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8 WHAT'S UP! JANUARY 12-18, 2020 FAQ Arkansas Filmmakers Showcase WHEN — 8 p.m. Jan. 18 WHERE — Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville COST — $15 INFO — 443-5600, waltonartscenter. org, fayettevillefilmfest.org BONUS — A moderated Q&A will immediately follow the screen- ing. COVER STORY "As Sister, As One" Sharing The Screen JOCELYN MURPHY NWA Democrat-Gazette A head of its eighth year in 2016, the Offshoot Film Festival changed its name to the Fayetteville Film Festival — and along with that change came a shift in the festival's guiding mission. Whereas Offshoot formerly accepted national and international submissions, the new Fayetteville Film Festival was focused on bringing together Arkansas' filmmaking community and providing commercial opportunities to Arkansas filmmakers. In 2020, Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center wants in on the action. "We're trying to help them build their audience, but also build film under our roof," Scott Galbraith, WAC vice president of programming, says of a new partnership between the two organizations. On Jan. 18, the WAC will host a filmmakers showcase curated by the Fayetteville Film Festival to highlight the work being done in the Natural State. Each of the chosen short films were either created by Arkansans or filmed in the state. "That's where we kick off our relationship" with the festival, adds Jennifer Ross, WAC director of Fayetteville Film Fest, WAC team up Courtesy images