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The Benson Film Festival celebrates film, art, and community. The vision of this festival is to incorporate neighborhood artists and businesses, highlight filmmakers, and create an immersive and connective experience for the community. The Benson Film Festival aims to bring local, national, and international artists & filmmakers together right here in the Benson Creative District!
The festival is presented by Authento Creative in collaboration with the Benson Theatre.
Our Crew
The Benson Film Fest team is small but mighty. We’re local, we’re friendly, and most importantly, we’re passionate about our community.
Ben Matukewicz - Executive Director
Michael Hennings - Festival Director
C. Scott Fields - Marketing Director
Taylor Eagan - Director of Festival Programming
In addition, we’re fortunate to be backed by the entire Benson Theatre staff. None of this would be possible without all of their hard work. Please continue to support the staff and the programming they share with the community.
Film Selection Committee
Our selection committee is comprised of local filmmakers, film critics, artists, arts administrators, creative community members, and community leaders. These amazing folks are tasked with selecting the films that best align with our festival mission out of nearly 100 submissions each year. We thank them for volunteering their time and contributing to our mission.
Joe Addison, Kristin Beal, Courtney Bierman, Casey Callahan, Jared Charles, Yuanjun Chen, Derek Dillon, Reid Doehling, Marina Erickson, Phia Gustafson, Nik Hulstein, Urosa Jawed, Joi Katskee, Abiola Demo Kosko, Greg Lilly, Ross Miller, Elijah Quinn, Elly Roberts, Ian Tredway, Alex Scarpello, David Schildman, Kitty Tyree, Bart Vargas, Amy Wilke, Matt Williams