The Bentonville Film Festival is here and it’s jam-packed with all types of events relating to media. Though it’s a yearlong platform, the annual six-day festival is what fans look forward to the most. The BFF was founded by Academy Award winner Geena Davis & Inclusion Companies CEO Trevor Drinkwater, making this a versatile experience for everyone involved. Keep scrolling to see the fest’s highlights!
Actors RJ Mitte, Jamie Brewer and Andrea Fay Friedman speak alongside Carol of the Bells director Joey Travolta at the ‘Able and Willing’ panel presented by MARS.
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Geena Davis takes a selfie for Dove’s #ShowUs campaign presented by Unilever.
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Pam Kaufman (President, Viacom/Nickelodeon Global Consumer Products) and Doug McMillon (CEO, Walmart) speak at the Diversity & Inclusion Summit.
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Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis is joined by actors Jackie Cruz, Jordana Spiro, Jamie Brewer and Sydelle Noel to perform for Geena & Friends presented by Walmart and Johnson & Johnson.
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CEO of Geena Davis Institute for Diversity in Media Madeline di Nonno moderates the “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” panel with Geena Davis, Univision journalist — Ilia Calderon, President of the Americas Mars Wrigley Confectionery — Tracey Massey, NBA Ambassador of Social Responsibility — Swin Cash, Showrunner of Dreamworks “She-Ra” — Noelle Stevenson and best-selling, award-winning author — Dete Meserve.
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John Cena discusses veteran support during the FitOps panel presented by Performix.
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Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for NBC Universal Craig Robinson, TV Personality Frankie Grande, Director of Entertainment Media for GLAAD Jeremy Blacklow, Award-winning filmmaker Carly Usdin, Global Expansion Lead for Johnson & Johnson CARE WITH PRIDE Danica Cialone and actor Tamera Williams sit on the Queer & Here To Stay panel presented by MARS and Listerine (Johnson & Johnson).
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Geena Davis and Andrea Anders of Mr. Momcatch up in the VUDU Media and VIP lounge.
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Frankie Grande hangs out in the VUDU Lounge during the Bentonville Film Festival.
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Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis walks around Inclusion Town (MARS, Sony MIB, J&J, ConAgra) and checks out Bentonville Film Festival’s famous Inclusion Town in the center of Bentonville.
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Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis walks around Inclusion Town (MARS, Sony MIB, J&J, ConAgra) and checks out Bentonville Film Festival’s famous Inclusion Town in the center of Bentonville.
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Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis walks around Inclusion Town (MARS, Sony MIB, J&J, ConAgra) and checks out Bentonville Film Festival’s famous Inclusion Town in the center of Bentonville.
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Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis walks around Inclusion Town (MARS, Sony MIB, J&J, ConAgra) and checks out Bentonville Film Festival’s famous Inclusion Town in the center of Bentonville.
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Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis walks around Inclusion Town (MARS, Sony MIB, J&J, ConAgra) and checks out Bentonville Film Festival’s famous Inclusion Town in the center of Bentonville.
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BFF cofounder and Inclusion Companies CEO Trevor Drinkwater with “See it, Be It” honoree Jamie Brewer.
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Cofounder of Bentonville Film Festival Geena Davis and CEO of GDIGM Madeline di Nonno stand alongside Rising Star Award Recipients Jadiel Dowlin and Michela Luci.
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Vudu’s Mr. Mom actors Andrea Anders and Michelle Ortiz are joined by cast and crew on the blue at the Bentonville Film Festival.
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Haben Girma poses with a furry friend just before the Diversity & Inclusion Summit at the Bentonville Film Festival.
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Shannon Colleary (Producer), Kristin Mann (Producer), Jordana Spiro (Actor), Martha Stephens (Director), Kara Hayward (Actor) and Laura Smith (Producer) post on the blue carpet ahead of the To The Stars screening at the Bentonville Film Festival.
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Jordana Spiro, Sydelle Noel, cofounder of Bentonville Film Festival Geena Davis, Jamie Brewer and Jackie Cruz pose on the Blue Carpet ahead of Geena & Friends presented by Walmart and Johnson & Johnson.
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Sydelle Noel and Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena Davis pose together ahead of Geena & Friends presented by Walmart and Johnson & Johnson.
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Bentonville Film Festival cofounders Geena Davis and Trevor Drinkwater pose ahead of Geena & Friends presented by Walmart and Johnson & Johnson.
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Jason George poses on the blue carpet at the Bentonville Film Festival presented by Coke and Johnson & Johnson.
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John Ashton (Actor), Ajuawak Kapashesit (Actor) and Kenadi DelaCerna (Actor) from Once Upon a River make an appearance on the blue carpet ahead of the film screening at Bentonville Film Festival.
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Brian Banks and director Tom Shadyac pose together on the blue carpet ahead of the Brian Banks screening at the Bentonville Film Festival.
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Miles Brown steps onto the blue carpet prior to the Emmett screening taking place at the Bentonville Film Festival.
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Katherine Wintsch, founder of The Mom Complex and author of “Slay Like a Mother” gave a keynote followed by a book signing – Presented by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Brands.
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NYLA presents From the Director’s Chair: Development to Finance panel with the talented Leila Djansi (Filmmaker), Kerri Elder (Rockhill Producer) and Kim Bass (Director).
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Chevonne O’Shaughnessy (President of International Sales for PM Entertainment), Rachel Derrico (Programming & Development at VUDU), Yrthya Dinzey-Flores (Warner Media) and Jason George (Actor) sit on the Let’s Make a Deal panel with moderator Maria Aspan of Inc. Magazine – presented by MARS.
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L’Oreal/Maybelline presents the Founded by Women panel with Geena Davis, Yrthya Dinzey-Flores (Warner Media), Angie Bastain (Founder of BOOMCHIKAPOP), Alanna Cotton ( Senior Vice President & Manager at Samsung Electronic America), Kari Warberg Block (Founder & CEO of Earthkind), Jackie Heinricher (Founder & President of Booshot Technology).
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CEO of Geena Davis Institute for Diversity in Media Madeline di Nonno moderates the “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” panel with Geena Davis, Univision journalist — Ilia Calderon, President of the Americas Mars Wrigley Confectionery — Tracey Massey, NBA Ambassador of Social Responsibility — Swin Cash, Showrunner of Dreamworks “She-Ra” —Noelle Stevenson and best-selling, award-winning author — Dete Meserve.
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Bentonville Film Festival Co-founders Trevor Drinkwater and Geena Davis with BFF President of Programming Wendy Guerrero on the blue carpet before the Awards Ceremony.