The Ozark Foothills FilmFest is currently accepting submissions for the
11th annual festival, set for March 28-April 1, 2012 in Batesville,
Arkansas. The festival is non-competitive with the exception of a $500
Audience Choice award. All festival feature films are eligible for this
$500 cash award determined by audience vote.
Entries are accepted in two categories:
OFFICIAL SELECTION. Narrative or documentary films forty minutes or
longer in length.
INDIE FILM SHOWCASES. Narrative, documentary, animated, or experimental
films less than forty minutes in length. Showcase films are screened in
groups organized by genre or subject. A minimum of four showcases are
usually scheduled during the festival.
Filmmakers whose work is chosen as an OFFICIAL SELECTION will be invited
to attend the festival to present and discuss their work. Lodging and a
travel stipend is provided. Special consideration is given to filmmakers
from Arkansas and neighboring states. Filmmakers age 18 and under are
urged to submit their work to the organization’s annual T Tauri Youth
Film Festival, www.ttauri.org.
Submissions must be on DVD (preferably DVD-R) and accompanied by a
non-refundable $10 entry fee. Films will not be returned unless return
postage is provided. A complete entry form is available at
www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org
16, 2011. Mail entries to Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Road,
Locust Grove, AR 72550. Filmmakers will be notified of selection by
January 31, 2012. For additional information call 870-251-1189, or email
ozarkfilm@wildblue.net.
