BendFilm, Ashland International Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival all earned their place on MovieMaker’s “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” – read all about it here.
Ashland International Film Festival, BendFilm, and Portland Film Festival all made the cut for the MovieMaker 2018 “50 Best Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee.”
Here is what MM had to say about each:
AIFF: “Submitting to screen at this five-day Southern Oregon fest comes with the promise that your film will be viewed and evaluated by more than one screener. Ashland Independent Film Festival’s crowd of over 7,000 fills out the art-deco Varsity Theatre, historic Ashland Armory, and other venues to take in over 90 doc, feature, and short selections. Continue reading... “Ashland, Bend + Portland Film Fests Again Make MovieMaker’s “Best 50 Film Fests Worth The Entry Fee””
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”
For Immediate Release from AIFF:
New AIFF Executive Director Selected
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has selected the former Executive Director of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival to its top job. Steven Remington of Moscow, Idaho will succeed Cathy Dombi as the festival’s new executive director.
Maylee Oddo, president of the AIFF board, described Remington as “intelligent, dynamic and resourceful, with proven successes in his field. Steven brings over 20 years of festival and arts administration experience to AIFF, offering a deep background in non-profit management, past fundraising successes, strength with budgets, an ability to connect with individuals in a meaningful way that demonstrates his strategic thinking, clear communication
and relationship-building skills.” Continue reading... “AIFF Hires New Executive Director”
MovieMaker Magazine, has, once again, the Ashland Independent Film Festival on their latest list of “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World“. They admire that AIFF isn’t “mired in tradition…the 15-year-old fest has recently taken steps to broaden its range, with dives into live cinema, art installations and interactive media offerings, plus a new category called BEYOND…” and one panelist that MM interviewed describe AIFF as a “down-to-earth exhibition of talented filmmaking,” that “treats filmmakers with so much respect.” Continue reading... “AIFF- One Of MovieMaker’s “Coolest Film Festivals In The World, 2016”!”
The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced its highly anticipated juried and audience award-winning films for work screened at the 15th annual festival, April 7-11, 2016, where films made in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest received a warm welcome and took home top awards. Continue reading... “AIFF Announces 2016 Award Winners – Oregon and Pacific Northwest Films Win Over Juries and Audiences”
Ashland Independent Film Festival begins tomorrow and runs through April 11. Get your tickets now! Over 7,000 attendees will converge on Ashland to watch over 100 docs, features and shorts. Continue reading... “AIFF Begins Tomorrow!”
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”
In years gone by, Moviemaker Magazine lumped together big city and small town to compete for the sought after title of, “Best Places To Live and Work as a Moviemaker”. This year, the magazine has split their list into three components:
We are excited to see that two Oregon cities took honors in the Big City and Town categories – Portland and Ashland! Continue reading... “Moviemaker Magazine Awards Two Oregon Cities With Honors For “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2014”!”
This past weekend the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) hosted its first eMerge Tansmedia Showcase (sponsored by Oregon Film, Intel, SOU, Project A, Second Story, PIE, and Technology Association of Oregon). In simplest terms, it was an opportunity for festival goers to discuss, experience and participate in the future of storytelling. As technology continues to evolve, the ways in which stories can be told are evolving with it. The lines between technology, film, photography, music, performance art, graphic arts, and gaming are becoming less and less visible. Continue reading... “AIFF Hosts Successful eMerge Transmedia Showcase”
