Monthly Archives: May 2011
NYC Design Firm Re-imagines the LRFF
You might have noticed the LRFF has a complete new look this year. We partnered with NYC design firm Little Fury to produce a new identity, logos, posters, tshirts, and even a new website. Little Fury designers have helped rebrand Toyota Trucks, Rembrandt toothpaste, and the New York Botanical Gardens. They also produce a line of specialty notebooks, and run … Continue reading
LRFF Programmer Amman Abbasi from the Cannes Film Festival
Amman Abbasi, one of our programmers at the LRFF, and a talented filmmaker and musician, is at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner this week and will be sending back regular dispatches to us here in Little Rock. He just arrived and sent this message by iphone “Arrived in Cannes supporting my short film, L7, in the short film … Continue reading
7 Questions with Eric Dietz, the director of Never Stop Running
1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? No I am not a native of Arkansas. I am actually from Ashland, Virginia, right outside of Richmond. My family and I moved to Arkansas back in the summer of 1998, I was 12 years old. Dad works in radio broadcasting … Continue reading
The Agency Inc. announces open casting call for all actors
The Agency Inc. will be holding an open casting call for any interested actors on May 21st from 9am – 3pm. With 25 years as Arkansas largest talent and casting agency, The Agency has assisted many films, both independent and studio, with casting needs in Little Rock and throughout the region. “Due to the increased indie activity in the state … Continue reading
Announcing the “7 Questions for Arkansas Film Makers Series”
I will soon be featuring a series of interviews with Arkansas film makers. I hope to start the series with directors, writers, and producers of films selected in this years Made in Arkansas program. Stay tuned for the first installment! The questions: 1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so, where are you from? If not, How did you get … Continue reading
LRFF Alum Louder than a Bomb to Open in NYC
When we first received Louder than a Bomb in the mail at the Little Rock Film Festival offices before last years festival, I had not yet heard of the film and did not have overwhelming expectations. It is really hard to make this kind of film well. Each year we get many submissions from the youth competition genre of documentary … Continue reading
Filmmaker Chris Olsen talks about why the LRFF is the Best Fest in the Land
Chris Olsen is a super talented Emmy award winning filmmaker who is making his third trip to Little Rock this year. You will not want to miss the world premiere of his new film Karl Dahl and the Golden Cube in this year’s World Shorts Program. We are working now on some interesting panel ideas with Chris for this years … Continue reading
LRFF Programmer Levi Agee Interviews Director Harry Thomason
We open the 2011 Little Rock Film Festival with Harry Thomason’s The Last Ride about the final few days in the life of country music legend Hank Williams Sr. LRFF Programmer Levi Agee talked to Harry about making the film. How did the idea of the film come about? Benjy Gaither emailed me the script written by Howie Klausner and … Continue reading
So your film is in. Things to do in the meantime.
It seems that there is always a lull in local film production in the month before the Little Rock Film Festival. I thought it might be a good time to talk about ways to keep moving on the film you have sitting in the bull pen waiting to screen. First things first If you turned in a “rough cut” finish … Continue reading
LRFF to Partner with Have-You-Been-There.com
We are super excited that Justin Nickels and Mallory O’Neal from Have-You-Been-There.com will be covering all the major 2011 LRFF events and posting videos and blog posts throughout the festival to our website. Check out their first report from our Lineup Announcement Press Conference at the Clinton School of Public Service: