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Food Trucks at the LRFF2013 – Downtown Little Rock
Along with an amazing line-up of films, music and parties at the 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival this year, the LRFF in association with FOOD XING has a mouth watering line-up of Little Rock’s finest mobile eateries (a.k.a. FOOD TRUCKS!) open and available from during the festival weekend Friday through Sunday -10:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. Take your pick from … Continue reading
7 Questions for These Birds Walk Directors Bassam Tariq & Omar Mullick
One of a handful of innovative new documentaries will be featuring at the LRFF this year is These Birds Walk, from Bassam Tariq and Omar Mullick about a poor runaway boy and a reluctant ambulance driver in Karachi, Pakistan who are brought together by a dying humanitarian leader upon whom so much of their daily lives depend. I spoke with … Continue reading
7 Questions for Short Term 12 Director Destin Daniel Cretton
Destin Daniel Cretton is on a roll after winning both the Grand Prize and Audience awards at SXSW with his film Short Term 12 this Spring. Short Term 12 will open the 2013 Little Rock Film Festival on May 15. This is Cretton’s second time at the LRFF his film I am not a Hipster was a 2012 Official Selection. … Continue reading
BBC Production looking for Arkansas Cast and Crew
A BBC documentary about blues great Big Bill Broonzy will be shooting reenactments on May 25th, in Little Rock. Seems like a fun project in Arkansas from a great producer, check out details below. Alicia Van Couvering, producer of Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture, a 2009 LRFF official selection, is looking for crew, cast and locations for a new BBC … Continue reading
Little Rock Film Festival announces 2013 Golden Rock Documentary Competition Lineup
The 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival is pleased to announce the competition lineup for the 2013 Golden Rock Documentary Category. “This year’s lineup represents the very best in documentary work being made around the World. Each of these 17 films examine a wide range of issues and characters from secret wars around the globe, ganglife in Baltimore, Maryland to … Continue reading
‘Short Term 12′ to Open Little Rock Film Festival 2013
The 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival is pleased to announce the SXSW Grand Jury Prize Winner and The SXSW Audience Award Winner, Short Term 12, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, as its Opening Night Film. Destin Daniel Cretton and break out star Keith Stanfield to attend. This is Short Term 12 director Destin Daniel Cretton’s second time at the Little Rock Film … Continue reading
Little Rock Film Festival 2013 announces it’s ‘Made in Arkansas’ Lineup
The 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival is pleased to announce its ‘Made in Arkansas‘ competition lineup. The ‘Made in Arkansas’ category is a center piece of the Little Rock Film Festival created to showcase the very best film works being produced in the state. All films in competition are Arkansas premieres. “After looking at the submissions this year, it’s … Continue reading
An evening to remember with Actor Robert Walden at LRFF’s first ever rooftop film screening
Mid-week spring storms were replaced by a beautiful weekend weather for Little Rock Film Festival’s first ever rooftop movie screening. The 1970 depression-era gangster flick “Bloody Mama” lit up the rooftop screen while stars took over a cloudless Little Rock night sky. Attendees arrived slowly at the River Market Tower’s rooftop and after the film screening were treated to a … Continue reading
Little Rock Film Festival listed in MovieMaker’s 2013 “Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee”
MovieMaker magazine released its ‘Top 50 Film Festivals worth the entry fee’ 2013 list yesterday and once again the Little Rock Film Festival is listed among the Top 25 film festivals worldwide “worth the entry fee”. Combing through a list of 4,000-6,000 film festivals worldwide MovieMaker releases their annual list every year to help present film makers and audiences with a slate … Continue reading
LRFF’s First Ever Rooftop Screening – Bloody Mama, April 12th
Join us under the stars for Little Rock Film Festival’s first ever Rooftop Screening of ‘Bloody Mama’- a classic gangster film featuring Robert De Niro and Robert Walden, April 12th, 7pm atop the River Market Tower. What better way to spend an evening under the stars than watching a movie with a star in the audience. Yes! Actor Robert Walden will join … Continue reading