The Arkansas Cinema Society just announced Matthew McConaughey will headline its annual Filmland festival at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts this summer.
The Oscar-winning actor, writer and producer will take the stage as the recipient of this year’s Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award that honors “artists who have broken barriers in the industry and withstood the test of time.”
McConaughey will also participate in a Q&A session with filmmaker and Arkansas native Jeff Nichols following a screening of his new highly-anticipated film “The Rivals of Amziah King” set in rural Oklahoma.
“The Arkansas Cinema Society is elated to welcome Matthew McConaughey back to Arkansas and to Filmland this August to receive the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award,” executive director Kathryn Tucker told Variety. “After his unforgettable collaboration with ACS co-founder Jeff Nichols on ‘Mud,’ this truly feels like a homecoming. We’re grateful to our partners at Variety, and we’re honored to continue what has become an annual Filmland tradition of celebrating legendary and groundbreaking filmmakers. The onstage conversation between Matthew and Jeff will undoubtedly be one not to be missed by our enthusiastic audience of film lovers in Arkansas.”
The screening and Q&A will take place on Friday, Aug. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Filmland runs Aug. 12-16 and includes film screenings, workshops, conversations and social events.
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