| 8TH ANNUAL BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL PANELS – AWARDS – SPECIAL EVENTS – AND MORE! |
| It’s back and better than ever. The festival is jam-packed with activity! Check out just some of their panels and events here! There’s something for everyone! |
The Bentonville Film Festival, chaired by Geena Davis is set to honour actor Fin Argus and producer Effie Brown at its eighth annual event produced by the nonprofit BFFoundation.
Argus, who will be presented with the Rising Star award for outstanding talent, is known for their role as Mingus, an aspiring drag performer, in the Peacock reboot of the drama series Queer as Folk. Argus also stars opposite Neve Campbell in the Disney+ feature film Clouds, playing a young musician whose life is cut short due to spreading cancer. Argus will next be seen in the movie Stay Awake, alongside Chrissy Metz. As a musician, Argus released their debut EP Lost at Sea in 2017 and is preparing to release a second EP titled Exposure.
Brown, who will receive the Rising to the Challenge honour for supporting indie film projects, is the CEO of production company Gamechanger Films, which focuses on content by and about women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities. Among Brown’s producing credits is 2015’s Dear White People, which won an Indie Spirit Award for best screenplay. Brown served as an executive producer on Lee Daniels’ Star on Fox and Disney Channel’s Zombies, and co-financed Rebecca Hall’s Passing.
Celebrating its eighth edition, Geena Davis’ festival has championed diversity since its inception, and takes place in person in Bentonville, Arkansas June 22-26, with streaming online until July 3 of this year.
