_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Adrian International Film Festival is an annual independent film festival held in mid-May in Adrian, Michigan. The festival was created in 2017 as a way to reinvigorate Adrian’s historic downtown district through the visual arts. The event was co-founded by Michael Neal and Scott Westfall, two (then) first-year professors at Adrian College, who came up with the idea during a staff meeting. The festival is a showcase for work from both American and international independent filmmakers.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The mission of the festival is to show a wide genre of films from various categories, including feature, short, feature documentary, short documentary, student film, and animation. It is known as a “film maker’s festival” because of its inclusive model for noted or new filmmakers, who may not receive mainstream distribution.

As a registered 501(c)(3) (non-profit) organization, a component of the Adrian International Film Festival is to donate a portion of its proceeds to benefit and beautify Adrian’s downtown district after each year’s festival. Staffing for the Adrian International Film Festival is done on a voluntary basis. The festival features approximately 35 part-time volunteer workers, planners, and college interns, who come together to put on this festival each spring. Mike Neal has served as the president of the Adrian International Film Festival since 2017. Despite receiving no salary, Neal works year-round to ensure the festival’s quality. A course in Adrian College’s Communication Arts program has been designed around the festival and is taught by Professor Neal.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Festival is funded by businesses, service clubs, and individuals in the greater Adrian community

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Adrian Steel Company,

Kapnick Insurance Group,

The Farver Foundation,

Adrian College,

Chaloner’s,

The Daily Telegram,

Lenawee Intermediate School District.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Croswell Opera House, Croswell Opera House, Armory Event Center,

The Seasons,

Lenawee County Historical Society,

Steele Carriage House,

Comstock Park,

Adrian College,

Siena Heights University

I Like Me,

The Doctor’s Case,

Born River Bye,

Mock and Roll,

Search Engines,

Call Us Ishmael,

The United States of Detroit,

Rikishi,

Hold My Horse,

Jump,

Freezer,

Popcorn and Chocolate,

Stay Woke,

’63 Boycott,

Clark Park,

The Maestro,

Hallow,

Las Goya,

Remember the Alamo,

Big Boom,

Swan Lake,

iRony,

Sea-Tectives,

THERE,

Balance,

Exit,

Peak,

JUICE,

Sound the Alarms,

One Good Deed,

Raspberries,

After Ashes,

The Streak,

Feature: Search Engines

Short: Stay Woke

United States of Detroit

’63 Boycott

After Ashes

iRoney

Peak

Additional Featured 2018 guests:Gordon Quinn, Kartemquin Films

Deb Lake, Traverse City Film Festival

Keisha Salmon, POV Films

Nick Klein, Ohio Film Group

Additional Board Members: -Frank Hribar, Jere Righter, and Jim Berryman.

Feature Documentary:-United States of Detroit

Short Documentary: ’63 Boycott

Student Film: After Ashes

Animation: iRoney

Audience Choice: Peak

• À la claire fontaine
• À la conquête du pôle
• À la conquête du Pôle
• À la folie ou pas du tout (song)
• À l'ami qui ne m'a pas sauvé la vie
• À la poursuite du bonheur
• À La Poursuite Du Bonheur
• À la poursuite du bonheur tour - Live à Bercy
• À La Poursuite Du Bonheur Tour - Live à Bercy
• À la recherche du futur perdu
• À la Recherche du Temps Perdu
• À la recherche du temps perdu (2011 TV film)
• À la recherche du temps perdu (film)
• À Lasco, John
• À Lasco (Laski), John
• À la seconde
• À la Suite
• À la Table de Spanghero
• À la verticale de l'été
• À la vie, à la mort!
• Àlex Abrines
• Àlex Brendemühl
• Àlex Gómez
• Àlex Gómez Comes
• Àlex Monner