BENTONVILLE (KFSM) — Geena Davis and the Bentonville Film Festival revealed the schedule of events for the 2016 festival, which will be May 3-8.
This year, the festival is offering a $19.99 “virtual festival pass” for those who want to watch the films but can’t attend in person, according to a press release. Virtual attendees will be able to watch select movies from the festival through VUDU, Walmart’s digital entertainment service.
Other additions for this year’s festival are free studio lounges, where festival-goers can see the latest in entertainment, products and music.
The majority of the festival’s events will take place near in Bentonville Square in three mobile theaters, which house 91 people each.
Ticket packages for those attending the event are available now. Single tickets will go on sale in April.
The events are scheduled as follows:
- May 4 “Together, We Make The Music” at the AMP: Tickets will go on sale later this month at WalmartAMP.box-officetickets.com for a very special ‘Together, We Make The Music’ concert on May 4, 2016 at the Walmart AMP sponsored by Coca-Cola and My Country Nation featuring a diverse group of well-known artists including Arkansas’s rising star Barrett Baber, a top 3 finalist on NBC’s The Voice.
- May 6 “Girls that Grill Competition”: On Friday May 6th BFF offers a full day of free community activity at the Bentonville Square starting with a ‘Girls That Grill’ competition sponsored by Kingsford® Charcoal. Stop by to see the competition heat up at 4 p.m. and to see who is crowned the queen of ‘cue at the awards ceremony on the main stage at 5 p.m. In addition, the competitors will be showcasing their grill skills with demonstrations and free samples from 12 – 2 p.m. along with music, games and activities for the entire family to enjoy throughout the day.
- May 6 “First Friday Family Films”: That evening BFF will partner with Bentonville’s First Friday to showcase great family films brought to you Sony Pictures, KraftHeinz, ConAgra, Mars, Inc. and Mattel. One of the films being featured will be Geena Davis’ beloved film ‘Stuart Little ’ shown at the First Baptist Church Bentonville.
- May 6 Ghostbusters: BFF will also feature the original ‘Ghostbusters’ to be shown outside of the 21 C Hotel. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and be ready to enjoy some family fun.
- May 8 League of Their Own and KidsFest: BFF will host a repeat of last year’s wildly popular ‘A League Of Their Own’ ball game at Arvest Ballpark, sponsored by Campbell’s and featuring national and local celebrities. The game will be held on Sunday May 8th with gates opening at noon to kick of the BFF KidsFest activities and the first pitch will be thrown at 2pm. Tickets will be available closer to the festival at nwanaturals.com or in person at the box office.
- May 8 Encore Screenings: BFF will host Encore screenings of the winning films in the Cinetransformers the last day of the festival, Sunday, May 8. Along with the narratives and documentaries featured in the competition this year, BFF will include a short film competition in partnership with espnW and a script writing contest in partnership with Lifetime Networks.
5NEWS is proud to be a sponsor of the following events: First Friday Family Films, Ghostbusters and League of their Own and KidsFest.
