Arkansas PBS > Engage > Pressroom > AETN to screen films, host Emerging Filmmaker Program at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Posted 18 Oct 2018
The Arkansas Educational Television Network will participate in the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Oct. 19-27 at The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa. HSDFF will screen seven shorts and a feature documentary from AETN, as well as hosting AETN's Emerging Filmmaker Program and a special pie tasting event.
Passes to the festival and individual screening event tickets are available at hsdfi.org/attend.
The Emerging Filmmaker Program, designed to support and educate Arkansas's student documentary filmmakers, helps students use digital filmmaking to explore their world, examine history, discover interesting characters and express through film the issues important to them. The workshops will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 23-24, beginning at 9 a.m. "AETN Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase" will be screened during the afternoon session Oct. 23.
Student filmmakers in middle, junior high and high school will participate in intensive, hands-on sessions to learn how to create purposeful media, utilizing the power of investigation and expression in digital storytelling. This program is accessible to beginning, as well as more seasoned, filmmakers.
Original AETN shorts selected from AETN's "Veterans Coming Home: Finding What Works" – a digital content and engagement initiative focusing on successful examples of veterans "finding what works" to overcome personal challenges in transitioning from active duty to civilian life – will be featured in the Arkansas Shorts Program Oct. 23 beginning at 10 a.m.
Featured AETN shorts include:
"The <3 Series" will also be featured during the Arkansas Shorts Program. "<3" is a new AETN series that probes the hearts and minds of Arkansans in less than three minutes.
"Make Room for Pie: A Delicious Slice of the Natural State," told through a diverse and eclectic batch of pie bakers from the Delta to the Ozark Mountains, will be screened Oct. 23 at 3:30 p.m. Author Kat Robinson takes viewers on a delectable tour of old time diners and off-the-beaten-path cafes, where pies are created with love and sweet perfection.
Following the screening will be a pie tasting with bakers featured in the film, including PattiCakes Bakery of Conway, Honey Pies of Little Rock and Mr. & Mrs. Chef of Hot Springs.
The Arkansas Educational Television Network is Arkansas's only statewide public media network, which enhances lives by providing lifelong learning opportunities for people from all walks of life. AETN delivers local, award-winning productions and classic, trusted PBS programs aimed at sharing Arkansas and the world with viewers through the distinct channels AETN PBS, AETN Create, AETN PBS KIDS, AETN World and AETN AIRS on SAP. Audiences can also watch on several digital platforms, and members with AETN Passport have extended on-demand access to a rich library of public television programming. AETN depends on the generosity of Arkansans and the tate of Arkansas to continue offering quality programming. Additional information is available at aetn.org. AETN is broadcast on KETS (Little Rock), KEMV (Mountain View), KETG (Arkadelphia), KAFT (Fayetteville), KTEJ (Jonesboro) and KETZ (El Dorado).