We are thrilled to have the Malco Theatre host our 11th Annual Tupelo Film Festival.  After a decade in downtown Tupelo at the historic Lyric Theatre (where Elvis watched movies as a kid and got his first kiss), we are happy to be the first local festival to be held in the Barnes Mall Crossing [...]

Independent Films from around the globe – schedule coming soon    

May 2013

FEATURE WES BENTON Ridgeland, MS Benton started Red Planet Entertainment, LLC in 1980 and GhostRider Entertainment in 2007.  His is the founder of the Sun & Sand Film & Music Festival.  Benton produced his first film, Rites of Spring in 2010.  Benton worked as Motion Capture Producer or Motion Capture Supervisor on such feature films [...]

April 17th – 19th, 2014 We are proud to bring you the 11th Annual Tupelo Film Festival.  Please join us at the Malco Theatre to enjoy great films from around the globe as well as special screenings and events we have lined up for a great three-days.  Films will run Thursday through Saturday on Screen [...]

FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH – “FREE” CHILDREN’S PRESENTATION AND “FREE” JAPANESE FILMS SCREENINGS BEGINS AT: 10:30 – 11:30 p.m. For ages 4-8 years old! Special Guest George Snider  presents his Children’s Film“Jake’s Safari” “Blues Clues” revolutionized children’s television in the late 1990’s and capitalized on children’s love of mystery. “Dora the Explorer” and its spin-off, “Diego” [...]

Saturday, April 19th – Begins at 4:30 p.m. – Screen #3  GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT – THE LEGEND OF SUN RECORDS Historians may never agree about where and when rock ‘n roll was born, but all do agree that Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy that has become one of America’s true cultural [...]

 7:30 P.M. – “A Taste of our Local Flavor” (In the Pod behind the Malco) FEATURING WEST OF SHAKE RAG IMPROV     West of Shake Rag is a Tupelo-based improvisational team founded in 2009. They have been performing regularly in Tupelo for several years, but have put together shows and classes in a variety [...]

Free student workshops begin this morning presented by Don Tingle and Sam Dalton in Screen 4 followed by the MS High School Film Competition and the Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation.   In Screen 3 continued independent films ending with special guest Jerry Phillips presenting the Q&A after “Good Rockin’ Tonight – The Legend [...]