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Brandon Chase Goldsmith, Executive Director Fort Smith International Film Festival The 2025 Fort Smith International Film Festival just had its best year yet! According to the City of Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission, the festival brought in a whopping $260,000 in economic impact, filled 689 hotel rooms, and welcomed a record 1,083 guests, up from 800 last year. “Our goal this year was 1,000, and we were cautiously optimistic, but we did better than expected,”

At the Fort Smith International Film Festival, filmmaker Shonie Delarosa debuted The Arrangement , the first feature-length romantic...

We spoke to Wendy O’Connor of the Oklahoma Film and Music Office at the Fort Smith International Film Festival. She highlighted the...

Director Garrett Brennaman brought his short film The Fight  to the Fort Smith International Film Festival, telling the story of a young...

Filmmaker Zach Bliss brought his short film The Good Twin  to the Fort Smith International Film Festival, a proof-of-concept thriller...

Filmmakers Hezekiah Bennetts and Felicity Hull presented Club Kinkead’s , a short documentary drawn from a four-year project on Fort...

Filmmaker Chris Coursey of Native Fable Movie Production presented Siren of the Woods  at the Fort Smith International Film Festival, a...

Jeff Porter, co-CEO of Porter Craig Film and Media Distribution, returned to the Fort Smith International Film Festival for the second...

Director Russ Kirkpatrick, along with Susan’s daughters Heather Miller and Emily Shireman, shared their film Susan  at the Fort Smith...

Filmmaker Ross Macartney screened Ocean City  at the Fort Smith International Film Festival, a short film that follows an aging...

At the Fort Smith International Film Festival, writer and director Dathan Smith introduced audiences to his gripping series Life...

Premiering at the Fort Smith International Film Festival, Until Death is a powerful short film brought to life by co-writers Veronique...

We caught up with Bill Volland with the Hot Springs International Horror Thriller Sci-Fi Film Festival at the Fort Smith International...

At this year’s Fort Smith International Film Festival, we sat down with Dan Robinson, owner and executive producer at New Harvest...

Parrot Island Waterpark is celebrating the men and women who serve our country with Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, August 23,...

The documentary Bluff City Chinese  made a powerful impression at the Fort Smith International Film Festival, offering audiences a...

At this year’s Fort Smith International Film Festival, we had the chance to sit down with filmmaker Pauline Angelina, whose creative...

The Fort Smith International Film Festival welcomed filmmaker Joshua Irwin, who brought with him a unique vision rooted in one of science...

At the Fort Smith International Film Festival, film composer DeWayne Adcock sat down for an engaging interview where he discussed his...

This year’s Fort Smith International Film Festival shined a spotlight on bold stories and rising talent, with the film Buyer’s Remorse...