Ann Arbor Film Festival

[Nigel]

Well, I was about to book my plane tickets and make my $250 dollar donation--When I discovered that they are now taking video and 35mm. I find this rather disturbing since they are not only the oldest continually running film fest in the USA--They were also the only film fest devoted exclusivly to Exprimental 16mm film.

So now I am left feeling somewhat jaded on them and the whole situation. An email was sent so I will see what the new director says.

Good Luck

[MovieStuff]

they are not only the oldest continually running film fest in the USA--They were also the only film fest devoted exclusivly to Exprimental 16mm film.

Actually, for years they accepted Super 8 entries. I know because I won two years in a row at the Ann Arbor Film Festival for a couple of super 8 entries. Do they still accept 8mm?

Roger

[zetetick]

I attended the Ann Arbor Film Festival for about 3 years in a row. Though *most* entries were "pure" 16mm, super-8 and video entries were also present. Some entries used experimental video processes which were transferred to 16mm for hand-tinting, painting, etc. One feature film looked to be shot entirely on video & transfered to 16mm merely for festival screening purposes.

I think now that the festival has (1) a new director, and (2) a great second screening room, they can afford to extend the submission requirements to include video work.

I'm sure it's still going to be a great festival. The Ann Arbor Film Festival is one of the best I've ever attended. It's organized, interesting, long (about a week), and the work is the kind you can't see anywhere else.

One of my favorite side-bar screenings a few years back was the "Pixel This" show hosted by Gerry Fialca from Los Angeles. It was all stuff shot with the PixelVision 2000 toy video camera. It was a terrific screening which blended perfectly with the AAFF's "experimental" mission.