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27th ANNUAL VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK: FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL ILLUMINATE, DELIGHT AND INSPIRE

Sep 30, 2016 - Oct 6, 2016

 27th ANNUAL VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK: FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL ILLUMINATE, DELIGHT AND INSPIRE

All films at the Varsity World Film Week will be shown between the hours of 12:50 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. from September 30 through October 6, at the Varsity Theatre, in downtown Ashland. Synopses of the films, along with trailers, critical reviews, and a downloadable brochure and film schedule can be found at ashlandfilm.org.

 Discount Passport Brings Ticket Prices to Less Than $6 for Members

The $40 Varsity World Film Week Passport is good for six films. However, Ashland Independent Film Festival members, seniors, students, active military and children can purchase a Passport for only $35. The price for a single film ticket without a Passport is $9. AIFF members, seniors, students, active military and children may purchase tickets for $7. Passport discount cards can only be purchased in person at the Varsity box office.

The 27th Annual Varsity World Film Week is co-sponsored by the Ashland Independent Film Festival and Coming Attractions Theatres, Inc. the owner of the Varsity Theatre.

 The Ashland Independent Film Festival is a widely recognized and highly regarded film festival, screening 90-plus independently made documentary, narrative, animation, and short films at the Varsity Theatre, the Historic Ashland Armory, and the Ashland Street Cinema each April. Praised by filmgoers for the intimate access it affords to filmmakers, and by filmmakers for its warm and intelligent reception given to the filmmakers, the Ashland Independent Film Festival was recently named one of the “Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine. The National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the National Endowment for the Arts