Anchorage International Film Festival

Anchorage International Film Festival
Location Anchorage, U.S
Founded 2001 (2001)
Awards Golden Oosikar Awards
No. of films 140 in 2016
Website http://anchoragefilmfestival.org/2017

The Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF) is the largest film festival in Alaska.[1] It is held annually in Anchorage.[2][3][4]

Founded in 2001,[5] the festival takes place annually in December. More than 100 films are shown in several diverse categories. Since 2015 the director of the festival has been Rebecca Pottebaum.[6]

Screenings mainly takes place at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub but also at other exhibition venues in Anchorage.[7][8]

The 17th Anchorage International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 1 December to 10 December 2017.[9]

History

The Anchorage International Film Festival was founded in 2001 by Tony Sheppard. Since its inception the festival has grown to become the largest and only multi-genre film festival in Alaska.[10]

Awards

Venues for the festival are spread throughout Anchorage

The Golden Oosikar Awards are awarded for the main categories:

  • Best Feature
  • Best Documentary
  • Best Short Documentary
  • Best Short
  • Best Animation
  • Best Super Short
  • Best Made In Alaska
  • Best Screenplay

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Anchorage International Film Festival | Visit Anchorage". www.anchorage.net. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Past Festivals". Anchorage International Film Festival · DECEMBER 1-10, 2017. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason. "An IW Investigation: The Dark Underbelly of the Film Festival Circuit, Part 1 | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Indie movie, on tour from Anchorage film festival, gets a showing at The Blue Loon". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  5. ↑ "About AIFF". Anchorage International Film Festival · DECEMBER 1-10, 2017. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  6. ↑ "AIFF Staff". Anchorage International Film Festival · DECEMBER 1-10, 2017. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Anchorage International Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Anchorage film festival: Cold Alaska nights at warm movie theaters (+VIDEO)". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Anchorage International Film Festival 2016: Best and Most Beautiful Things". anchorageinternationalfilmf2016.sched.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  10. ↑ "About AIFF". Anchorage International Film Festival · DECEMBER 1-10, 2017. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2017-08-21.


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