Thanks Everyone

LRFF might be a little late in giving thanks but as a tireless worker at the festival I'd like to thank all the founders, Brent and Craig Renaud, Jamie Moses, and Owen Brainerd. This film festival wouldn't exist without your guys' vision and commitment. I'd also like to thank Jack Lofton who works harder than anybody all year to make sure this festival is ten times better than the year before.

I'd also like to thank Vone who makes every event run smoothly and hip. Thank you to Jacob for making sure we only see the very best films. Thanks to Angie and Hayley for keeping everything straight and under control. Thanks to Steve for being our rock and a kickbutt technician who selflessly gives his time. Thank you Sarah and Eric and to Russ and Chad for knowing everything to say and how to say it. Thanks to Anne and Lucy for being the face of the festival to all the filmmakers and make sure their impression of our city and state is the very best. Thank you to Amman, Mike (Poebot) and Paul for making sure that the music is just as good as the films.  Thank you to John for your images and giving us everything we need to look good. Thanks to Lens and Harley Ricklin for our websites.  I'd also like to thank all the countless volunteers that is the foundation of our festival.

A big thanks goes out to our Board of Directors (David, Sarah, Jeremy, Ray, Franklin, Blake, Warwick and Jerald) without whom we would be aimless. And of course a giant debt of gratitude is due towards are wonderful Sponsors.

I  would also like to thank Philip and Karen who over the years have created one of the best resources for film culture news and reviews on par with some of the best papers in the country. Another thank you goes to Lindsey and his crew of writers who reinvigorated the youthful awareness for the Little Rock entertainment scene almost single-handedly.

Thank you to all the other film festivals such as the revered veteran Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and the Ozark Foothills Film Festival as well as the new and exciting Underground Film Festival, the 540 Film Fest and Conway Film Festival. All of you help make our state a better market and  more enjoyable place for filmmakers and film-goers.

Thank you to Riverdale for letting us show our films in your space and to Market Street for being edgy and art-house all these years. Thank you to the Chamber, Capitol Hotel and the Peabody for your hospitality. Thanks to the great food places that fed us and gave us something good to drink after a full day of amazing films.

Which reminds me of why we're all here: the filmmakers. Thank you for your dramas about brothers with troubled fathers, for bittersweet stories about batters with one swing left in them, for real life stories about our veterans, our heroes. Thank you for films that we don't get to see in the multiplexes and for taking the time to come talk about them.

And most importantly thank you to me for being able to sneak in the world's worst film in to a flawless lineup.

And to anyone I left out email me and I'll edit this thing to put your name in here.

Thanks Everyone for making this festival one of the best parts of my life.

Levi Agee
Little Rock Film Festival
Assistant Festival Coordinator/Programmer

Win free tickets to the Premiere of the LRFF founders new film Warrior Champions. A $200 value

Win free tickets to the Premiere of the LRFF founders new film Warrior Champions. A $200 value.

The first ten people to email info@LittleRockFilmFestival.org will receive two free tickets to the premiere of the Renaud Brothers film Warrior Champions, Thursday November 12, at 7PM at Lakewood 8 Theater, North Little Rock.   Warrior Champions tells the emotional and inspiring story of a group of severely injured American soldiers as they fight to turn nightmares of war, into Paralympic Dreams. Proceeds from the event will goto establishing a scholarship fund for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans from Arkansas.

Cirque Success! Sold Out Screening w/ Exec. Producer Pledger and Actor Massoglia

The Friday night screening of Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant was a huge success.  Following the film, Little Rock native and Executive Producer of the film, Courtney Pledger, and Actor and Star of the film, Chris Massoglia, were interviewed by the Arkansas Dem-Gazette Film Critic Philip Martin.  After an intriguing discussion on the process of making Cirque, Pledger and Massoglia ventured to Copeland’s where the sold out crowd followed them for drinks and appetizers.

Click here to see the Q and A with Philip Martin, Courtney Pledger and Chris Massoglia

Little Rock Film Fest Trailer

New short trailer from the amazing 2009 festival. How many people can you spot in the trailer? Are you yourself in there?

Happy Halloween: Costume Ideas

Today's the best holiday of the year other than the week of the film fest (LRFF day?). So on behalf of us at the LRFF enjoy yourselves tonight with movie themed halloween costumes. Here are some ideas:

Easily the best hands down idea. Yours Truly as Carol from Spike Jonze's Amazing Where the Wild Things Are.

Nothing's creepier than Dressing as Tommy Wiseau from The Room.

Never mind.
Okay. Scariest halloween costume ever? Could this be a still from the next film in the series, perhaps?
In honor of Jackie Earl Haley in the new Nightmare revamp.
You'll be the coolest at the party in this easy to do Shaun costume. Got a tie, cricket bat and shaved head and glasses? Done and done.

Us at cameras on the radio are having a Hitchcock themed party at Corey's house. I'll be going as Jimmy Stewart from Rear Window. Wheelchair and binoculars can't get much simpler.

Vampire's Assistant Q and A online

Vampire's Assistant Q and A with Courtney Pledger and Chris Massoglia from cameras on the radio on Vimeo.

It was a fun event. I got to pay for Ray McKinnon's popcorn and was able to film most of the Question and Answer series moderated by Philip Martin between Courtney Pledger the film's Executive Producer and lead actor Chris Massoglia. Go out and see the film and support local filmmakers like Mrs. Pledger!

cameras on the radio - live streaming video powered by Livestream

cameras on the radio - live streaming video powered by Livestream

Tune in Tonight on our livestream account where host Levi Agee will be interviewing Rowland McKinney from the 540filmfest.com. Check stream around 6/7pm Central Time. Or check the Cameras on the Radio twitter page for updates.

You can also see interviews from this year's Little Rock Film Festival and the Conway Film Festival by clicking the Browse Clips On-Demand button

--Levi on the Radio

Screenings this Week

In addition to the Vampire's Assistant Screening and after party Friday with Courtney Pledger and The Room screening Saturday at 9:30pm, you can watch the amazing documentary Fish out of Water at Market Street and participate in a discussion about the film with filmmaker Ky Dickens. The screening will be at 7:00 pm and a q and a to follow.

Cameras on the Radio is everywhere

After almost two months of successful radio shows Cameras on the Radio is still going strong. Now we have a livestream account that will hopefully allow us to broadcast live with multiple cameras for special events and broadcasts where they have internet. In fact here's a message from a famous celebrity we shot at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival who urges you to watch not listen to the show:

Judge Reinhold Loves to Watch Cameras on the Radio from cameras on the radio on Vimeo.

Also be sure to check our Twitter page for news and updates.

So much to do, So much to see

Well to start off The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is fast approaching and if you haven't gotten your tickets you should. Also of some note founders, Brent and Craig Renaud's film Warrior Champions screen Saturday October 17 and the following Sunday. You can check out the full schedule here.

Many wonderful films and workshops are going to be on display in Hot Springs so we encourage you to get a pass and see as much as possible.

Also interestingly LRFF alum Tim Jackson (Category One Entertainment) just gave us news that footage from their documentary, "Looking for Lurch" will be on an episode of Weird, True & Freaky on Animal Planet, Tuesday October 13 at 9pm. So set your TiVos. Also Tim and co-producer Josh Miller's film "Where's my close up, Mr. Thornton" won Best Southern Film and an audience award at the Secret City Film Festival in Tennessee. Congratulations guys.

And to kick off the Halloween season right Market Street Cinema is putting out some spooky fun screenings. The Room is back by popular demand October 24th at 9:30 pm and is being hosted by yours truly, Levi Agee of the Little Rock Film Festival. Expect spoons, roses, laughs and horror and the Citizen Kane of Bad Movies.

The next cult film to grace the screen is the one and only Rocky Horror Picture Show on Thursday 10/29 @ 7:30 & 9:30

Friday 10/30 @ 7:30 9:30 & 11:30
Saturday - Halloween - @ 7:30 9:30 11:30

Admission is only $10.00 and includes participation kit.

And of course don't forget the Vampire's Assistant with Courtney Pledger for the Arkansas Film Series event at the Rave Motion Picture theater and after party on October 23rd.

So everyone has a lot to do this month. We want to hear about what you are going to see.