This Year's Bentonville Film Festival Lineup Is a Family Affair, from Bacon and Sedgwick to a New 'Little House'

"The BFFoundation (BFF), in collaboration with founding partner Walmart and presenting partner Coca-Cola, had today announced the narrative, documentary, homegrown, short film, and episodic selections premiering at the 2026 Bentonville Film Festival (BFF). This year's festival, the twelfth annual, will take place June 15-21 in Bentonville, Arkansas. The fest's lineup includes 34 feature competition films, with five world premieres among their ranks."

"The Geena Davis-founded festival, which has long been devoted to diversity and inclusion, also applies that thinking to its programming. Many events are designed to appeal to all sorts of film fans, TV lovers, and entertainment nuts, so it's fitting that this year's lineup feels a bit tilted toward family matters of all kinds. (That's no knock: I love this festival and am always happy to sing its praises.)"

"Consider the opening night pick: “Family Movie,” which will see directors, producers, stars, and long-time Hollywood power couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in attendance, with a moderated conversation following the film. The film “follows a filmmaking family who finds themselves in a real-life horror movie when a body turns up on the set of their low-budget slasher and chaos ensues to keep the production on track.”"

"The festival will close with another beloved family, as it will feature special screening of the first episode of Netflix's “Little House on the Prairie,” with showrunner/executive Producer/writer Rebecca Sonnenshine and stars Crosby Fitzgerald and Alyssa Wapanatâhk in attendance and set to participate in a Q&A following the screening. The series is billed as a “fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's iconic semi-autobiographical 'Little House' books” that “offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier.”"

The BFFoundation, with Walmart and Coca-Cola, announced selections premiering at the 2026 Bentonville Film Festival, the twelfth annual event running June 15–21 in Bentonville, Arkansas. The festival includes 34 feature competition films, including five world premieres. Programming emphasizes diversity and inclusion while appealing to film and television audiences, with a strong family-oriented tilt. The opening night film, “Family Movie,” features Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick and centers on a filmmaking family that encounters real-life horror when a body is found on the set of their low-budget slasher. The festival closes with a special screening of the first episode of Netflix’s “Little House on the Prairie,” followed by a Q&A with Rebecca Sonnenshine and cast members.

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