Southern Oregon hosts an annual outdoor film and music event.
Join us at our live & outdoor festival June 24 to 28th in both Ashland and Medford.
The Ashland Indi Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary with five days of live outdoor socially distanced events.
The non-profit Southern Oregon Film Society was founded by D.W. and Steve Wood, and they’ve presented the festival since 2001.
This year we are looking forward to an incredible lineup of films, special guests, music, and more.
In Ashland, screenings will be held at Scienceworks Hands-On Museum. They are setting up a large outdoor screen in the field facing the building.
Viewers can watch films projected on the screen during the day. There will be live performers, food carts, and beverages available onsite.
In Medford, the Walkabout Brewing Company will have attendees in the spacious backyard, (The Outback) where they will face the big screen and stage. Live music, food, and drinks will be available.
Nightly Schedule
7 pm: Doors Open
7:15–8:15 pm: Live Music
8:30 pm: Introduction
8:45 pm: Film Screening will begin
The Live & Outdoors Festival | June 24–28, 2021
Musicians will perform at our outdoor screening venues each evening after 7 pm. There will also be an area with food trucks for your refreshments.
During weekend afternoons, Jeremy Rourke will present his films and sing in the AIFF Film Center window. He’s a talented musician and animator.
He brings his mobile animation workspace to the festival, creating and animating paper puppets and engaging with passersby. A self-taught animator that uses hands-on techniques, with photo-puppets, clay, paint, pencils, lights, and flora.
Outdoor events at The AIFF Film Center (389 E. Main St, Ashland), ScienceWorks (Ashland), and Walkabout Brewing Co (Medford)
Art Exhibition
June 24, 10 am-4 pm: Schneider Museum of Art:
Collecting Cuba: Selections from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
June 24 — Opening night
ScienceWorks
The Rogue Valley Symphony will premier two new fanfares written for the festival's 20th anniversary.
Traveling Fanfares (directed by AIFF2021 Lee Fuchsmann Award winner Laney D’Aquino) This short film recounts the Symphony’s performances for first responders during the pandemic.
Fanny: The Right to Rock (Filmmaker Bobbi Jo Hart) This film recounts the untold story of three Filipina American teens who self-founded a garage band in the 1960s that morphed into the ferocious California rock group Fanny.
Brie Howard-Darling, a founding member of Fanny, will perform live with Dave Darling on the festival stage.
June 25
Walkabout Brewery
The Mali-Cuba Connection/ Africa Mia, Live Music: Son de Cuba (trio)
June 26
ScienceWorks
Metro6 (short film), Weed & Wine, Live Music: Clayton Joseph Scott
June 27
Walkabout Brewery
Havana Libre, Live Music: The Reverberays
June 28 — Closing night
ScienceWorks
CineMasque This open-air party will have live music, film, and costumes celebrating the 20th anniversary of both AIFF and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
- There will be a Glam it Up costume competition
- Eddie Lopez, (Oregon Shakespeare Festival) will host the festivities and perform accompanied by guitarist Dan Sherrill
- Bettie Wood (drag performer) This talented singer will perform.
This film festival celebrating the diversity of human experience through the art of independent film by enriching, educating, and inspiring audiences of all ages.
Filmmakers are eligible for cash awards.
- There is a virtual opening night party, weekly filmmaker Zoom Afterlounge, and AIFF Class of 2021 Facebook group providing networking opportunities for filmmakers.
Special awards are listed on the website.
Here are some of the April 2021 Festival Award Winners with links to more information about their films.
ROGUE AWARD
David Oweyolo
PRIDE AWARD
Christine Vachon
JAMES BLUE AWARD
Bruno Santamaria
LEE FUCHSMANN AWARD
Laney D’Aquino
The complete list of award winners for April 2021 is here.
Sources: Oregon Live, Oompa, Wikipedia,