64th Ann Arbor Film Festival

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Call for Entries for the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival opens July 1 and runs through September 30, 2025.

The 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival will take place in person March 24–29, 2026, with Awards Programs online March 30 - April 13.

The Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) is the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in the world, founded by George Manupelli in 1963. Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, each year's festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences. The six-day festival presents 40 programs with more than 180 films from over 20 countries of all lengths and genres, including experimental, animation, documentary, fiction, and performance-based works.

AAFF provides direct support to filmmakers. In 2025, AAFF's awards competition presented approximately $39,000 to filmmakers through cash and in-kind awards that include film stock, film processing, and camera equipment rental.

Read more about our award prizes here - https://www.aafilmfest.org/63-awards

Read more about our Call For Entries and submit your films here - https://www.aafilmfest.org/call-for-entries

Deadline: 

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (All day)

Exhibition dates: 

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (All day) to Sunday, March 29, 2026 (All day)

Location: 

Ann Arbor, United States

Submission links: 

Submissions

Submission fees: 

Submission fees are charged

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Deadline: 

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (All day)

Exhibition dates: 

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (All day) to Sunday, March 29, 2026 (All day)

Submission fees: 

Submission fees are charged

Submission links: 

Submissions
https://www.aafilmfest.org/call-for-entries

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  • Ann Arbor Film Festival

    The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America, founded by George Manupelli in 1963. Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, each year's festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences.

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