Festival Adds “Audience Favorite” Award

Ozark Foothills FilmFest is currently accepting submissions for the 10th annual festival, set for March 23-27, 2011 in Batesville, Arkansas. The festival is non-competitive. However, as part of its 10th Anniversary celebration, the festival is introducing an Audience Favorite Award. All festival films will be eligible for this $500 cash award that will be determined by audience vote.

Entries are accepted in two categories: OFFICIAL SELECTION. Narrative or documentary films forty minutes or longer in length. Six to eight Official Selections are screened during the festival.

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 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. 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 sufficient return postage is provided. A complete entry form is available at www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org. All entries must be received by January 1, 2011. Mail entries to Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, AR 72550. Filmmakers will be notified of selection by January 31, 2011bat the latest. For additional information call 870-251-1189, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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