Join us for this episode of Meet us in the Middle as Blake Woolsey, chief communications and development officer for Heartland Forward, has a conversation with Wendy Guerrero, president of the Bentonville Film Festival and BFFoundation.
Simply put: The Bentonville Film Festival is a research-based and commercially-focused film festival with the primary mission of championing women and diversity in all aspects of media.
Save the Date for 2023 BFF: BFF is going to be celebrating its ninth annual festival will take place in Bentonville and the Northwest Arkansas region during June 13 – 18, 2023 with on-demand streaming through June 25. This will include selections of competition title (narrative, documentary, animation, shorts, episodic) alongside exciting work across all festival sections; featuring panels that challenge industry norms, and conversations that emphasize independent artists in the art of film, storytelling and technology; and curated studio spotlight films with celebrity conversations. Festival passes and ticket sales will be announced.
More about Wendy: Wendy is not only the current president of the Bentonville Film Festival, but she is also the CEO and co-founder of the production company, Publicly Private, which she founded with Oscar-nominated actor Bruce Dern. They are currently developing a TV series tentatively titled Crankshaft in conjunction with Billy Crystals’ Face Productions. Wendy is in pre-production on a coming-of age film titled Coast. Staying true to her goal of promoting diversity, she served as a producer for A Country Called Home, a film that incorporates stories from people of all walks of life, starring Ryan Bingham, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and June Squibb which premiered at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. You can follow Wendy on Twitter @wkguerrero.
Stay in touch with BFF: Please visit Bentonville Film Festival at www.bentonvillefilm.org. If you have questions on tickets or passes? Email boxoffice@bentonvillefilm.org.
