BY RICHARD HERSKOWITZ — I went to Sundance in late January to hunt for major new releases for this year’s festival. And I came back with many of the best films I saw there, the best crop I think we’ve ever harvested for the Ashland Independent ...
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Every year when the Ashland Independent Film Festival comes around, there are many in the Ashland community who will go and see a film or two. Those who are more passionate about cinematic culture will get memberships, seeing five to 14 or more films...
ASHLAND, OREGON — The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) announces the first of five tracks that will be the focus of films featured in its 2020 festival from April 16-20 in the idyllic arts town of Ashland, Oregon. The full program will be a...
Last month, I promised to leak some early news here about the upcoming April 16-20 festival. Long-time festivalgoers know that the full schedule is unveiled at Preview Night in SOU Music Hall, taking place this year on March 24. The next day, we’ll...
AIFF Learn is all about expanding appreciation of Independent film across every demographic. One of the ways we do this is by offering special matinees to elementary and secondary school groups. In the next couple of weeks, we’ll be sending informa...
MOVIEMAKER — For MovieMaker’s Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2020 list, we made a dramatic decision: We left off Los Angeles and New York City. It’s not that they aren’t great places to live and work as a moviemaker—everyone k...
BY RICHARD HERSKOWITZ — The 19th annual film festival, scheduled for April 16-20, is beginning to take shape. Of the 835 films that have come in so far, as of late December, only 50 films haven’t been previewed by at least two screener...
AIFF received a major $25,000 gift from an anonymous donor, making our end-of-year campaign our most successful ever. This major gift came on the heels of the festival’s successful achievement of a $40,000 end-of-year campaign. Thank you ...
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