Ozark Foothills FilmFest Joins Film Festival Collective –
OZARK FOOTHILLS FILMFEST JOINS FILM FESTIVAL COLLECTIVE XFINITY ON DEMAND CHANNEL TO FEATURE SHORT CONTENT
FROM SEVERAL OF THE SOUTHEAST’S PREMIERE FILM FESTIVALS
The Ozark Foothills FilmFest proudly announces a partnership with the Film Festival Collective. The XFINITY On Demand program will feature short films and other quality content from a variety of film festivals across the Eastern United States. The program spans thirteen states and is available to millions of XFINITY customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
The Ozark Foothills FilmFest is an eclectic celebration of the cinema arts that takes place each spring in the rolling hills of the Ozark foothills. It is one of extremely few film festivals taking place in a truly rural community and has received annual funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for thirteen consecutive years. The festival screens narrative and documentary films of all lengths, as well as curated foreign language films and rediscovered American classics. The 15th annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest will take place April 1-2 and April 8-9, 2016 in Batesville, Arkansas.
Filmmakers who participated in previous editions of the Ozark Foothills FilmFest will work with the organization to lend their works to the On Demand collection for a limited time. “We’re excited to be a part of the Film Festival Collective,” said Judy Pest, Executive Director of the FilmFest. “Our fans will get the chance to revisit favorite movies from past events, and our filmmakers will be able to reach a new audience.” Films from the festival to be included in the Collective will stretch across genre lines including animation, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, and beyond.
All Film Festival Collective content will be available at no additional cost to XFINITY subscribers within the region. The program is available on both the original Comcast On Demand platform as well as the new X1 platform. With X1, subscribers can access content using voice commands on their X1 remote control.
Although individual film festivals supply their own unique film content, the entire program is curated by the Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF). A 40-year-old Academy Award-qualifying film festival located in Georgia’s capital city, ATLFF is one of the oldest and largest festivals in the Southeast and has become known for its strong short film programming. In addition, ATLFF has enjoyed over six years in partnership with Comcast, including previous On Demand platforms.
Twelve festivals join ATLFF in the Collective: Charleston International Film Festival, Homespun Series, Indie Grits Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, Knoxville Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Out on Film, Oxford Film Festival, Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Philadelphia Film Festival and Sarasota Film Festival.
For more information about Film Festival Collective, visit www.filmfestivalcollective.com
For more information about the Ozark Foothills FilmFest,visit www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org
For more information about the Atlanta Film Festival, visit www.atlantafilmfestival.com
