Schedule: River Bend Film Festival 2023

20th Anniversary of the Festival!

Thursday, April 20

Ticketed

Time

Event

Location

Duration

5 p.m. Festival Launch Party DayCap 90 min
Free 6 p.m. Red Carpet
Stop by the theater lobby to get your photo taken!
Goshen Theater Lobby 60 min
7 p.m. Film Block: Made in Elkhart County
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
9 p.m. Opening Night Party Elephant Bar 120 min
10 p.m. Shorts Block: #3 Miller Auditorium 103 min

Friday, April 21

Free 9 a.m. Coffee Talk: Women in Filmmaking TBA 60 min
10 a.m. Shorts Block: #2 Miller Auditorium 103 min
10:30 a.m. Short Film Event: Every Morning Screening and Talk Back with the filmmaking team GT Ballroom 60 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 GT Ballroom 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
9:30 p.m. Shorts Block: #1 Miller Auditorium 103 min

Saturday, April 22

Free 9 a.m. Coffee Talk: Women in Filmmaking Goshen Brewing Company 60 min
10 a.m. Shorts Block: Documentary Miller Auditorium 120 min
12:30 p.m. Conversation: Dr. Erin Macdonald – Behind the Science: Advising on Star Trek 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 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
8:30 p.m. Shorts Block: Experimental and Music Videos GT Ballroom 101 min

Sunday, April 23

10:30 a.m. Coffee Talk / Brunch Constant Spring  
12 p.m. Shorts Block: Student Miller Auditorium 94 min
2 p.m. Shorts Block: Indiana Miller Auditorium 126 min

Reduced price tickets are available for purchase through Friday, March 31.
Jump on this opportunity to get passes and tickets for 25% off their normal price!

Special Events

Our full schedule is coming soon. Get tickets to these special events now!

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 MediaGoshen Theater
Globe Radio 91.1 FMArt HouseCherokee Rose PartnersCity of GoshenThe Goshen News
Elkhart County CVBFroggy 102.7Duley Press
GoDance StudioMID-AMERICA FILMMAKERSNorthern Indiana Clay AllianceShirley's Gourmet PopcornFairfield Inn
20th Anniversary of the Festival!