About Us

About the Festival

The Little Rock Film Festival is an annual event taking place each May in Downtown Little Rock Arkansas. Based in the historic RiverMarket District, also home to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, the festival showcases the best in Narrative and Documentary Films from around the World, and promotes Arkansas filmmakers through a dedicated program.

In 2007, in the festival’s very first year, the LRFF hosted the Arkansas premiere of the summer blockbuster "Knocked Up", which went on to earn more than 150 million dollars at the box office after its Little Rock showing. The LRFF was also proud to show premieres of the extraordinary Iranian film "Offside", Philip Haas’s "The Situation", and the award winning documentaries "Little Birds" from Japan, and the Sundance Film Festival winner "WarDance" set in Africa.

The Little Rock Film Festival makes a point of keeping the price of admission low. A Festival Pass which includes admission to all films, panels, and parties is an astonishingly $25. Founded in 2005 by Little Rock natives and Documentary Filmmakers Brent and Craig Renaud, along with Owen Brainard and Jamie Moses, the LRFF is committed to promoting the film industry in Arkansas and partnering with local organizations and businesses in continuing the growth and development of Downtown Little Rock.