker had to say about Ashland: ” The great Pacific Northwest… my, how screenwriters, directors and cinematographers love you. While Vancouver, Portland and Seattle battle for the blockbuster flicks and moody TV shows, this scenic, low-key small town in Oregon of around 20,000 people keeps building a hearty film community.

Ashland is unusually dedicated to the arts. Continue reading... “Ashland #5 In MovieMaker’s “Best Places To Live and Work 2016: Top 10 Small Cities And Towns””

Ashland Local Wins Samsung NX1 Sweepstakes

December 3, 2015 Oregon Film Contest, equipment Samsung NX1, Sean NipperLeave a Comment

Winner Announcement!

Ashland local, Sean Nipper, has won the Samsung NX1 Sweepstakes. Sean got his start in theatre and educational films in Ashland, southern Oregon. He then moved to the bay area, and opened a small production company. Nipper recently returned to southern Oregon to raise his family, where he now runs his new company, Reel House Films.

Read more about Sean and the Samsung NX1 Sweepstakes here.

Congratulations Sean!

Continue reading... “Ashland Local Wins Samsung NX1 Sweepstakes”

Ashland Independent Film Festival ~ LAUNCH Student Film Competition 2016

November 24, 2015December 3, 2015 Stacey Van Voorhees Education, Uncategorized Ashland independent film fesitval, launchLeave a Comment

https://youtu.be/Jj8dH2genps

Ready, Set, LAUNCH!

We are looking for storytellers for the LAUNCH Student Film Competition with short films that are innovative, creative, original, inspiring, relevant, compelling, entertaining, thought-provoking, funny, and unique.

Do you have a great story to share? Here’s what you need to know:

No entry fee—it’s FREE!
Films need to be 5 minutes or under.
Genres include animation, claymation, documentary, or narrative—it’s up to you!
Five categories: grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12, college undergrads, and PridePrize.
Winners receive CASH prizes!

Ashland Independent Film Festival A Success

April 13, 2015April 16, 2015 Oregon Film Award, Events, Film Festivals, Uncategorized A River Between Us, AIFF, Ashland Independent Film FestivalLeave a Comment

Ashland Independent Film Festival (photo: Tim Williams)

The 14th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival took place over the week end in southern Oregon. AIF gives special focus to small independent features and shorts and always includes Oregon projects.

During the 5 days of screenings and events, 97 films were presented, as well as many workshops, Q-and-A’s and “talk-back” sessions. All of the screenings were well attended at this packed festival.

Of note, “A River Between Us” premiered to a sold-out audience, with the filmmakers, Sen. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival A Success”