Bentley Film Festival
Encyclopedia
The Bentley Film Festival, also known as The Bentley's, is a film festival held annually on December 3 in Kansas City
, Missouri
. The festival encourages short, uncut films to be shown as original productions.
, Missouri
. It is a project that is funded by Independent Filmmaker's Coalition
of Kansas City. The IFC requires contestants to use Super 8 mm film
and Bentley Cameras (hence the name) so that everyone has an equal opportunity to show their work. The contestants are required to have a three minute, unedited, and undeveloped film which incorporates original and creative work.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. The festival encourages short, uncut films to be shown as original productions.
History
The Bentley Film Festival first started on December 3, 1993, in Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It is a project that is funded by Independent Filmmaker's Coalition
Independent Filmmaker's Coalition
The Independent Filmmaker's Coalition is a Kansas City-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting independent film, video, and media production...
of Kansas City. The IFC requires contestants to use Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format....
and Bentley Cameras (hence the name) so that everyone has an equal opportunity to show their work. The contestants are required to have a three minute, unedited, and undeveloped film which incorporates original and creative work.