Beginning February 4, entries for the 2022 Fort Smith International Film Festival will be accepted to compete for cash prizes, trophies and scholarships.
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Applications are about to begin being accepted for the second Fort Smith International Film Festival, which will take place August 26-27.
Beginning February 4, submissions for the 2022 festival will be accepted by the festival selection committee for compete for cash prizes, trophies and scholarships. This year’s theme is “Borderlands” inspired by the town of Fort Smith and its history.
“Why Borderlands as a theme? Fort Smith is a quirky Wild West frontier town. Physical and societal borders are where innovations and new concepts are born. Creativity flourishes in these spaces. The film acts as a threshold between actuality and fantasy capturing the moment a boundary is established, defended or overcome,” said Brandon Chase Goldsmith, president of the River Valley Film Society and executive director of the Fort International Film Festival. Smith. “The stories of our lives exist in these borderlands and the films bring those experiences to the screen.
TempleLive, a historic venue in downtown Fort Smith, will serve as the venue for the 2022 festival with screening rooms and filmmaker workshops.
Entry fees per film are $10 for early bird to $25 for later entries. Movie categories include people of color, aboriginal, music videos, animation, high school and college student shorts, documentaries, shorts and feature films.
“The Fort Smith International Film Festival not only gives Fort Smith the opportunity to see amazing independent films from around the world, but also allows us to share the beautiful city of Fort Smith with the rest of the world,” said Clay. Pruitt, festival coordinator. .
For more information or to submit your film, click here.
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