River Bend Film Festival

Goshen, Indiana, United States, North America

01 - 03 Oct, 2020

Category

Feature, Short

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River Bend Film Festival

Goshen, Indiana, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

19th

Contact details

234 S. Main Street Suite 5 Goshen, Indiana 46526 United States

46526

rbff.programming@icloud.com

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About the festival

An annual 3-day celebration of independent cinema from around the globe laced with workshops and filmmaker coffee talks every Fall in beautiful downtown Goshen, Indiana.

2019 Special Best Film & Screenplay Judge:
Stephen Susco, writer/director of THE GRUDGE, BEYOND THE REACH, UNFRIENDED: Dark Web

Blue Fish - Best Film
Gold Fish - Honored Filmmaker of the Year
Green Fish - Best Documentary
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Short
Best Animation
Stephen Susco Award
Screenplay Awards

About

An annual 3-day celebration of independent cinema from around the globe laced with workshops and filmmaker coffee talks every Fall in beautiful downtown Goshen, Indiana.

2019 Special Best Film & Screenplay Judge:
Stephen Susco, writer/director of THE GRUDGE, BEYOND THE REACH, UNFRIENDED: Dark Web

Blue Fish - Best Film
Gold Fish - Honored Filmmaker of the Year
Green Fish - Best Documentary
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Short
Best Animation
Stephen Susco Award
Screenplay Awards

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

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Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Narrative Feature Films
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $35
Regular (31st October, 2019) $50
Late (30th November, 2019) $75

Any narrative work of fiction with a running time of 50 minutes or more.

Documentary Feature Films
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $35
Regular (31st October, 2019) $50
Late (30th November, 2019) $75

Any non-fiction film with a running time of 50 minutes or more.

Narrative Short Films
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $20
Regular (31st October, 2019) $35
Late (30th November, 2019) $60

Any narrative, animation or documentary film with a running time of less than 50 minutes.

Documentary Short Films
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $20
Regular (31st October, 2019) $35
Late (30th November, 2019) $60

Film Indiana
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $15
Regular (31st October, 2019) $25
Late (30th November, 2019) $35

ANY project (features, shorts, experimental, student, etc.) shot fully or partially in the state of Indiana. #FilmIndiana

Student Films
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $20
Regular (31st October, 2019) $35
Late (30th November, 2019) $60

RBFF is dedicated to showing films and movie making projects from students. These can include any of the previous types of films we accept as long it was made as a student at any kind of school.

Local Student Films
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $15
Regular (31st October, 2019) $25
Late (30th November, 2019) $35

Films made within 200 miles, give or take from Goshen, IN

Experimental
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $15
Regular (31st October, 2019) $25
Late (30th November, 2019) $35

A unique visual or storytelling style. Not normal! 20 mins max!

Studio Screenplay Contest
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $20
Regular (31st October, 2019) $35
Late (30th November, 2019) $60

The script must be between 80 - 120 pages and this is a competition. Intended for scripts that would require AT LEAST One Million Dollars to make and that A-list actors would be needed. Sponsored by screenwriter Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Red)

Independent Screenplay Contest
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $20
Regular (31st October, 2019) $35
Late (30th November, 2019) $60

The script must be between 80 - 120 pages and this is a competition. Could be produced for LESS THAN One Million Dollars and which would not require A-list actors. Sponsored by screenwriter Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Red)

Music Videos
Early Bird (31st August, 2019) $5
Regular (31st October, 2019) $7
Late (30th November, 2019) $9

Think MTV in the 90s. All types of music is accepted. If in non-English, music have hardcoded subtitles.

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