Win a Free Pass to the Festival
and Showcase Your Work to Thousands
Submit a bumper video under 45-seconds in length exploring the theme, Make a Splash.
Live action, experimental, animation, and motion designs are welcome!
Winners will receive a weekend pass to the film festival, gaining you entry to films, coffee talks, panels, and more!
Bumper definition: a brief announcement, usually under 45 seconds in length, placed as a pause between films.
2018 THEME
MAKE A SPLASH
CONTEST RULES
- Can be an individual or team (up to four) project.
- Under 45 seconds in length.
- Must incorporate RBFF logo and hashtag (#GoRBFF) in video. Download RBFF logo and hashtag image files
- Must be 1920x1080 QuickTime format (.mov or .mp4).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
March 10 at 5 p.m. EST
Contest winners will be contacted by
Saturday, March 17, by 5 p.m. EST
Bumper Contest Submission
Use the code RBFFBUMPER until March 10 to submit via Film Freeway.
2018 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors




Acruity • Art of Massage • Blank Space • Celtx • Constant Spring • Elephant Bar • Elko Hardwoods • Eyedart Creative Studio • Flowers By Phoebe • Froggy Radio • Gateway Cellar Winery • Greensweep Cleaning Services • Kelly Jae's Cafe • LightBox • Los Primos • Maple City Market • Mid America Filmmakers • Nimble Wit Productions • Quality Inn • Studio Ace of Spades • Tympanum Press • Weston Fribley • Zehr Construction
This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.