Articles tagged:Ann Arbor Film Festival

Posted: Tue Apr 3 4:01 p.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
So long, and thanks for all the films

All this past week, Ryan has covered the movies and moments of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Michigan Theater, sharing his experiences of the festival. Share your thoughts and stories in the comments. Hope you enjoyed a great week of experimental film! And that's a wrap. Decorations ...

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@theAAFF: Art on film

Posted: Sun Apr 1 4:02 p.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Art on film

All this week, Ryan is covering the movies and moments of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Michigan Theater, sharing his experiences of the festival. Share your thoughts and stories in the comments and enjoy a great week of experimental film! After five days of marathon experimental film ...

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Posted: Sun Apr 1 5:58 a.m. by Tony Dearing AnnArbor.com
Latest economic report welcome news for Ann Arbor area; Film Festival turns 50

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 ...

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Posted: Sat Mar 31 3:30 p.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
The things you'll see, the people you'll meet

All this week, Ryan is covering the movies and moments of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Michigan Theater, sharing his experiences of the festival. Share your thoughts and stories in the comments and enjoy a great week of experimental film! Upstairs wrapped around the upper balcony of ...

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@theAAFF: At Out Night

Posted: Thu Mar 29 5:36 p.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
At Out Night

All this week, Ryan is covering the movies and moments of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Michigan Theater, sharing his experiences of the festival. Share your thoughts and stories in the comments and enjoy a great week of experimental film! Four hours before the 11th annual Out ...

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Posted: Wed Mar 28 4:12 p.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
This was opening night

All this week, Ryan will be covering the movies and moments of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Michigan Theater, sharing his experiences of the festival. Share your thoughts and stories in the comments and enjoy a great week of experimental film! Hanging high over the opening night ...

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Posted: Wed Mar 28 9:49 a.m. by Chris Asadian Photographer
Images from opening night of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival

The Ann Arbor Film Festival opened for its 50th edition Tuesday night. Photographer Chris Asadian captured these images. Check out all our coverage of the festival, and see the festival website for more information.

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Posted: Mon Mar 26 5:25 a.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Why the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival matters

Here's a confession: Ann Arbor was the town that made me love film. You might recognize the story: I hit the ground running off my high school graduation stage to come to Ann Arbor to do all those things new college students fill their time with. Fiddling with identity, angsting ...

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Posted: Sun Mar 25 5:35 a.m. by Ryan Levin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
The beginner's guide to the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival

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 ...

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Posted: Sat Mar 24 5:56 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor Film Festival: A 50-year timeline

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 ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 23 5:58 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor Film Festival turning 50, but it's as hip as ever

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 ...

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Posted: Sat Mar 17 10:14 a.m. by Paul Wiener AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
This week's web picks: An Antarctica radio station, Ann Arbor Film Festival archives and more

A-Net Station There are really only two reasons to love this page: the music it streams, and its links to Antarctica. I'm not sure which I like more. The site was set up in Antarctica by George Maat and was one of the first internet radio stations to offer nonstop, commercial-free, ...

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Posted: Sun Mar 4 5:55 a.m. by Martin Bandyke AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
A golden year ahead for the Ann Arbor Film Festival

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 ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 15 2:10 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Grab your phone: Ann Arbor Film Festival sponsoring promotional video contest

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 ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 1 5:59 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor Film Festival archive to be unveiled at AADL

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 ...

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