The River Bend Film Festival, Goshen, Indiana
Thanks to everyone who attended the festival!
2016 RBFF Interviews
2016 RBFF Awards
Honored Filmmaker of the Year & Friend of the Fest
James C. Strouse
Best Feature Film
Sand Castles | Clenet Verdi-Rose, Director | Jordon Hodges, Writer & Producer
Best Actor
Jemaine Clement for People Places Things
Best Actress
Dorothy Tristan for The Looking Glass
Best Documentary
The Flying Dutchmen | Kendal Miller, Director | Jonathan Helmuth, Executive Producer
Best Short Film/Live Action
Counting Backwards | Sean de Sparengo, Director
Best Animation
Taking The Plunge | Directors: Thaddaeus Andreades, Marie Raoult, Nicholas Manfredi, & Elizabeth Ku-Herrero
Stephen Susco Award – Best Short Film
Zero | David Victori, Director & Ridley Scott, Producer
Stephen Susco Award – Best Short Film
Birthday | Chris King, Director
Stephen Susco Award – Honorable Mention Short Film
Little Sticker | Michael Chaney, Director
Stephen Susco Award – Honorable Mention Short Film
Woodshed | Travis Newton, Director
Best Studio Screenplay
Catch The Devil | Martin Blinder
Best Independent Screenplay
By The Hands Of Wally Vine | David Warnock
Best Bumper
Magic Of Film | Jarrod Moschner
Best Student Bumper
The Magic Of Filmmaking! | Tabitha Lymburner & Samuel Kirkpatrick
Honorable Mention Bumper
Indestructible Ideas | Jairo Jimenez
Honorable Mention Bumper
The Little Paper Penguin Directs His First Short | Shaun Michael Pope
2016 Film Lineup
Find out what’s in store at the Festival here.
2016 Schedule
Three days of Festival goodness.
Thanks volunteers!
We put out a call for help and you responded.
Official Film Fest Trailer
2020 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors

This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.