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January 16, 2008 - The 2nd Annual Little Rock Film Festival Announces 2008 Dates
Popular festival to begin accepting entries November 15, 2007
The 2nd Annual Little Rock Film Festival(“LRFF”) will be held May 15th-18th, 2008 in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. Coming off of a successful first year, it will once again showcase films from around the world and honor local filmmakers through its Best of Arkansas award. Last year there were more than 20 Arkansas films showcased throughout the festival along with multiple panels and workshops that were geared in educating the local film community.
In its first year, the Little Rock Film Festival hosted notable films including the Southern Premiere of Universal Pictures “Knocked Up”; the critically acclaimed Iranian film “Offside”; the Japanese Documentary about Iraq “Little Birds”; and the Academy Award winning short film “The Accountant”. Another high point was the “Filming Iraq” Panel held at the Clinton School of Public Service that brought in the foremost Iraq documentary filmmakers from around the globe to discuss their films and the current state of the occupation in Iraq.
Little Rock Film Festival co-founder, Brent Renaud said, “In our first year, we established ourselves as a major film event in the region. We were embraced by the community and our sponsors in such a huge way that we are excited to make the second edition of the festival even more spectacular.” Stephens Inc. is the LRFF Founding Sponsor, and the Clinton School of Public Service returns to sponsor the Little Rock Talks Series.
The LRFF awards prizes in the following categories: Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Short Film, and the Best of Arkansas. Winners receive a combination of cash prizes, LRFF trophies and travel awards.
Call for Entries begins November 15th, 2007 and films can be submitted through the LRFF’s website, www.littlerockfilmfestival.org. Fees for films submitted by January 2nd, 2008 are $10 for Shorts under 35 minutes long, and $25 for features 35 minutes or over. Films submitted after this date and on or before February 15th, 2008 are $20 for shorts and $35 for features.
If you would like more information about the Little Rock Film Festival, please contact Co-Coordinator/Director of Arkansas Program Jack Lofton via cell 501.352.5687 or email Jack ( @ ) LittleRockFilmFestival dot org dot
Name: Jack Lofton
Cell: 501.352.5687
Email: Jack ( @ ) LittleRockFilmFestival dot org
www.LittleRockFilmFestival.org
