Schedule: River Bend Film Festival 2023

20th Anniversary of the Festival!

Thursday, April 20

Ticketed

Time

Event

Location

Duration

12 p.m. Box Office Opens Goshen Theater
Free 5:30 p.m. Red Carpet
Stop by the theater lobby to get your photo taken!
Goshen Theater Lobby 90 min
7 p.m. Film Block: Well Crafted. Local Documentaries.
Kick-Off the festival with this locally-made double header: Blosser’s Park: The Social Gathering Place of Goshen and Vital Passage
Miller Auditorium 84 min
10 p.m. Shorts Block: #3 Miller Auditorium 103 min
10 p.m. Box Office Closes Goshen Theater

Friday, April 21

9 a.m. Box Office Opens Goshen Theater
Free 9 a.m. Coffee Talk: Indiana Filmmakers Ignition Music Garage 60 min
10:30 a.m. Shorts Block: #2 Miller Auditorium 103 min
12:30 p.m. Shorts Block: Student Films Miller Auditorium 94 min
1 p.m. Workshop: Movement for Actors & Improvisers with Mary Chieffo & Madi Goff GoDance Studios 90 min
3 p.m. Shorts Block: Documentary Miller Auditorium 119 min
4 p.m. Shorts Block: Experimental and Music Videos GT Ballroom 101 min
7:30 p.m. Feature Film: Rudy
Screening and Q&A
Miller Auditorium 120 min
9 p.m. Shorts Block: #3 GT Ballroom 102 min
9 p.m. Concert: Patty Pershayla and the Mayhaps Elephant Bar 120 min
10 p.m. Shorts Block: #1 Miller Auditorium 103 min
10 p.m. Box Office Closes Goshen Theater

Saturday, April 22

9 a.m. Box Office Opens Goshen Theater
Free 9 a.m. Coffee Talk: Women in Filmmaking Goshen Brewing Company 60 min
10 a.m. Shorts Block: Documentary Miller Auditorium 120 min
11:30 a.m. Short Film Event: Every Morning
Screening and Talk Back with the filmmaking team
GT Ballroom 60 min
1 p.m. Filmmaker Mixer Barecito 90 min
2 p.m. Shorts Block: Indiana Miller Auditorium 126 min
3 p.m. Shorts Block: #1 GT Ballroom 102 min
5 p.m. Documentary Feature: State of the Unity Miller Auditorium 100 min
6:30 p.m. Shorts Block: #2 GT Ballroom 95 min
8 p.m. Concert: The Bergamot Miller Auditorium 90 min
9 p.m. Shorts Block: Experimental and Music Videos GT Ballroom 101 min
9 p.m. Box Office Closes Goshen Theater

Sunday, April 23

11 a.m Box Office Opens Goshen Theater
10:30 a.m. Coffee Talk / Brunch Constant Spring 90 min
12 p.m. Shorts Block: Student Miller Auditorium 66 min
1:30 p.m. Shorts Block: Indiana Miller Auditorium 126 min
1:30 p.m. Box Office Closes Festival Ends Goshen Theater

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Feature Film: Rudy - Screening + Q&A

30th Anniversary Screening

Join us for a 30th anniversary screening of the film Rudy
followed by a Q&A session

Documentary Feature: State of Unity and Concert: The Bergamot

Screening and Concert: The Bergamot

Join us for a screening of the documentary State of Unity
followed by a concert!

2023 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors

Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyFive Core MediaThe Goshen NewsGoshen Theater
Globe Radio 91.1 FMArt HouseCherokee Rose PartnersCity of GoshenEyedart Creative StudioWNIT
Elkhart County CVBMiller PoultryFroggy 102.7Duley PressDon and Theresa GundenGreencroft CommunitiesTom Naquin Auto Group

Charter AudioCommon SpiritsConstant SpringDaycapElectric BrewElephant BarFairfield InnGoDance StudioGoshen Brewing CompanyGoshen Health Foundation • Don and Theresa Gunden • Geof Landis and Liz Gunden • Ignition Music GarageInn on South 5th • Jojo's Pretzels •  Gordon and Laurie Lord • Maple City MarketMaple Indian Restaurant • Jim and Janet Rieckhoff • Shirley's Gourmet PopcornTable @108Venturi

20th Anniversary of the Festival!