Arlington International Film Festival

Arlington International Film Festival
Location Arlington, MA
Founded 2010
Festival date Annually, in October
Language International
Website http://www.aiffest.org/

Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual nonprofit film festival [1] dedicated to promoting and increasing multicultural awareness and showcases world cinema and independent films in their original language with English subtitles. Independent film producers, directors and actors within the US and abroad are invited to participate in engaging panel discussions and Q&A sessions after the screenings. The Arlington International Film Festival also includes a year-round events such as poster contest competitions, pre-festival screenings and art exhibitions with local artists and performances by musicians, singers and dancers.

History

The Arlington International Film Festival was founded in 2010 by April Ranck and Alberto Guzman, in the aim of exploring and promoting the cultural diversity through the lens of independent films in a wide range of topics and areas. Jumping from 53 submissions the first year to over 142 the following year, the festival has been a significant success and attracts many enthusiast moviegoers. The festival was held during four consecutive years at the historic Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts. However, with the increase of the number of films submissions, and a strong participation of filmmakers as well as a growing audienceIn 2015, the festival decided to move to a more central location in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the Kendall Square Cinema.[2]

Highlights

In 2014, the "Martin Luther King Community" awarded AIFF for spreading diversity and awareness of African-American culture,[3] In 2012, the AIFF received the Year Award from the Arlington Chamber of Commerce,[4] and in 2013, the McClennen Community Arts Award from Arlington Center for the Arts [5][6] in recognition for building community, as well as the Gold Star Award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council [7] for its 2013 poster contest. Last January, in conjunction with the Visual Art Department of the Arlington High School, AIFF brought artist Winfred Rembert [8][9] for a 5-day residency. AIFF has also partnered with the Boston Environmental Film Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Boston Irish Film Festival. In addition, AIFF worked with the filmmaker Alice Rotchild, of documentary Voices Across the Divide, which co-won the Boston Palestine Film Festival's ‘2013 Audience Award for Best Film. Two films: Botso:The Teacher from Tbilisi and Elena that were showcased at the Arlington International Festival in 2014 are among the 134 features nominated in the 'Documentary Feature' category for the 87th Academy Awards[10]

Categories

The screenings include feature length and short films in narrative, documentary and animation categories. Showings emphasize multiculturalism. The Arlington International Film Festival is a juried festival. High school work is also included.

Festival Awards

2015 Festival Awards

Best of Festival:

Best Narrative Feature:

Best Documentary' Short Film:

Best Fiction Short Film'':

Best Animated Short Film':

COLLEGE AWARD 'Best of Festival:

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION AWARD Best of Festival HS:

Best HS Experimental:

Best HS Animation:

Best HS Documentary:

Best HS Narrative:

2014 Festival Awards

Best of Festival:

Best Documentary:

Best Narrative:

Best Narrative Short:

Best Documentary Short:

2013 Festival Awards

Best Documentary:

Best Narrative:

Best Short:

Best Documentary - High School Division Awards:

Best Narrative - High School Division Award:

2012 Festival Awards

Best of Festival:

Best Documentary:

Best Narrative:

Best of Festival & Best Documentary -High School Division Awards:

Best Narrative - High School Division Award:

High School Division Awards Best Animation - High School Division Awards:

Best Experimental - High School Division Award:

2011 Festival Awards

Best of Festival:

Best Documentary:

Best Narrative:

Best Short Film - High School Division Award:

References

  1. New England Journal- AIFF pre festival event
  2. Kendall Square Cinema
  3. Martin Luther King Community award
  4. Arlington, Ma, Chamber of Commerce: Congratulations to the 2012 Member Recognition Honorees
  5. AIFF Celebrates its Partnership with Arlington Center for the Arts
  6. AIFF Celebrates its Partnership with Medford Arts Center
  7. Massachusetts Cultural council Gold star
  8. Public News-Winfred Rembert- Celebrating Black History Month
  9. Arlington Education Foundation. Winfred Rembert Artist-in-Residency
  10. Academy Awards
  11. Gabo: The Creation of Garcia Marquez
  12. How Not To Disappear Completely - Interview with writer director Stuart J. Parkins
  13. Boston Globe: The MIT professor's journey
  14. Tashi & The Monk website
  15. vimeo Kresnik:The Lore of Fire
  16. vimeo Bendito Machine
  17. The Boston Globe: Documentary, Elena
  18. The New York Times- ‘Elena,’ a Documentary About a Brazilian Actress
  19. The New York Times: ‘Botso,’ Healing Through His Students, by Anita Gates.
  20. The Boston Globe: Documentary, Botso
  21. Critics At Large. Detente: The Iran Job and Zaytoun
  22. ACMI TV segment. Producer Peter Bermudes speaks with Winfred Rembert
  23. Interview with Vivian Ducat at The Hamptons International Film Festival.
  24. We Still Live here. Santa Barbara Independent- Filmmaker interviews-

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