Ashland Independent Film Festival

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Ashland Independent Film Festival
Varsity Theater (Ashland, Oregon).jpg
The Varsity Theatre
Location Ashland, Oregon
Hosted bySouthern Oregon Film Society
LanguageInternational
Website http://www.ashlandfilm.org

The Ashland Independent Film Festival is held in Ashland, Oregon, United States, and has been organized by the non-profit Southern Oregon Film Society since 2001. Founded by D.W. and Steve Wood, the festival is held each spring over five days at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland and the Historic Ashland Armory in the Railroad District. [1] The festival presents international and domestic shorts and features, including drama, comedy, documentary, and animation.

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About

Most of the independent films are shown on the five screens at the art-deco Varsity Theatre located in downtown Ashland. Special events and large screenings (including Calvin Marshall , The River Why, and Tattoo the World) are held at the Historic Ashland Armory, which seats 500 people. In addition to the screenings, the Ashland Independent Film Festival hosts several social-gatherings and artistic events. These include an opening-night gala, filmmaker Q&A sessions after screenings, filmmaker panels, art exhibits, and a nightly lounge. In 2010, approximately 6,500 people attended the film festival, collectively purchasing 16,800 tickets. [2]

Local programs

In addition to submissions from around the globe, the festival has a free entrance policy for local filmmakers to motivate them to submit their films. It also aims to encourage Ashland residents to attend by running two free "Locals Only" programs during the festival. The festival also has a program that is free to all students in Southern Oregon and encourages them to make their own films to submit. In 2010, a special "Made in Oregon" presentation was added to the festival's awards ceremony in acknowledgment of the record set: 25% of the films presented at the festival were shot in Oregon.

Awards

Past special guests

Economic impact

The 2010 festival attendees, 40% of whom came from outside of Ashland, had a $2.8 million economic impact in the community in the 2010 fiscal year. More than 1200 attendees completed surveys from which the following information was gathered:

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Praise & Recognition

The festival continues to gain national attention as a high-quality regional film festival.

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Ashland Independent Film Festival". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  2. ↑ Ashland independent film festival 2010 Annual Report
  3. ↑ Ashland independent film festival 2010 Annual Report
  4. ↑ "The Best Online Film Festivals of 2020, Presented by FilmFreeway". 15 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Film Festival Guide: 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2019". 24 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2016 - MovieMaker Magazine". 7 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Movie Maker Magazine Issue 80, Vol. 16
  8. ↑ Movie Maker Magazine Issue 80, Vol. 16
  9. ↑ "The Joys of the Regional Festival: Why You Should Attend Small Market Festivals (And How to Pick Out the Great Ones) - MovieMaker Magazine". 15 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Ashland independent film festival- Ashland, Oregon 97520 Archived December 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Article missed the point".
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