Bentonville Film Festival Sets 2023 Dates, Adds Shorts Categories To Its Mix
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Geena Davis-founded Bentonville Film Festival has nailed down its dates for 2023, with the event that spotlights underrepresented storytellers set to unspool June 13-18.
Like this year’s edition, an on-demand streaming portion will run through the following week that will include selections from its competition lineups.
The Arkansas-based festival, which will be celebrating its ninth edition, is also adding short film categories in its Animation and Adventure lineups for the first time.
They join sections covering narrative, documentary and episodic titles. “We’re delighted to bring groundbreaking projects to the heartland where we have been anannual convening place for independent film, artists and audiences for the last eight years,” said WendyGuerrero, president of the Bentonville Film Festival. “With the culturally rich community, accessibility to outdoor adventure, and focus on innovative technology, we are excited about the added short film categories in Animation and Adventure at the 2023 festival.
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