Arlington International Film Festival

Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual nonprofit film festival held at the historic Regent Theatre in October in Arlington, Massachusetts. The festival is 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. The fourth annual festival will take place October 15–19, 2014

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.

In 2012, the AIFF received the Year Award from the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, and in 2013, the McClennen Community Arts Award from Arlington Center for the Arts in recognition for building community, as well as the Gold Star Award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its 2013 poster contest.

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.

Awards

2011 Festival Awards

Best of festival:

• Zero Percent, directed by Tim Skousen.

Best documentary:

• We still live here, directed by Anne Makepeace.

Best narrative:

• Fuerteventura, directed by Mattias Sandstrom’s film.

Best Short film - High School Division Award:

• Nowhere Now Here, directed by Gaby Bruce.

2012 Festival Awards

Best of festival:

• All Me: The Life and Time of Winfred Rembert directed by Vivian Ducat.

Best documentary:

• Racing the Rez, directed by Brian Truglio.

Best narrative:

• Consent, directed by Ron Farrar Brown.

Best of festival & Best documentary -High School Division Awards:

• La joie de vivre, directed by Jeremy Vassiliou.

Best narrative - High School Division Award:

• Molineux, directed by Jacob Sussman.

Best animation - High School Division Awards:

• In Your Heart, directed by Raymond Caplin.

Best experimental - High School Division Award:

• The Crown of life directed by Real Junior Leblanc.

2013 Festival Awards

Best documentary:

• The Iran Job, directed by Till Schauder.

Best narrative:

• Clandestine Childhood directed by Benjamin Ávila.

Best short:

• Baghdad Messi, directed by Shahim Omar Kalifa.

Best documentary - High School Division Awards

• La Lucha, directed by Tessa Tracy and Sophia Santos.

Best narrative - High School Division Award:

• The Shingles, directed by Malcolm DC.

Sources

1. Film Festival makes Strides Toward Debut
2. Arlington, Ma, Chamber of Commerce: Congratulations to the 2012 Member Recognition Honorees
3. Massachusetts Cultural council Gold star
4. “Out of the Fire” to Screen at Arlington International Film Festival
5. Arlington International Film Festival to films on many cultures, perspectives "I learn America"
6. Makepeace Productions
7. 3 awards "Heart Of Sky, Heart Of Hearth" opening Film of the Arlington International Film Festival
8. A New Generation of Winning Film Makers
9. New England Journal- AIFF pre festival event
10. Public News-Winfred Rembert- celebrating Black History Month
11. Arlington Education Foundation. Winfred Rembert Artist-in-Residency
12. [http://www.robly.com/archive?id=afcdf2fc8c485632fce6c6064865fdad

External links

• Official Festival Website
• New England Film
• Film Office