Musings on the news of the past week: If you’re weary of the prolonged economic slump that we’ve been suffering through, news came out this past week that could leave you absolutely giddy. According to an economic forecast commissioned by AnnArbor.com, our local economy is headed for a period of ...
So you've never been to the Ann Arbor Film Festival. This couldn't be a better year to go to your first. The 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival is set to turn downtown Ann Arbor into a six-day international showcase of experimental, ground-breaking avant garde and documentary cinema. Artists and filmmakers ...
The Ann Arbor Film Festival opens Tuesday for its landmark 50th edition. Here's a look back at some highlights and key moments: 1963 - University of Michigan art professor George Manupelli organizes the inaugural Ann Arbor Film Festival - initially (and briefly) called First American Film Festival—at the University of ...
A still from the experimental feature film "Voluptuous Sleep," which will be screened as part of the Ann Arbor Film Festival.The Ann Arbor Film Festival may be turning 50 this year, but somehow, it’s as cutting edge and hip as ever. With 200 experimental and independent films in competition (drawn ...
A particularly special year for one of the most important events on our city’s cultural calendar, the Ann Arbor Film Festival celebrates its golden anniversary later this month with all kinds of must-see programming both new and archival. The festival was once again inundated with entries, with around 200 films ...
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is now accepting trailer submissions to creatively promote its 50th festival via the AAFF mobile shorts contest. To participate, simply make a short trailer promoting the upcoming 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival using a mobile device (i.e., pocket size), and your piece may be selected ...
On Friday, Feb. 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Ann Arbor downtown library's multipurpose room (343 S. Fifth Ave.), AADL will unveil its new Ann Arbor Film Festival archive, which chronicles the experimental and independent film festival's 50 year history. Join Donald Harrison, AAFF executive director, and other voices from ...