Jason Suel, an organizer of the Offshoot Film Festival, introduces a film during the 2011 event.
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For the third straight year, the Offshoot Film Festival will take place during the fall in Fayetteville.
Seedling Film Association, the organization that hosts the annual festival, will hold an announcement party at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 to unveil this year’s lineup
The festival is set for Oct. 4-7 at various locations around Fayetteville, and will include 49 films from 10 different countries in 2012. Film categories include short films, student films, animation, low-tech/low-budget films, documentaries, narrative features, and films with an Arkansas Connection.
The announcement party is hosted by members of Phunbags Comedy Improv, and will include trailers from official selections for the upcoming festival, as well as musical performances by Farmer and the Markets, Kayleigh Calaway, The Kandi Kids, and DJ Ultrasonic Nozzle.
Admission is $10, beer, soda, pizza, and popcorn will be served, and there will also be a live auction to help raise funds for the film association.
Who’s ready for a film festival?
