AIFF offers blocks of tickets to school groups for the Ashland Street Cinema, where we curate school group programs just for your students to experience as part of the regular school day. Our staff will be happy to work with you on ticketing arrangements. All school group tickets (students & adult chaperones) will be sold at the student ticket price. Theaters will be filled on a first-come first-served basis.
All ticketing inquiries can be sent to education@ashlandfilm.org.
Teen Press is a movement connecting students, educators, and local communities and helps them discover and share their stories. Born out of the bond between humans and storytelling, Teen Press is devoted to helping teenage students discover and sustain excitement about who they are and why they exist. Emboldened by camera & microphone, students use video journalism - and live! – person to person relationships to uncover stories all around them. Through that process, students discover the everlasting power and importance of their own story. This year teens from Crater and Ashland High School participated in the AIFF Teen Press.
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Join expert discussion facilitators Marla Estes and Kay Sandberg and special guests for in-depth conversations about how three provocative films affected you and other attendees. Your personal responses to the films’ revelations and possible social action points will be the springboard for discussion. More Information
Download the Community Conversation Getting Into Action handout for BENDING THE ARC.
We are looking for local storytellers for the LAUNCH Student Film Competition with short films that are innovative, inventive, creative, original, inspiring, relevant, compelling, entertaining, thought-provoking, funny, and unique. All film genres are accepted: animation, documentary, or narrative—it’s up to you! There are five categories with cash prizes: grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12, college undergrads, and PridePrize. The PridePrize is a special prize for outstanding student-made films that speak to the LGBTQ+ experience. More Information
There are usually three TalkBacks (moderated discussions among film experts and the audience) per festival on different topics. They are held at the Ashland Springs Hotel, steps from the Varsity Theatre, and less than 10 minutes walk from the Armory. Usually TalkBacks are held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 11:30 am. Free, but ticket is required. (They often sell out, so you’ll want to plan ahead.)
Festival in the Schools is a program that takes guest filmmakers, lecturers and artists into local schools in the area to speak with students about their work, the industry and what it takes to be a filmmaker and/or director. In 2018, AIFF seeks to work with schools in Ashland and Medford to take film directors from both AIFF and Varsity World Film Week in October. Past school visits include Ashland High School and Crater High School. In addition, AIFF offers CineSpace, a curated film screening during the festival along with a visit from a NASA educator who offers in-school presentations to elementary schools and students at North Medford and South Medford High School’s planetarium.
For more information email education@ashlandfilm.org.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Southern Oregon University (SOU)’s spring course, OLLI Goes to the Ashland Independent Film Festival, since its launch in 2015, has enrolled more than 60 members each year. Participants attend a minimum of four films and join in the three two-hour class discussions. The course begins with an overview of the Festival and the importance of independent filmmaking. Discussions led by OLLI instructor Lorraine Vail focus on the filmmaker's intended message and what ethical conflicts were presented to the viewer. 25 freshmen from SOU's Honors College also join the OLLI film class members for one of the films and later participate in one discussion. This inter-generational experience has proven to be a successful and fulfilling endeavor for both the OLLI members and the students. More Information
Join us for a day of hands-on filmmaking activities and presentations geared towards families and kids six and older during our annual film festival.
