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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
LRFF co-founder Craig Renaud to host workshops and panel discussions at the 2nd Annual WRI Film Forum (March 21st-24th) – Little Rock
In keeping with the LRFF mission to promote and further the art of film making, Little Rock Film Festival is proud to be associated with and be a part sponsor of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institutes 2nd Annual Film Forum Program. A weekend event organized March 21st-24th, atop Petit Jean Mountain, approximately one hour from Little Rock, this forum offers actors, … Continue reading
AFS presents JFK – an Oliver Stone film and a conversation with Photographer Willie Allen as part of “JFK 50 years later” exhibition series in North Little Rock
Little Rock Film Festival presents the Argenta Film Series screening of JFK – an Oliver Stone film, March 28th, 7pm at the Argenta Community Theatre. The screening is free to attend courtesy of William Laman Library. Seats are limited so make sure to reserve your tickets by RSVPing at lrff.eventbrite.com Starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman and Kevin … 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
LRFF Alums shine at the Oscars 2013 Award Ceremony
February 24, 2013 marked the end of the 2012-2013 awards season that began with The Gotham Awards in October 2012. Hosting the Academy awards this year, Seth McFarlane was at his sarcastic best. Beginning the show as a “quest to make Tommy Lee Jones Smile” he took his jabs at the nominees, the actors and the industry overall.The 85th Annual Academy … Continue reading
LRFF’s Argenta Film Series presents 2011 Academy Award winning – Best Documentary Feature – Undefeated
LRFF’s Argenta Film Series presents 2011 Academy Award winning – Best Documentary Feature - Undefeated, Feb 21st, 7pm. Bill Courtney, the football coach of Manassas Tigers, will be in attendance and will participate in a Q&A hosted by Lindsey Miller from the Arkansas Times post the screening at the Argenta Community Theatre (405 Main Street, North Little Rock) Undefeated is a documentary on an underdog … 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
LRFF2012 Closing Day Highlights
The Final Day of the sixth annual Little Rock Film Festival was one bustling with special events and filmmaker comradery. In addition to the many excellent screenings of the final day, there were two amazing talks. First off, the Women in Film panel featured the lovely Lea Thompson moderating a discussion with several of the women filmmakers whose films … Continue reading
2012 LRFF Winners Announced
Golden Rock for Best Narrative Film: Beasts of the Southern Wild Golden Rock for Best Documentary Film: High Tech Low Life Oxford American Best Southern Film: Pilgrim Song Arkansas Times Audience Award Winner: Wolf Best World Short: The God Phone Charles B. Pierce Best Arkansas Film: Man in the Moon Best Actor Arkansas: Samuel Petit Best Director Arkansas: Edmund … Continue reading
LRFF2012 Day5 Highlights
Day 5 of the LRFF was even a little more Southern-themed than usual—I made sure to check out The Dynamiter, filmed next door in Mississippi. This film has that special quality of feeling so eerily accurate largely because two of the lead characters were not only natives of the area but acquaintances. It’s also one of the many films showing … Continue reading