Years running: 23 (since 2002)
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Independent Film Festival in Ashland.
About
THE ANNUAL ASHLAND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL WELCOMES YOU:
- 5 days of independent films; 95% of all seats sold (even at 9AM!);
- 85+ documentaries, features, shorts and student films;
- Complimentary accommodations;
- Daily panels and nightly parties;
- 5 audience awards and 9 juried awards with acclaimed jurors from around the country;
- Engaged, smart, arts-oriented audiences;
- Ashland's community of 20,000 in sunny Southern Oregon near California;
- 5 screens of the intimate art deco Varsity Theatre with a second venue 3 blocks away;
- Downtown location with 100 restaurants, galleries, shops, internationally recognized Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and 20 miles of trails in Lithia Park;
- Scenic Rogue Valley's river rafting, wineries, artisanal cheeses, chocolates and pears;
- Lifetime, Artistic Achievement and Rogue Awards to independent filmmakers: Julie Taymor, Albert Maysles, Elvis Mitchell, Bill Plympton, Helen Hunt, Les Blank, Harry Shearer, Chris Eyre, Will Vinton, Henry Jaglom, Morgan Spurlock, Bruce Campbell, Ondi Timoner, Lucy Walker.
Awards
- The Les Blank Award: Best Feature Length Documentary,
- Rogue Creamery Audience Award: Best Documentary,
- Best Editing: Feature Length Documentary,
- Best Short Documentary,
- Audience Award Best Short Film: Documentary,
- Best Animated Short,
- Family Choice Award,
- Best Feature,
- The John C.Schweiger Audience Award: Dramatic Feature,
- Best Acting Ensemble: Feature,
- Best Cinematography/The Gerald Hirschfeld A.S.C Award: Feature,
- Best Short,
- Audience Award Best Short Film: Narrative,
- Family Choice Award,
- Best Animated Short,
- Audience Award Best Short Film: Documentary.
Rules
- Projects completed after 01-Jan-2020.
Documents and Other Requisite Items
- Fill out entry form,
- Pay entry fees,
- Send DVD with submitted film by mail or download work via Withoutabox system.
Selection Media Type
- Blu-Ray
- Withoutabox Secure Online Screener
- DVD NTSC
Screening Media Type
- HD CAM
- DCP
- Blu-Ray
Audio language:
original
Subtitles language:
english
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Anne Ashbey Pierotti (Executive Director); Joanne Feinberg (Director of Programming).
Documents
Place
United States
Ashland
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
PO Box 218
325 A Street, Suite 4
Ashland OR 97520
U S A
Phone: 541-488-3823
Fax: 541-488-7782
Email: entries@ashlandfilm.org
Contact Emails
Social Networks
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- Opening DateSeptember 01, 2021
- Earlybird DeadlineOctober 15, 2021
- Regular DeadlineNovember 05, 2021
- Late DeadlineNovember 26, 2021
- NotificationsFebruary 18, 2022
- Event Dates14 — 28 April 2022
Narrative film 40 minutes or under.
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Earlybird Deadline — $50
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Regular Deadline — $60
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Late Deadline — $70
Documentary short 40 minutes or under.
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Earlybird Deadline — $50
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Regular Deadline — $60
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Late Deadline — $70
Documentary 41 minutes or over.
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Earlybird Deadline — $50
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Regular Deadline — $60
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Late Deadline — $70
Narrative film 41 minutes or over.
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Earlybird Deadline — $50
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Regular Deadline — $60
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Late Deadline — $70
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