In two weeks, a brand new film festival will make it’s debut here in Fayetteville, and last night, the folks from the upstart Seedling Film Association announced the lineup for the first ever Offshoot Film Festival during a reception at the UARK Bowl & Ballroom.
The four-day festival kicks off on Oct. 7 and runs through the 10th, and will feature a variety of films from six different categories: Narrative Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Animation, Student, and films with an Arkansas Connection.
Passes are now on sale and can be purchased now on the website www.offshootfilmfest.com. Weekend Passes are $30 and gets you into everything. Single Screening tickets can also be purchased for $5 at the door throughout the festival.
We’ll have more on the festival soon, but for now, here’s the lineup. Watch some movies.
Thursday, Oct. 7 – Be Energized
3:00 p.m. – Box office opens at East Square Plaza and UARK Ballroom
6:00 p.m. – Opening ceremony – East Square Plaza
7:30 p.m. – The Rock n Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher (TRAILER) – UARK Ballroom
9:30 p.m. – Energy Shot – A collection of animation and high energy short films – UARK Ballroom
10:30 p.m. – After party with karaoke legend Simply Irresistible – You Know? Uno’s!!
Friday, Oct. 8 – Be Environmental
12:00 p.m. – The Social Hour – A collection of socially relevant short films – UARK Ballroom
2:00 p.m. – China: The Rebirth of an Empire (TRAILER) – UARK Ballroom
4:30 p.m. – Scientist Under Attack (TRAILER) – Whole Earth Organic Lounge
6:00 p.m. – Special dinner – Whole Earth Organic Lounge
7:00 p.m. – DIVE! (TRAILER) – Whole Earth Organic Lounge
8:30 p.m. – Listen To Your Heart (TRAILER) – UARK Ballroom
10:00 p.m. – After party (live music) – Whole Earth Organic Lounge
11:00 p.m. – After party (a quiet retreat) – Wine Cellar
Saturday, Oct. 9 – Be Educated
9:00 a.m. – First come first served – Global Campus
9:00 a.m. – Children’s acting workshop – Global Campus
10:00 a.m. – Student Shorts – Area High School Youth Films – Global Campus
12:00 p.m. – Analyze This! – Script analysis workshop for filmmakers with Bruce Hutchinson – Global Campus
12:00 p.m. – Light it Up – Lighting workshop by Tom Wostak – Global Campus
1:30 p.m. – The Write Stuff – Writer’s Panel hosted by Graham Gordy with participation from visiting filmmakers, Bob Ford, Steve Snediker, and Mark Landon Smith – Global Campus
1:30 p.m. – Technology Workshop – Global Campus
2:30 p.m. – Arkie Shorts – Short films made right here in Arkansas – Global Campus
5:00 p.m. – Darkness Falls – a collection of shorts including dark drama and dark comedy – Global Campus
5:00 p.m. – Quitting (TRAILER) – Global Campus
6:00 p.m. – Wid Winner and the Slipstream (TRAILER) – Global Campus
7:00 p.m. – Still on the Hill – Global Campus
8:30 p.m. – Mark of Love (TRAILER) – Global Campus
9:00 p.m. – Innocent Crimes – Global Campus
10:30 p.m. – After party sponsored by Samuel Adams with live music w/ Automactic – Powerhouse Seafood
Sunday, Oct. 10 – Be Enlightened
11:00 a.m. – Pretend Not to See Me (TRAILER) – UARK Ballroom
12:00 p.m. – The Frost (TRAILER) – UARK Ballroom
2:00 p.m. – Edifying Shorts – a collection of short films that inspire, inform or both- UARK Ballroom
4:00 p.m. – Touched – UARK Ballroom
6:00 p.m. – Closing ceremonies – UARK Ballroom
7:30 p.m. – Nature of Existence (TRAILER) – Whole Earth Organic Lounge
9:00 p.m. – After party – Speakeasy
