Films, filmmakers, workshops, and after-parties are all part of the excitement of Arkansas Shorts.
Low Key Arts is pleased to announce the 17th annual Arkansas Shorts: A Weekend of Short Films, taking place Friday-Sunday January 5-7, 2024 at the Malco Theatre in Hot Springs. Now expanded to 3 days, the festival features short films from around the U.S. and beyond as well as panels with filmmakers, workshops, and after-parties.
Rumor has it a special feature-length film may even have a secret premiere this January but that can’t be confirmed or denied until the next issue of The Springs!
Everyone’s favorite way to start the new year, Arkansas Shorts as usual includes hand-picked selections from the many hundreds of entries it receives each year. It also acts as a showcase for Inception to Projection, Low Key Arts’ own year-round filmmaking program which happens right here in downtown Hot Springs. In 2023, it has produced more than 3 dozen short films and, in collaboration with Visit Hot Springs, a further eight commercials!
Additionally, alumni of the program have been accepted into USC film school, screened at Cannes Developing Filmmakers Showcase in France, and at literally dozens of other festivals all over the world. Students unanimously credit Low Key Arts Film Program Director and Inception instructor, Jen Gerber, with being a mentor unlike any other. The successful completion and screening of a finished film by every student who has ever taken the class speaks for itself.
The complete lineup of Arkansas Shorts: A Weekend of Short Films will be announced in December. For further information please see lowkeyarts.org.
