/tags/film-festival film festival en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:54:17 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-03/dreaming-the-culture-forward-music-documentaries-to-screen-at-film-fest The Ashland Independent Film Festival runs October 3-6, and features two music documentaries created by Rogue Award recipients Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:54:17 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-03/dreaming-the-culture-forward-music-documentaries-to-screen-at-film-fest Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-05-28/as-the-ashland-film-festival-bounces-back-it-represents-the-heroic-journey-of-an-athlete The Ashland Independent Film Festival has almost reached its fundraising goal through the "Out of the Ashes" campaign to reboot for 2024. While they sort through submissions for the October festival, they're offering "Wednesday at the Movies." Tue, 28 May 2024 13:49:16 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-05-28/as-the-ashland-film-festival-bounces-back-it-represents-the-heroic-journey-of-an-athlete Vanessa Finney /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-04-03/the-art-component-of-aiff-2019 One of the features of this year's Ashland Independent Film Festival is an acknowledgement of the 40th anniversary of the movie "Apocalypse Now." And in a… Wed, 03 Apr 2019 17:33:43 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-04-03/the-art-component-of-aiff-2019 The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-11/anorexia-in-the-real-world-on-screen-at-ashland-fest South Medford High School graduate Laura VanZee Taylor suffered from depression and anxiety as a young woman. So she's aware of the confusion and stigma… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 23:09:52 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-11/anorexia-in-the-real-world-on-screen-at-ashland-fest Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-11/aiff-film-challenges-societys-view-of-intelligence It wasn't THAT long ago that people with developmental and intellectual disabilities ended up shunted away from society and placed in mental institutions,… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 22:47:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-11/aiff-film-challenges-societys-view-of-intelligence Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-11-12/orphan-films-come-home-to-oregon Maybe you're old enough to remember those starchy educational films that played on 16mm projectors in elementary school; subjects included trustworthiness… Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:42:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-11-12/orphan-films-come-home-to-oregon Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-04-08/mexico-and-drug-violence-in-focus-at-aiff Ashland's annual Independent Film Festival returns to screens in the city this weekend, with nearly 100 films all lengths and subjects. Today we visit… Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-04-08/mexico-and-drug-violence-in-focus-at-aiff Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-04-04/filmmaker-barbara-kopple-at-aiff Barbara Kopple is one of the featured guests at the Ashland Independent Film Festival taking place this weekend (April 3-7). Kopple is the winner of a… Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-04-04/filmmaker-barbara-kopple-at-aiff Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-03-21/ashland-film-festival-gets-ready From the burning issues of the day to animated shorts, the Ashland Independent Film Festival offers a huge variety of films. AIFF returns to Ashland's… Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-03-21/ashland-film-festival-gets-ready Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-03-18/environmental-films-on-the-bigger-screen-siskiyou-film-fest Our region is home to a vigorous environmental movement. It is also home to a large number of film buffs. Both crowds will gather for the 2014 edition of… Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-03-18/environmental-films-on-the-bigger-screen-siskiyou-film-fest Geoffrey Riley