Kody Ford knows a little bit about the arts and culture scene in Northwest Arkansas. As the founder of The Idle Class Magazine, a publication that celebrates the creative economy in Northwest Arkansas, it was his job to have his finger on the pulse of all that was happening in the rich Northwest Arkansas world of performing and visual arts. So when Arkansas Cinema Society founders Kathryn Tucker and Jeff Nichols were looking for someone to serve in the role as director of Statewide Outreach and Educational Programming and Northwest Arkansas Program Director, Ford seemed a natural fit.
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Show Transcript SCREEN. HI, EMMA. MCNARY IS ABOUT THE LIFE OF A WRITER AND DIRECTOR WHOSE FAMILY MOVED TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TO START A FARM AND LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM TONIGHT SOME ARKANSANS GOT THE SPECIAL CHANCE TO SEE THE FILM EARLY HERE AT THE 112 DRIVE-IN IN FAYETTEVILLE. MINORI TELLS THE STORY OF DIRECTOR LEE ISAAC CHUNG’S LIFE. WHEN HIS KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY MOVED TO WASHINGTON COUNTY TO START A FARM IN LINCOLN. IT’S A STORY MINIUM CALL BRAVED THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW TO SEE THAT I WILL GO TO THE MOVIE THEATER BECAUSE THE LIGHT NOT THE COVID-19. SO I THINK IT’S GOOD IDEA TO WATCHING. DALLAS I DID A MOVIE THEATER YOUNG SAYS HE KNOWS THE DIRECTORS FAMILY AND SAYS THEIR STORY IS VERY RELATABLE TO HIS OWN. IT’S A REALLY HARD TIME TO COME UNITED STATES AND THEN LEAVING HERE BECAU
Arkansas Cinema Society hires NWA program director; plans to open ACS office in the region
Kody Ford, a Fayetteville resident, UCA/University of Arkansas graduate and founder of The Idle Class magazine, will become ACS’ director of statewide outreach and educational programming/NWA program director. ACS plans to open an office in the Northwest Arkansas region and to launch a variety of efforts to foster the creative community there. From the release:
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) will expand into Northwest Arkansas full-time in 2021. After growing roots in Central Arkansas, the organization plans to open an office and launch a variety of efforts to support filmmakers and the creative community in NWA. ACS recently hired Fayetteville resident Kody Ford as its new Director of Statewide Outreach and Educational Programming/NWA Program Director.
Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) will expand to Northwest Arkansas full-time in 2021. Author: Talk Business & Politics Updated: 6:06 PM CST December 16, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Little Rock-based nonprofit
Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) will expand to Northwest Arkansas full-time in 2021. The organization plans to open an office and launch a variety of efforts to support filmmakers and the creative community in Northwest Arkansas, according to a news release. ACS recently hired Fayetteville resident Kody Ford as its new director of statewide outreach and educational programming/NWA program director.
The Northwest Arkansas office’s specific location was not disclosed and a request for additional details was not immediately answered.