Documentary Festivals
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Current listed status is active; listed deadline: October 9–18, 2026. One of only a handful of US festivals Oscar-qualifying for documentary FEATURES (not just shorts). Doc-only programming, decades of credibility, and a unique location in the Ouachita Mountains.
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- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Documentary Festivals
- Status
- active
- Deadline
- October 9–18, 2026
- Region
- Southeast
- Best for
- One of only a handful of US festivals Oscar-qualifying for documentary FEATURES (not just shorts). Doc-only programming, decades of credibility, and a unique location in the Ouachita Mountains.
- Project stage
- festival
- Access
- ~$50
- Cost / award
- ~$50
From the directory: Homepage festival listing merged into the unified catalog.
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