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ACS BLOG
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2.27.24
Community

Keep Arkansas Beautiful video contest ENCOURAGES FILMMAKING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

BY
Kody Ford
ACS joins Fort Smith International Film Festival, Ozark Media Arts Festival and Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission for 30 second video contest
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2.16.24
ACS News

Screenwriter Workshop Series launching in Eureka Springs in March

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Kody Ford
Arkansas Cinema Society teaming up with The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow and the River Valley Film Society for workshop and screening
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2.5.24
Arkansas Film Festivals

Fort Smith International Film Festival expands with launch of MidAmerica Film Market

BY
Kody Ford
Fourth annual festival set to launch market for selling films
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1.25.24
Films in AR

Arkansas PBS announces spring premiere date, free screening event for ‘Mystery League’

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Kody Ford
Arkansas PBS has announced that its original children’s series “Mystery League” will continue Sundays this spring beginning Feb. 11. The 20-episode, live action series is designed to teach kids in kindergarten through second grade about friendship and community.
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1.24.24
Arkansas Film Festivals

THE EL DORADO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUESTS

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Kody Ford
THE EL DORADO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUESTS Full schedule includes films, workshops and happy hours
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1.3.24
ACS News

ARKANSAS CINEMA SOCIETY TO  SCREEN DOCUMENTARY WE HAVE JUST BEGUN

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Kody Ford
Film focuses on the 1919 massacre of Black farmers in the Arkansas Delta
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1.9.24
Arkansas Film Festivals

THE EL DORADO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2024 LINE-UP

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Kody Ford
South Arkansas festival returns from hiatus with regional and national features and short films
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12.15.23
ACS News

ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES $5 MILLION FOR FILM REBATE

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Kody Ford
Funding will provide a much needed boost for the industry in the state
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12.15.23
Arkansas Film Festivals

Lynn Wasson elected Film Society President as Film Festival transforms into Movie Market

BY
Kody Ford
River Valley Film Society names Lynn Wasson director as film festival begins restructuring.
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10.25.23
Community

CALS to Host Wes Fest at Ron Robinson Theater

BY
Kody Ford
Wes Anderson-focused film festival weekend November 17-18
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Recent Press

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Press Archive

November 28, 2022
Arkansas Times
Young Storytellers
November 13, 2022
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Filmland 5 Happy Hour
November 4, 2022
Arkansas Style
Filmland Arkansas returns to Central Arkansas
October 21, 2022
The CinemaMen Podcast
The CinemaMen Podcast
August 25, 2022
Little Rock Soirée
Weekend Guide: 10 Events for Late Summer Fun
August 19, 2022
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
‘New West’ similar to ‘Breathless’
August 9, 2022
Film Threat
New West
May 6, 2022
Jonesboro Sun
Oasis festival adds film event
April 22, 2022
KUAF - Ozarks at Large
So, You Want to Make a Movie
April 1, 2022
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
‘Legend’ details Nigeria’s hidden LGBT community
March 28, 2022
KUAF - Ozarks at Large
'To the Stars' to be Screened Friday Night
March 21, 2022
KUAF - Ozarks at Large
'Pillow' is a Film Steeped in Sound
February 28, 2022
AY Magazine
Jayme Lemons in the Limelight
February 16, 2022
KUAF - Ozarks at Large
Ozarks at Large for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
February 2, 2022
501 Life Magazine
Person Of The Month: Kathryn Tucker
September 30, 2021
Inviting Arkansas
ARKANSAS CINEMA SOCIETY: Filmland in the Park
September 24, 2021
Arthouse Garage
Bonus Episode: Filmland 2021
September 24, 2021
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Filmland kicks off next week with Chastain, Nichols
September 21, 2021
Little Rock Soiree
Everything You Need to Know About Filmland 2021

connect to create.

To be a filmmaker, we have to connect to create. A painter needs a brush, paint and a canvas. A director needs a writer, a cinematographer, a sound mixer, production designer, editor, actors, distributors, and an audience. We cannot do it alone. This art form forces one to collaborate and thus, creates jobs. Filmmaking is unique in the arts in this way. It takes an army.

At  ACS, we believe that if we provide filmmakers an arena to exhibit their talents, and film enthusiasts a healthy diet of quality programming, we can inspire more Arkansans to make and watch more films. By supporting filmmakers, festivals, theaters and young people interested in filmmaking throughout the state, we hope to create statewide network, pool Arkansas’s resources and be an umbrella organization that feeds all things film. We believe a rising tide lifts all boats.

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