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Ashland Independent Film Festival

Name: Ashland Independent Film Festival
Address: 389 East Main Street/PO Box 218, Ashland, OR, 97520, US
Telephone: +15414883823
Price range: Not Applicable
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Feature Length Documentaries, Short Documentaries, Feature Length Narrative Films, Short Narrative Films, Animation, Student Films, Local Films
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26th Festival: April 15 - April 18, 2027

Our Mission: To celebrate the diversity of human experiences through the art of independent film by enriching, educating, and inspiring all audiences. Founded in 2001, the Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) screens films at the intimate art-deco Varsity Theatre and the AIFF Film Center with special events at the Ashland Springs Hotel, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, and throughout Ashland.

10/12/2026

THIS WEDNESDAY! 😀

Join us for our Seasonal Film Series, featuring Remaining Native! Remaining Native, a film by Paige Bethmann, is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a seventeen year old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.

Remaining Native will screen at the Varsity Theatre THIS WEDNESDAY at 7:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, please visit www.ashlandfilm.org/events. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience this AWARD WINNING FILM.

10/09/2026

Hey You... Yeah, YOU! 😎

Have you submitted an indie film entry for consideration in our 2027 Spring Film Festival? Filmmakers with works originating in the Americas (North and South) are eligible to submit films in the following categories:

- Feature Documentary
- Feature Narrative
- Short Documentary
- Short Narrative

Our Regular Deadline is Monday, October 19. Discount codes are available for students, AIFF Alumni, and films produced in Oregon. Only one discount may be used per entry. Any misuse of discount codes will result in automatic disqualification without a refund. For more information regarding our Call for Entries, please visit www.ashlandfilm.org/submissions.

SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT!

10/07/2026

Meet the Filmmaker Behind Remaining Native! 🎬

Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman and feature filmmaker based in Rochester, New York. Over the last ten years, Paige has worked in non fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Paige's work as a filmmaker has often been driven by stories that encourage introspection. She pushes herself behind the camera to represent her subjects honestly with the passion that her grandmother had for storytelling.

Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a seventeen year old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.

Remaining Native will screen at the Varsity Theatre on Wednesday, October 14, at 7:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, please visit www.ashlandfilm.org/events. Don't miss out!

10/05/2026

Still Need Spooky Plans? 🦇

Join the cast and crew of The Invisible Mammal (Wild Lens Collective), an award-winning feature documentary about bat conservation, for an extra special premiere in Oregon DURING Bat Week! Against the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction, an all-woman team of biologists set out to save bats from a deadly fungal disease. But when the COVID-19 Pandemic interrupts their work, they are sent down a path of discovery that illuminates the connections between bat conservation and preventing the spread of infectious disease.

The premiere will take place on Friday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre. Come in costume as bat and vampire attire are encouraged! After the film, meet director Kristin Tièche, editor Heidi Zimmerman, and cast member Dr. Alice Chung-MacCoubrey.

We are beyond thrilled to partner with Ashland Parks and Recreation to screen this phenomenal film that is not to be missed. For tickets, please visit www.events.humanitix.com/the-invisible-mammal-ashland.

10/02/2026

My Omaha is coming to PBS Independent Lens!

Premiering on Monday, October 5, stream and enjoy My Omaha, directed by Nick Beaulieu, and screened during our 2025 Spring Film Festival. Set in Omaha, Nebraska - where the legacies of Malcolm X, racial segregation, and political division still shape everyday life - My Omaha follows Nick Beaulieu as he documents his city’s racial justice movement while attempting to reconnect with his terminally ill father Randy, a staunch supporter of Trump. As activist Leo Louis II draws Nick deeper into North Omaha’s struggle and resilience, the film becomes an intimate portrait of family, race, and the uneasy search for truth inside modern America.

Congratulations, Nick! This is a must see film.

09/30/2026

Have YOU purchased TICKETS for our Seasonal Film Series, featuring Remaining Native? 🎟

Remaining Native, a film by Paige Bethmann, is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a seventeen year old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.

Remaining Native will screen at the Varsity Theatre on Wednesday, October 14, at 7:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, please visit www.ashlandfilm.org/events. Don't miss out!

09/28/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🦇

Join the cast and crew of The Invisible Mammal (Wild Lens Collective), an award-winning feature documentary about bat conservation, for an extra special premiere in Oregon DURING Bat Week! Against the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction, an all-woman team of biologists set out to save bats from a deadly fungal disease. But when the COVID-19 Pandemic interrupts their work, they are sent down a path of discovery that illuminates the connections between bat conservation and preventing the spread of infectious disease.

The premiere will take place on Friday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre. Come in costume as bat and vampire attire are encouraged! After the film, meet director Kristin Tièche, editor Heidi Zimmerman, and cast member Dr. Alice Chung-MacCoubrey.

We are beyond thrilled to partner with Ashland Parks and Recreation to screen this gorgeous film that is not to be missed. For tickets, please visit www.events.humanitix.com/the-invisible-mammal-ashland.

09/25/2026

The Scout will be in theaters NATIONWIDE this FALL!

Screened during our 2026 Spring Film Festival, The Scout crafts a contemplative exploration of urban disconnection, following one woman's journey through other people's worlds as she struggles to find her own... Sofia works as a location scout for a television pilot filming in New York City. It’s her job to find the homes, businesses, and exteriors where the show will be filmed. Driving around the city's different neighborhoods, she enters the private spaces of strangers to photograph their cozy apartments and eclectic shops, stepping into the fabric of their lives while trying to satisfy the demands of her erratic employers. Over a day filled with these encounters, Sofia witnesses moments of curiosity, vulnerability, and quiet tension until her work takes a sudden, personal turn.

To find your theater and to get your tickets, please visit www.thescoutfilm.com/buy-tickets. Congratulations!

09/23/2026

Pssst... Our Early Bird Deadline is APPROACHING! 😀

Filmmakers: We WANT to see what you have been up to. We love authenticity. We love innovation and works that stretch our ways of seeing and thinking. We love the underdog. Filmmakers with works originating in the Americas (North and South) are eligible to submit independent films in the following categories:

- Feature Documentary ($45.00)
- Feature Narrative ($45.00)
- Short Documentary ($35.00)
- Short Narrative ($35.00)

Our Early Bird Deadline is Thursday, October 1. Discount codes are available for students, AIFF Alumni, and films produced in Oregon. Only one discount may be used per entry. Any misuse of discount codes will result in automatic disqualification without a refund. For more information regarding our Call for Entries, please visit www.ashlandfilm.org/submissions.

09/21/2026

The Last Picture Shows is BACK in ASHLAND!

Opening on Friday, September 25 at the Varsity Theatre, The Last Picture Shows reminds viewers that even in vast cinema deserts, there are oases of community and gathering that remain, where the movie house continues to be a place of wonder, contemplation, and connection. On Saturday, September 26, at 7:30 p.m. there will be a Filmmaker Talkback with Rustin Thompson. If you haven't had the chance to experience this beyond moving film, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND it.

“Spare and beguiling... The movie’s lyrical and elegiac tone makes it truly resonant.” - The New York Times Critics Pick

For tickets, please visit www.catheatres.com/varsity-theatre.

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389 East Main Street/PO Box 218
Ashland, OR
97520

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 2pm
Wednesday	12pm - 2pm
Thursday	12pm - 2pm

Telephone

+15414883823

Website

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