Ann Arbor Film Festival

Ann Arbor Film Festival Founded in 1963, The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the world’s oldest experimental and avant-garde film festival.

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Fresh work. Wild ideas. Moving images we haven't imagined yet.The Call for Entries for the 65th Ann Arbor Film Festival ...
07/01/2026

Fresh work. Wild ideas. Moving images we haven't imagined yet.

The Call for Entries for the 65th Ann Arbor Film Festival is officially open.

If you've been making, experimenting, questioning, editing, obsessing, or finally exporting... this is your sign.

Early deadline: July 31
65th AAFF - March 23–28, 2027

Show us what you've been working on.

Still thinking about the films from the 64th AAFF?? So are we.The award-winning selections from the 64th Ann Arbor Film ...
04/06/2026

Still thinking about the films from the 64th AAFF?? So are we.

The award-winning selections from the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival are available to stream online—don’t miss your chance to revisit (or watch for the first time) some of this year’s standout works.

Awards Programs 1 & 2
Available through April 13 at 11:59 PM ET

Watch while you can. Check out aafilmfest.org for the link.

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Still buzzing from the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival?? Keep the momentum going and revisit some of this year’s standout w...
04/01/2026

Still buzzing from the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival??

Keep the momentum going and revisit some of this year’s standout work—Awards Programs 1 & 2 are now available online. Whether you missed them or want to experience them again, this is your chance to dive back in.

Check out aafilmfest.org for the link - available now through April 13 11:59 PM EST.

And thats a wrap on the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival! Endless gratitude to the filmmakers who joined us from around the ...
03/31/2026

And thats a wrap on the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival!

Endless gratitude to the filmmakers who joined us from around the world, the audiences who showed up with curiosity and care, and the volunteers, interns, contractors, and staff whose dedication made it all possible. This festival is built on community—and every year, you make it something truly extraordinary.

Thank you to the 64th AAFF jurors—Sabine Gruffat, Elysa Wendi and Jeremy Speed Schwartz—for their dedication in selectin...
03/29/2026

Thank you to the 64th AAFF jurors—Sabine Gruffat, Elysa Wendi and Jeremy Speed Schwartz—for their dedication in selecting this year’s award winners!

Awards will be announced today at Awards Program 1 at 5 PM.
Catch the award-winning films at the Michigan Theater:
• 5 PM & 7 PM: Awards Screenings
• Online access starts March 30 through April 13

For tickets for tonight's Awards Programs 1 or 2, head to aafilmfest.org

Day 5 is stacked 🎬🔥Start your Saturday with a free OTS Workshop, then dive into a full day of Features and Films in Comp...
03/28/2026

Day 5 is stacked 🎬🔥

Start your Saturday with a free OTS Workshop, then dive into a full day of Features and Films in Competition—including an all-ages program and Ukrainian Shorts—plus special screenings throughout the afternoon and evening. Close it out with late-night premieres and a free after-party at Rabbit Hole

🎟️ Explore the full schedule and secure your tickets on our website at aafilmfest.org

Day 4 of the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival is here—and the momentum keeps building.Today’s lineup moves from a juror spot...
03/27/2026

Day 4 of the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival is here—and the momentum keeps building.

Today’s lineup moves from a juror spotlight with Jeremy Speed Schwartz into a series of special programs, including experimental animations from the RCA archive and a deep dive into the work of Ken Camp and James Robert Baker. The evening ramps up with back-to-back competition screenings, the feature Every Contact Leaves a Trace, and a lively late-night program—before heading out to DownBar to keep the conversations going.

From archival discoveries to bold new work on the big screen, Day 4 delivers another dynamic mix of what makes AAFF unforgettable.

🎟️ Explore the full schedule and secure your tickets on our website at aafilmfest.org.

New work, first encounters.Today’s premieres at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival bring together a lineup of films that m...
03/26/2026

New work, first encounters.

Today’s premieres at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival bring together a lineup of films that move across tone, form, and perspective—offering glimpses into ideas still unfolding and stories just beginning to take shape.

From Transmissions and Greyscale to The Prologue, (0, ∞), Dead Name, and Sissy Puss, each piece opens up its own space—inviting interpretation, experimentation, and discovery. Spanning Los Angeles to Vienna, Denver to Glasgow, these films reflect a wide range of approaches without settling into any single mode.

Featuring WORLD, NORTH AMERICAN + UNITED STATES PREMIERES
Six new works from filmmakers across North America and Europe

Be there for the first look.
Explore the full lineup and get tickets at aafilmfest.org

New perspectives, first encounters ✨Today at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, a new slate of premieres takes the screen...
03/26/2026

New perspectives, first encounters ✨

Today at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, a new slate of premieres takes the screen—three distinct works that bend form, texture, and storytelling in unexpected directions.

From the layered, shifting rhythms of Kaleidoscope to the visceral and uncanny world of Faceless Hairy Cry, and the richly imagined journey of The Walnut of Knowledge, this lineup moves through sensation, myth, and experimentation with striking originality. Spanning Detroit to Auckland to Bristol, these films bring together emerging voices pushing cinema into new territory.

Featuring WORLD + NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES
New work from visionary filmmakers across three continents.

Snag tickets or passes and explore the full lineup at aafilmfest.org.

Fresh visions, first looks! Today at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, we’re rolling out a lineup of bold premieres from...
03/25/2026

Fresh visions, first looks!

Today at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, we’re rolling out a lineup of bold premieres from across the globe—stories that stretch form, challenge perception, and reimagine what cinema can be.

From intimate explorations like My Body Is a Lens I Can Look Through With My Mind to the sweeping scale of Find One Who Was Not Born Of Woman That One Is Your Father, today’s films move through memory, transformation, sound, and the surreal. With artists spanning Grand Rapids to Tehran, Detroit to Damascus, this program brings together voices you won’t see anywhere else—many for the very first time.

Featuring multiple WORLD PREMIERES + NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES
New work from 8 visionary filmmakers across 7 countries

Be among the first to experience them—this is what discovery feels like.
Snag tickets or passes and explore the full lineup at aafilmfest.org.

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