Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2026
- Dates
- Oct 9, 2026
- Next date
- Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Hot Springs, AR
About the event
35th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival – October 9th – 17th, 2026 “HSDFF is delighted to share Wild Inside as the Opening Night film of our 35th Annual Festival,” says Ken Jacobson, Executive Director of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute. “Penny Lane’s remarkable film about Flaco the owl is the year’s soaring documentary achievement: a deeply moving, gorgeous, and thought-provoking story that makes us rethink the […] On Sunday evening July 19th, I was enjoying the last couple of hours of the weekend when I heard the news that Sylvia Bugg had passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. Sylvia was the head of programming at PBS. Her actual title was Chief Programming Executive and General Manager for General Audience Programming – and […] The longest running, all-documentary film festival in North America! // OCT 9-17, 2026 // #HSDFF35 Volunteers are the heart and sou...
Dates & schedule
Lectures hosted on ZOOM Mondays from 5:00-8:00PM CENTRAL
- Oct 9, 2026
- Venue
- Hot Springs
- Hot Springs, AR
- Good fit for
- festival
- On-site amenities
- accessible live music