May 6, 2015
The Arkansas CW Crew at BFF!
The Arkansas CW Crew hangs out at the Bentonville Film Festival's opening ceremonies last night. Check it out!
May 5, 2015
Interview with Cast and Crew from Gallows Road at Bentonville Film Festival.
Our own Drew Thompson had a chance to set down with the makers and the stars of one of the film entries "Gallows Road". Director and Actor Bill McAdams, Producer and Actress MJ Bentley and Actor Ernie Hudson. You can catch their Film tonight at the Story Theater at Grace Point Church located in Bentonville at 5:30 today. You can watch the full interview by clicking on the link below.
Bentonville Film Festival Underway!
Bentonville Film Festival started off this morning with a press conference located at 21c in Bentonville, AR. Among those in attendance was Geena Davis, Trevor Drinkwater Co-Founder of BFF & CEO of Arc Entertainment.
May 4, 2015
Bentonville Film Festival announces Music Lounge Schedule!
Bentonville Film Festival (#BFF), taking place May 5 – 9, will host a nightly BFF Music Lounge at the Ice House in Bentonville, featuring some of the hottest, nationally recognized music acts performing today and sponsored by Coca-Cola, Heineken, Perrier, Ciroc and Robert Mondavi Private Selection.
The performances and schedules were announced today (below) and tickets are now on sale on the festival website www.bentonvillefilmfestival.com. An official BFF event, the BFF Music Lounge at the Ice House will be the hottest ticket in town after the sun goes down as festival guests and participants close out the days’ activities with nights of music and dancing.
Tuesday, May 5
Jon Foreman
Jon Foreman is a critically acclaimed solo artist and lead singer, main songwriter and guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Switchfoot. Over the years, Foreman has become known for his honest lyrics, incendiary live performances, and his involvement in various humanitarian endeavors.
Samantha Crain
Samantha Crain is an American songwriter, musician, producer, and singer from Shawnee, Oklahoma, signed with Ramseur Records and Full Time Hobby Records.
Wednesday, May 6
Meg & Liz
Megan and Liz are an American country/pop girl duo composed of fraternal twin sisters, Megan and Liz Mace, from Edwardsburg, Michigan. They are both songwriters, and Megan is their guitarist
Barrett Baber and Ashley McBryde
An Arkansas native, Barrett Baber grew up singing in church at a young age in East Arkansas, near some of the most soulful and fertile grounds for musicians in the country. His inspiration for singing and creating music happened from frequent visits to Memphis TN, only a few miles from his hometown in Marion, Arkansas. Released in June 2011, Ashley’s latest album, ‘Elsebound’, was recorded in Nashville at Hot Haus Studio with producer Mike Holmes.
Thursday, May 7
Grovement
Groovement is a 6-piece funk-rock band that embodies the soul of Northwest Arkansas – fun, unpredictable, and full of life.
Alycia Nichole & Taylor Lane (DJ)
Optimism. A word infused with hope, positivity, and good will. These qualities are embodied by up-and-coming vocal artist Alycia Nichole. This young woman has exotic beauty, a soulful voice, and an ocean of creative talent.
Friday, May 8
Smokey and the Mirror
Smokey and the Mirror is headed up by husband and wife duo Bryan and Bernice Hembree. The Hembrees are also members of the Americana band Three Penny Acre, and have branched out with Smokey and the Mirror to express their Rock and Pop influences in a primarily acoustic ensemble. Echoes of Buddy Holly, The Indigo Girls and Bruce Hornsby are all evident in an upbeat and soulful presentation
Brynn Elliott
As an emerging artist to watch, she is in demand. Most recently, Brynn has toured with Brandi Carlile, Alanis Morissette, Wilson Phillips and Tyler Ward. Radio is quickly embracing her first EP, “Notions of Love,” and it’s currently playing on over 40 college radio stations. She is about to embark on two major summer 2015 tours with OAR and Allen Stone.
May 9
Breaking Silence
Breaking Silence plays a driving acoustic blend of original and popular music that spans generations. Fresh young talents singing positive lyrics with a polish well beyond their years. The individual members have developed their skills on stages in and around the area for the last 10 years
Funk Factory
THE NEWEST & HOTTEST PARTY BAND IN THE MID-SOUTH! This band is comprised of some of the most talented and sought after musicians & singers in the region...some people call it the DreamTeam! They cover the top hits of Motown, Pop, Rock & Roll, Jazz, and Country. They are the ULTIMATE party force!
The nightly BFF Lounge at the Ice House concert series is sponsored by Heineken, Constellation Brands, Diageo and Ciroc, Tusk & Trotter, Perrier, Coca-Cola and Robert Mondavi Private Selection.
The complete schedule of Festival events, including dates, times, venue locations and ticket information can be found on the BFF website www.bentonvillefilmfestival.com
April 28, 2015
BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS PANEL SERIES LINEUP AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), which debuts May 5-9, unveiled a panel series that covers over a dozen topics addressing women, diversity and their intersections within the entertainment industry, featuring many well-known and highly regarded participants from various sectors of the industry. The Festival also revealed details of several special events including a softball game headlined by “A League of Their Own” stars Geena Davis and Rosie O’Donnell, as well as a BFF concert series.
Here are some panel discussions scheduled to run during the festival:
In Control of Her Own Destiny (Women who
created their own successful film production companies)
Participants include
Rosie O’Donnell, Melissa Joan Hart, Alysia Reiner, Kristin Hahn, Sarah
Morgan Thomas
Behind the Lens (Directors’ perspective on diversity in
cinema)
Participants include
Catherine Hardwicke, Nisha Ganatra, George Tillman Jr., Perri Peltz, Anna
Martemucci, Josh Welsh (Film Independent)
Catherine Hardwicke Directors’ Workshop “Twilight” Director
Catherine Hardwicke presents a Director’s Process Workshop
Redefining Family Entertainment (Best practices for creating content
parents can approve and support)
Participants include
Geena Davis, Wanda Young (Walmart), Yalda Uhls (Common Sense Media), Lana
Castleman (KidScreen), Laura Caraccioli (Electus), Patty Kerr (AFE), Madeline
Di Nonno (Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media), Sarah Noonan (Nickelodeon)
Decoding
Stereotypes in Media – Sponsored by Google
Participants include
Julie Ann Crommett (Google), Sowmya
Subramanian (YouTube), YouTube Science expert Crystal Dilworth, and producers Diane Ikemiyashiro, ("Miles from
Tomorrowland”) and Susan Cartsonis (“What Women Want”)
Art of the Deal (Deals breaking the boundaries for women
and minority filmmakers)
Participants include Jason Kelly (Bloomberg Media),
Elizabeth Frank (AMC), Jon Patricof (Tribeca Enterprises), Peter Trinh (ICM),
Geralyn Dreyfous (Impact Partners), Emily Best (Seed&Spark) and Darrell
Miller (Fox Rothchild)
Real vs Reel Diversity (Entertainment and business leaders
affecting change on-screen and behind-the-scenes)
Participants include
Michelle Ebanks (Essence), Nikkole Denson-Randolph (AMC), Gil Robertson
(AAFCA), Brian Yang, Sharonda L. Britton (Walmart), Khandi Alexander, Maria
Morales (PEOPLE en Espanol)
Power of the Pen (Improving the representation of women
and diversity through great characters)
Participants include
Darla K. Anderson, Effie Brown, Ami Canaan Mann, Susan Cartsonis
Power of the Brand for Social Change (The role of corporations in addressing
gender equality and diversity)
Participants include
Stuart Kronauge (Coca-Cola), Raquel Harris (Sams), Mindy McAlindon (Southern
Acres Marketing), Kristine Decker (P&G), Michelle Ferguson (Luna), Elise
Mitchell (Mitchell Communications), Danielle Carrig, (Lifetime)
Digital Storytelling: Breaking boundaries for Women & Diversity (Best practices to create more female and
storytelling leveraging multiple digital platforms)
Participants include
Julian Franco (Vudu), Melanie Capacia Johnson (Tiny Horse), Jonathan Shank (Red
Light), Tom Hoehn (Walmart), Dyllan McGee (Makers), Kelly Edwards, (HBO), Amirose
Eisenbach, (AMC)
Women in Advertising
Participants include
Jillian Gibbs (APR), Kat Gordon, Andy Murray (Walmart), Jiah Choi
(Coca-Cola), Dorothy
Thompson (Streetlights)
Gender Equality: Why Men Matter
Participants include
Wanda Young, (Walmart), Fernando Szew, (MarVista Entertainment), Dean General,
(Kraft), JS Kang, (Sterling Sports Management), Judge Reinhold
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Participants include
Geena Davis, Kathleen McLaughlin (Walmart), Helene Gayle (CARE), Pamela
Prince-Easton (WBENC), Abigail Wozniak (The White House)
Seed & Spark Crowdfunding Workshop
Emily Best (CEO of indie-film crowdfunding and distribution platform
Seed&Spark) and Greg Cohen
Speical events:
The BFF opening ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 5th at the world acclaimed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which was founded by Alice Walton, designed by Moshe Safdie, and features the largest collection of American Art in the world. Geena Davis will open the star-studded gala event with a keynote address.
BFF will
hold a softball game on Thursday, May 7 at Arvest Park, home of the minor
league baseball team, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Country music star Sara
Evans will be on hand to sing the national anthem and open the game, which
will have two teams managed by Geena Davis and Rosie O’Donnell,
co-stars of the iconic women’s baseball film “A League of Their Own.” Two-time
Olympic medalist and women’s softball icon Jennie Finch will be among
the players suiting up for this game. There will be an evening screening of the
film at the stadium following the game.
My Country Nation will
sponsor a BFF concert that will include a performance from American country
singer-songwriter Frankie Ballard, country/pop duo Megan&Liz
(Megan and Liza Mace) as well as a special “Sound of Music” concert event
featuring the Von Trapp family with the Bentonville Choir and
Bentonville Orchestra.
The concert will be held at the Arend
Arts Center. There will also be a nightly concert series held at the Ice House
of Bentonville with performances to be announced this week.
In addition to the opening ceremony,
Crystal Bridges Museum will host two very special BFF events. On Thursday, May
7th the Museum will host BFF’s discussion with Robert De Niro
following a screening of ”Remembering the Artist” - the acclaimed documentary
about De Niro’s father, Robert De Niro Sr., directed by Perri Peltz.
The following day (May 8th),
the Museum will host “Geena and Friends,” which will see Geena Davis and a select group of brilliantly talented women in a table
read where they re-imagine some great dialogue from all-male movie scenes. A
light-hearted way to explore how funny, unique and perhaps refreshing it can be
to expand our vision of who can be cast in roles originally written for
men. Rosie O’Donnell, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), Khandi
Alexander and Alysia
Reiner will be among participants in this lively event.
BFF’s closing night awards show,
presented by Kraft Foods Group, will be co-hosted by Nick Cannon (host
of NBC's “America's Got Talent”) and award winning journalist, documentarian,
news anchor, and producer Soledad O’Brien, on Friday, May 8th
at the Old High. Presenters will include Courteney Cox and Dana Owens
(Queen Latifah).
The complete BFF schedule of events,
including dates, times and venue locations can be found on the BFF website www.bentonvillefilmfestival.com
April 24, 2015
Emilio Estevez, Judge Reinhold and Darla K. Anderson Headline Jury Lineup for the Film Competition at the Bentonville Film Festival!
Bentonville Film Festival announced today the jury members who will preside over the competition categories at the inaugural edition of the Festival.
Here is the list of jury members:
Gil Robertson, President of the African American Film
Critics Association (AAFCA) will serve as BFF’s Jury President.
Cody Allison – Senior Buyer, Movies, Walmart
Darla K.
Anderson – Oscar®
nominated producer (“Toy Story 3,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars”)
Megan
Bolinder – Coordinator,
Academic Literacy, Northwest Arkansas Community College
Merideth
Boswell – Two-time
Oscar® nominated Production Designer (“How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Apollo
13,” “Natural Born Killers”)
Sharonda L.
Britton – Director,
Media and Digital Marketing, Walmart
Axel
Caballero – Executive
Director, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Danielle
Carrig – Senior Vice
President, Publicity & Public Affiars, Lifetime Network
Susan Cartsonis-Producer ("What Women Want")
Mike Champlin-Producer, DeBergerac Producitons, Inc.
Sarah Clark – President, Mitchell Communications
Nikkole
Denson-Randolph – Vice
President, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres/Entertainment
Geralyn
Dreyfous – Producer
(“The Square,” “The Invisible War”)
Emilio
Estevez – Actor,
writer, producer (“The Breakfast Club,” “Bobby,” “The Way”)
Julian Franco – Director,
Product Development, VUDU
Jaime Frye – Senior Account Executive, Procter
& Gamble Cosmetics,
Walmart Customer Team
Louis Greth – Senior Director, Movies, Walmart
Bailey
Gibson – Buyer, Movies,
Walmart
Edie Hand – CEO, Hand N’ Hand Advertising, Inc,
Author, entrepreneur , actress (“When I Find the Ocean,” “Rx for Healthy
Lifestyles”)
Racquel
Harris – Senior Vice
President, Marketing, Sam’s Club
Tom Hoehn – Senior Director, Digital and Social
Marketing, Walmart
Kevin
Iwashina – Founder and
President, Preferred Content
Patty Kerr – Alliance
for Family Entertainment
Stuart
Kronauge – Senior Vice
President, Customer Marketing, Coca-Cola
Bonni Lee – Senior Vice President, Village
Roadshow Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Dyllan McGee – Primetime Emmy®-winning producer
(“Teddy: In His Own Words,” “This Emotional Life”)
Darrell
Miller – Entertainment
attorney, Fox Rothschild LLP
Andy Murray – Senior Vice President, Creative
Marketing, Walmart
Chris
Nagelson – Vice
President, Entertainment Merchandising, Walmart
Soledad
O'Brien – Award winning
journalist, documentarian, news anchor, and producer
Laura
Phillips – Senior Vice
President, Omni-Channel Assortments, Walmart
Claudia Puig – Film Critic, USA Today
Amy Reinhold – Director, writer (“Be Still”)
Judge
Reinhold – Primetime
Emmy® nominated actor (“Beverly Hills Cop,” “The Santa Clause”).
Gil Robertson – Co-Founder and President, African
American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
Fernando
Szew – CEO and Founding
Partner, MarVista Entertainment
Michelle
Thomas – Senior
Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Mars Inc.
Aaron Tucker – Senior Manager, Media and Digital
Marketing, Walmart
Josh Welsh – President, Film Independent
Amanda
Whittaker – Senior
Shopper Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola
Brian Yang – Actor, producer (“The Man With the
Iron Fists,” “Saving Face,” “Hawaii Five-O”)
*The
decisions made by jury members carry significant weight as BFF winning films
are offered guaranteed theatrical, television, Video on Demand, digital and
retail home entertainment distribution through AMC Theatres, Lifetime,
Vubiquity, VUDU and Walmart, respectively. BFF is the only film festival in the
world to offer guaranteed distribution across all platforms to winning films.
April 21, 2015
If you missed the series premiere of The Messengers you can catch up by going to the link below and click on the "Watch Now" button. http://www.4029tv.com/entertainment/thearkansascw
April 20, 2015
BE OUR BFF!!! COMING SOON BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL!
The Arkansas CW and 40/29 are proud media sponsors of this year's Bentonville Film Festival! The Bentonville Film Festival starts May 5 and runs through May 9th. For more information on opening ceremonies, screenings, panels and special events go to bentonvillefilmfestival.com
Individual Tickets for the first annual Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) are available through the festival’s website at http://bentonvillefilmfestival.com/shop/.
Individual Bentonville Film Festival tickets start at $8.
For more information on BFF please visit www.bentonvillefilmfestival.com
April 17, 2015
April 15, 2015
Cheer on the Naturals on opening day April 16th at Arvest Ballpark!
It's time for another year of The Arkansas CW Fireworks Spectacular at Arvest Ballpark! Starting this Thursday night you can catch fireworks nights through out the summer! Just check out the above schedule for Fireworks Dates or go to their website for more information on their schedule! Click here for promotional nights like fireworks spectacular!
Help us cheer on the Naturals on opening day April 16th at Arvest Ballpark! We'll see you there!
April 13, 2015
BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE TODAY THROUGH THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE
We are excited about this year's Bentonville Film Festival!
Individual Tickets for the first
annual Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) are available today through the
festival’s website at http://bentonvillefilmfestival.com/shop/.
Individual Bentonville Film Festival
tickets start at $8.
For more information on BFF please visit www.bentonvillefilmfestival.com
April 3, 2015
CW Network's new series "The Messengers" created by Fayetteville native!
The battle of Good vs Evil is
coming to The Arkansas CW! The CW Network's new series "The
Messengers" launches April 17th at 8 PM!
Here is a little tidbit on the new
series:
A mysterious object plummets to
Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that instantly
connects five strangers with extraordinary gifts, from inexplicable strength to
the ability to heal others. Most mysterious of all is a figure known only as
The Man, who brings death and suffering wherever he appears. The wheels of
Revelation have begun to turn, and these five newly christened Angels of the
Apocalypse may be the only hope for preventing the impending Rapture.
We found out that the writer of
the pilot is a Fayetteville native. So we wanted to find out more about
the creator of the series.
Eoghan O'Donnell, Co-Executive Producer of "The Messengers" |
This is what Arkansas native
Eoghan O'Donnell, Co-Executive Producer of "The Messengers" had to
say… he was born and raised in Fayetteville and graduated from Fayetteville
High. "My Dad co-owns the Dickson Street
Bookshop and my Mom recently retired from teaching -- it's safe to say they got
me started in creative writing,” said
O’Donnell.
Eoghan went on to tell us that
after college and grad school, he moved to Los Angeles in hope of getting his
start as a screen writer. While working a day job he wrote the pilot
for "The Messengers" during his evenings and
weekends.
We asked him what it was like
getting your life’s work swept up by a major network. O’Donnell stated, “I
never really dared hope that someone would actually buy the script, let alone
allow me to continue telling the story I'd mapped out as a series, so this past
year has been a real whirlwind.”
We also wanted to know what it was
like for him moving over to producing his own work on set. “The
craziest thing about producing the series has been realizing that each and
every word I write -- whether it be a prop, or a fight scene, or a meteor
impact -- will be made real on screen.” O’Donnell continued, “Hundreds of people work to make everything
right. It's exciting, humbling, daunting, and nerve-wracking all at once.”
Eoghan went on to tell us that one
of the characters in "The Messengers" Peter,
played by Joel Courtney (Super 8) starts out in Arkansas too.
O’Donnell currently resides in Los
Angeles. He also wrote for MTV’s supernatural drama series “Teen Wolf.”
April 1, 2015
It’s the 40/29 and Arkansas CW Shred-it Day! April 11th
Destroy your personal documents while feeding hope for our neighbors in need. Please bring a cash donation and your personal documents to the Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers or 1617 Zero Street in Fort Smith.
At the Rogers location the Pinnacle Hills Promenade, you will find us located in the parking lot behind the food court.
At the Fort Smith location 1617 Zero Street in Fort Smith it is the soon to be new home for the River Valley Food Bank.
All donations will benefit Northwest Arkansas and The Fort Smith food banks.
Saturday, April 11th from 8 to Noon.
For more information go to 4029tv.com/thearkansascw
Information on how your
personal documents will be destroyed on site at the 40/29 and Arkansas CW
Shred-it Day.
On-site shredding courtesy of Shred-it
The Shred-it service will destroy your confidential documents –
on site, in specially equipped trucks.
Important: We will shred personal documents. Sorry, businesses
will not be allowed to shred documents.
-You DO NOT have
to remove staples, paper clips, binder clips or manila folders.
-Please REMOVE all
paper from binders.
-We CANNOT shred
binders, cardboard, plastics, hard drives, computer discs or floppies.
There
is a 5 box limit per client. Anyone who requires additional secure
document destruction services is asked to call Shred-it @ 479.770.5588
for individual purge serviceMarch 23, 2015
Easter Bunny Arrives at Central Mall in Fort Smith
The Arkansas CW Crew powered by Dr Pepper was on hand when the Easter Bunny arrived at the Central Mall in Fort Smith on Saturday! The kids made their own Easter Hats then walked in a parade to center court for their pictures with the Easter Bunny. No worries if you couldn't attend! The Easter bunny will be available at Central Mall in Center Court daily from March 21st-April 4th. Photo prices vary see the set for details.
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