FOR FILMMAKERS
2019 Submission Fees:
* Early Deadline: July 1- July 31 ($30 Short / $40 Feature)
* Official Deadline: Aug. 1 - Aug. 31 ($45 Short / $55 Feature)
* Late Deadline: Sept. 1 - Oct. 7 ($60 Short / $70 Feature)
Artist Fees Paid:
None.
Awards:
"The AAFF offers approximately $20,000 in both cash and in-kind awards each year. For a list of award winners from the 56th AAFF, click here." -AAF Website
(actual cash amount paid out in 2016-17 = $17,375)
Contact Email:
submissions@aafilmfest.org
OPERATIONS
*all statistics below from 2016-17, the most recent available tax return
Governance Model: 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Incorporation
Staff Info: 5 Full-Time / Part-Time (according to website)
Highest employee salary: $62,000 (plus $7,772 in "other compensation")
Amount of Government Funding: $34,000
Amount of Income from "Submission Fees": $110,251
Total Revenue: $381,099
Total Expenditures: $364,764
BOTTOM LINE
Total $$$ Artist Fees Paid to Filmmakers: $0
(It is possible that some filmmakers who demanded fees were paid.)
Total $$$ Required to Pay $30 Honourariums to All Filmmakers ($200 for Retrospectives): $5,850
*based off the 2019 lineup
Total $$$ Required to Pay IMAA Rates to All Filmmakers: $21,442
*based off the 2019 lineup
Total $$$ Spent on Advertising: $20,819
Total $$$ Paid to Employees: $128,905
Total $$$ Spent on Additional Services from Non-Employees: $82,412
Total $$$ Spent on "Occupancy": $41,697
INFORMATION FROM:
2016-17 Ann Arbor Film Festival IRS Form 990
GuideStar Report for Ann Arbor Film Festival
Estimates for Artist Fees / Honourariums for 2019 Ann Arbor Film Festival