Bentonville Film Festival 2022

For the 8th year in a row, the Bentonville Film Festival is back with new and exciting panels, activities, showings, and more. The festival will be spread across 5 separate Bentonville locations: The Momentary, Meteor Guitar Gallery, Thaden School, Skylight Cinema, and the Walmart World Room. This event celebrates a year-long initiative by the Bentonville Film Foundation to encourage mainstream media to increase diversity in their content. 

Passes & tickets are available for purchase both virtually and in person. Depending on which level of pass, you will have access to discussion panels, competition films, episodics, documentaries, in-person events, and more. The Bentonville Film Festival has created a community for both new and seasoned filmmakers to come together and appreciate their specialty. Click here for festival passes and here for a schedule. 

The Bentonville Film Festival also hosts a free outdoor movie series for family-friendly screenings. This year it will be held on the Momentary green and will be called BFF Festival Village. Screenings will take place Thursday through Saturday with a live DJ in between movies. In addition to the movies, you will find a bunch of freebies including food, drinks, merch, and more! This family-friendly event will be one you don’t want to miss! No tickets or passes required. Click here for a detailed schedule.