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99 films from 20 countries will be screened to a worldwide audience through our online platforms and outdoor screenings.

Outdoor screenings will take place sites at the Mercado Annex on the westside, Hotel Congress Plaza downtown, and the Main Gate Plaza by the University of Arizona. Covid safety protocols will be observed at outdoor sites.

The Festival opens with an under-the-stars premiere of the Arizona-made film, DUSTWUN, at the Mercado Annex Festival Grounds on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30 pm.

Also outdoor screenings of Music films (April 15), Arizona-made films (April 19), and Border films (April 20) at the Mercado Annex, and a special program of works by filmmakers with past Tucson connections at the Hotel Congress Plaza (April 21).

Tickets for outdoor screenings can be purchased at

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/arizona-media-arts-center-32872720477

An exciting series of FREE online panels will be available.

on the topics of making films in Arizona, cinematography, documentary filmmaking, distribution, the process of turning a novel into a film, and a special presentation by Panavision. Visit www.filmfestivalarizona.com for more info on how to register.

To complement the outdoor screening of Lust For Gold, a Treasure Hunt will take place on Sunday, April 18 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Mercado District. The event is FREE and open to the public.

Ticket purchases ($10 for outdoor screenings; $8 for online screenings) are available at www.filmfestivalarizona.com

All-Access Festival Pass ($60) can only be purchased in-person only at the Mercado Annex Box Office at the entrance of the Festival Grounds, April 14th and 15th from 6 PM - 10 PM

The Arizona International Film Festival is a project of the Arizona Media Arts Center, a non-profit organization that champions independent filmmaking.

Arizona International Film Festival | [520-401-4328] | reelfrontier@gmail.com| filmfestivalarizona.com

DUSTWUN is our AzIFF Opening Night Film!

• 7:30 pm, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Mercado Festival Grounds.

DUSTWUN is the story of an unusual friendship between an undocumented migrant lost from her group traveling toward the US and a troubled American Veteran building his own "wall" out of trash in the desert.

Filmmaker Genevieve Anderson will be in attendance.

• Panel discussion on ZOOM and Facebook on Thursday on April 15 at 3 pm.

• Film online starting Thursday, April 15 at 1 pm.

Details, trailer, and tickets can be found at www.filmfestivalarizona.com

Please join us for a free “DUSTWUN” movie virtual screening on the streaming platform, Latin Heat Cinema, on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 4 pm PST.

Tax-Deductable donations would be greatly appreciated for our finishing funds, as well as these organizations:

People Helping People at the Border: http://phparivaca.org/ 

No More Deaths Bond Fund https://nomoredeaths.org/no-more-deaths-emergency-covid19-bond-fund/

Following the screening, please join us for a Zoom Q&A with members of the cast and crew