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Bentonville Film Festival will return for second year

40/29's Kelly Johnson spoke with Bentonville Film Festival founder Geena Davis about the plans for the second year of BFF.

Bentonville Film Festival will return for second year
40/29's Kelly Johnson spoke with Bentonville Film Festival founder Geena Davis about the plans for the second year of BFF.
WEBVTT GINA DAVIS CAME TO TOWN TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. KELLY JOHNSON TELLS US WHAT IT IS. KELLY: THE BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING BACK. I SAT DOWN WITH GEENA DAVIS AND RETURN SPONSORING COMPANIES WALMART AND COCA-COLA TO FIND OUT MORE. DAVIS: WE'RE THRILLED BE BACK AGAIN. KELLY: GEENA DAVIS MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN DOWNTOWN BENTONVILLE IN 21C. DAVIS: WE ARE AND AMAZED WITH HOW WELL IT CAME OFF. KELLY: THE INAUGURAL FESTIVAL IN MAY DREW A CROWD OF 37,000, 50 FILMMAKERS AND 40 CELEBRITIES. THIS IS ABOUT AFFECTING CHANGE. KELLY: AT ITS CORE, THE FESTIVALS ABOUT PROMOTING WOMEN AND DIVERSITY IN FILMMAKING. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD, WE JUST WANT THE MEDIA TO REPRESENT THE WORLD, 50% WOMEN AND DIVERSE. KELLY: THE PANEL WILL DISCUSS THE TOPICS OF DIVERSITY IN FILMS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND EVENTS FOR ATTENDEES AND US, LOCALLY, TO ENJOY. DAVIS: IT WILL MAKE IT AN EXPERIENCE TO WE CAN WALK OR BIKE AROUND. KELLY: SAVING THE BEST NEWS FOR LAST, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN GAME. IT WAS SO POPULAR LAST TIME WITH STARS OF THE FILM GOING HEAD TO
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Bentonville Film Festival will return for second year
40/29's Kelly Johnson spoke with Bentonville Film Festival founder Geena Davis about the plans for the second year of BFF.
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