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My Volunteer Experience at LRFF2012 – Timothy Hadley
To be filled in a room with so many creative personalities, thinkers, and innovators is refreshing just by itself. To be surrounded by incredible talent, filmmakers from all around the world, and future faces of Hollywood is an experience one is sure to remember for a lifetime. That’s what my experience was like, unforgettable. For newbies as myself or … Continue reading
Submissions close soon for the 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival 2013
The 7th Annual LRFF is almost here (May 14th-May 19th 2013) and we are closing in on the submission deadline for films across categories (April 1st, 2013). For those interested in submitting to the LRFF2013, we accept submissions via withoutabox. Click here to submit your film withoutabox.com Please read the rules and regulations carefully before submitting and email us at … Continue reading
Film Producer Courtney Pledger named first AMPI Executive Director
The LRFF founders are pleased to announce the creation of the Arkansas Motion Picture Institute (AMPI). Hollywood Film Producer Courtney Pledger named first ED. Press release below. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR (August 16, 2012) – The Arkansas Motion Picture Institute (AMPI) founded in 2011, a statewide, nonprofit organization providing leadership in film education, while supporting growth and excellence in film, … Continue reading
LRFFYOUTH!
There are so many ways the LRFF has expanded this year. More days, more films, more parties, and more visiting filmmakers. But one of the best ways is in our LRFFYOUTH! Program. Check out a full list of the programs this weekend from LRFFYOUTH! coordinator Casey Sanders. 1. Do you know students who love writing or journalism? Screenwriting might be a great … Continue reading
LRFF Programmer Levi Agee talks with “A Sister’s Call” director Kyle Tekiela
I’ll admit I’m subject to bawling my eyes out during tearjerkers with melancholic scores or manipulative sentimental imagery but rarely do I get to see a film that I can connect with so strongly on an emotional level. Rebecca Schaper and Kyle Tekiela’s film A Sister’s Call resonated with me immediately on first viewing. The film is about Rebecca’s journey … Continue reading
LRFF2012 Day 2 Highlights
The special events of Day 2 of the LRFF offered some truly unique screening experiences. For starters, yesterday afternoon we gathered at the Little Rock Zoo to meet Jewell, an Asian elephant who, in her old age, has been outfitted with a prosthetic boot to correct the pain and discomfort she was experiencing in her gait, similar to the elephants … Continue reading
LRFF2012 Opening Night Highlights
America’s Parking Lot Q & A (All Photos by Nicholas Pippins) The first night of the LRFF felt true to the atmosphere of the opening film, *America’s Parking *Lot–there was plenty of meat cooking, beer chugging, and arguing about football. The opening reception was packed, easily a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, with delicious h’ors d’oeuvres from Ben E. Keith circulating by hungry … Continue reading