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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 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

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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”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Opens April 9th

March 18, 2015April 2, 2015 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38i4SUlvmc[/youtube] (Southern Oregon University and AIFF Alum, Austin Halvorsen, put together this promo for #AIFF 2015.)

There is a lot going on at the 14th Ashland International Film Festival this year (view the schedule here). Opening April 9th and running through 13th, will be five days of quality independent films, from shorts to documentaries, screening at the Varsity Theatre, the Ashland Street Cinemas, Ashland Springs Hotel and the Historic Ashland Armory theatre. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Opens April 9th”

Ashland Named #1 Town in the US to Live and Work as a Filmmaker by MovieMaker Magazine

January 29, 2015February 2, 2015 garykout Uncategorized1 Comment

This year, Ashland, Oregon took the top spot in MovieMaker’s Best Places to Live and Work contest Town category (for populations under 100,000). The award acknowledges Ashland’s focus on the arts, great quality of life, beautiful surroundings, and most importantly, its commitment to film and media activity as a bonafide industry in this community of 20,000. Last January, Ashland placed second behind Asheville, NC, but managed to unseat their east coast counterpart for 2015 by having another banner year of production including features, commercials, corporate films, documentaries, tv shows and more. Continue reading... “Ashland Named #1 Town in the US to Live and Work as a Filmmaker by MovieMaker Magazine”

“SHIVER” Premiere in Ashland ,Oregon on Fri. September 13th

August 29, 2013August 29, 2013 Robert Weinbach Events, Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Movies, News, Oregon Film2 Comments

“SHIVER” based on the acclaimed thriller by New York Time , bestselling author, Brian Harper will have a Southern Oregon Premiere at Coming Attractions Theatres, VARSITY THEATRE in Ashland, Or on Friday, September 13. The film stars Danielle Harris (“Halloween”, ” Hatchet”) John Jarratt (“Wolf Creek” and Casper Van Dien (“Starship Troopers”, “The Pact”).

SHIVER, produced under the Oregon Film Incentive Program and now an Official Selection in 22 International Film Festivals has garnered three Best Actress Awards, a Best Screenplay Award, a Most Shocking Feature Award and Nominations for Best Actor and Best Film. Continue reading... ““SHIVER” Premiere in Ashland ,Oregon on Fri. September 13th”

Ashland Independent Film Festival – Redwood Highway to Premiere at Festival

February 27, 2013 Oregon Film Events, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Oregon Film, Uncategorized Ashland Independent Film Festival, Redwood HighwayLeave a Comment

With AIFF just a little more than one month away, we wanted to update you on some new info. A full schedule of events should be up on AIFF’s website in a few weeks but here’s what has been announced to date.

“Redwood Highway”, produced last year in Southern Oregon, will premiere at the festival. from AIFF

A World Premiere of a Southern Oregon Production

We are very excited to announce the World Premiere of Redwood Highwaydirected by Gary Lundgren (Calvin Marshall, 2011 AIFF, Wow and Flutter, 2005 AIFF) and produced by James Twyman and Gary Kout.

Ashland Independent Film Festival announces eMerge Transmedia Showcase for the 2013 Festival

January 15, 2013January 16, 2013 Oregon Film Events, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Technology, Uncategorized Ashland Independent Film FestivalLeave a Comment

Ashland, Ore.—The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) today announced a multi-part transmedia showcase to be unveiled as part of the 12th annual festival, April 4 – 8, 2013 in Ashland. Created to showcase new forms of digital and interactive storytelling, the program has been developed in collaboration with Southern Oregon University’s Emerging Media and Digital Arts (EMDA) program, and is sponsored by the Governor’s Office of Film and Television, Project A, the Portland Incubator Experiment (P.I.E.), and Second Story Interactive Studios. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival announces eMerge Transmedia Showcase for the 2013 Festival”