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The University of Central Arkansas held their annual film festival for students on Thursday, April 25th at the Reynolds Performance Hall on the UCA campus. This year saw a wide array of rising talent from the BA and MA programs. ACS Director of Outreach, Education and Professor Emily Railsback said, "I am so proud of all of our student filmmakers who submit their work to our festival. It's a competitive process and we can only accept about 15% of the submissions. This year we brought in four outside jury members that work in the Arkansas film scene to judge the work and determine awards. I hope that this is a way for our students to get their work seen by the local film industry, leading to future collaborations and connections with UCA graduates."
Best Narrative Film
“Show Pub Queen” — Prod. Javion Lee / Dir. Ren Tsukamoto
Best Under 5
“Stitches” — Dir. by Madison Roy
Best Non-Narrative
“Girl Bug” — Dir. by Lenora Rowe
“Kodak Deluxe” — Dir. by Griffin Deitrick and Torin Hight
Best Director
Janie Gentry (Oh Shit!)
Ren Tsukamoto (Show Pub Queen)
Best Original Screenplay
Janie Gentry (Oh Shit!)
Best Actor
Marx Mitchell as “Harold” (American Heterosexual Story)
Andrew McMurry as “Barry” (Ride Share)
Best Actress
Rew Starr as “Blanche” (After School)
Best Cinematography
Nikolett Kovács (Show Pub Queen)
Best Production Design
Paige Mikkal (Show Pub Queen)
Best Sound Design
Maximus Fortin (Reflection)
Ren Tsukamoto and Javion Lee (Show Pub Queen)
Best Original Score
Ardor (Show Pub Queen)
Best Editing
Lenora Rowe (Girl Bug)
To learn more about the UCA Film Program, click here.
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.
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.
