Our Partnerships
Kickstart Entertainment has been the co-producer of the Bentonville Film Festival since its inaugural event in 2015. Similar to Kickstart’s priorities to not only hire and collaborate with diverse creative and team perspectives , but to produce inclusive content which directly aligns with BFF’s mission to champion content that is created by and for underrepresented communities. Chaired by Academy Award winner, Geena Davis, and operated by BFFoundation, the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) is an annual event focused on amplifying stories by and about female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, API, and persons with disabilities’ voices in entertainment and media. With its primary research partner, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDIGM), BFF works year-round with its partners to provide opportunities, education, and year-round mentorship to support the production and distribution of inclusive content.
Kickstart Entertainment is a partner studio with the Bentonville Studios at the Farm - Arkansas' largest soundstage. A dedicated Video Production and Photography Studio with a 10,000 sqft stage, a 50'x90' cyclorama wall, dressing rooms, production offices, and more - you're ready to design, build and shoot, anything your project demands.
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE and international animation and live action producer Kickstart Entertainment have announced our new venture CakeStart, a full-service production company that will develop and produce kids’ and family live action projects for the global market. “Kory Lunsford has developed and produced amazing content over the last 20 years and he has extensive relationships with creators, writers, filmmakers and talent,” said Kickstart Founder and CEO Jason Netter. “Bringing those talents together with CAKE and Kickstart will give us the foundation to grow our ability to create and exploit global live action content in the kids and family space.”