Three Day Festival Schedule
Thursday, March 31
The festival begins!
Welcome to Goshen
We’re glad you’re here! When it is time to find something to eat or drink, or a place to stay, visit goodofgoshen.com for ideas.
5:00 p.m. | Event Launch | Gateway Cellar Winery
5 – 6:15 p.m.
Join the excitement as we kick off the festival with wine, live music, and some toasts from local dignitaries and festival organizers!
Complimentary wine for VIP ticket holders.
6:30 p.m. | Feature Film • The Flying Dutchmen | 1st screening | Goshen Theater
8:30 p.m. | Filmmaker + VIP Reception | Blank Space
8:30 – 10 p.m.
Festival patrons gather together with filmmakers and celebrity guests at the end of the first day at Blank Space (109 East Lincoln Avenue) to celebrate the launch of the Festival!
9:30 p.m. | Shorts Block • Life | 1st screening | Art House
Friday, April 1
Film Festival + First Fridays
Goshen's First Fridays
Goshen hosts a downtown event every first Friday throughout the year. This year April First Fridays coincides with the Film Fest – check cityonthego.org for a list of activities and merchant specials.
10:00 a.m. | Coffee Talk with Jordon Hodges | Ignition Garage
Coffee Talk with writer and actor Jordon Hodges at Ignition Garage (120 East Washington Street).
This is a free event – seating is limited
Noon | Lunch | Downtown Goshen
Here’s a list of places to eat in Goshen.
2:00 p.m. | Shorts Block • Connections | Goshen Theater
4:00 p.m. | Shorts Block • Love | Art House
5:30 p.m. | Feature Film • The Looking Glass | Goshen Theater
The Looking Glass
Followed by a Q&A with director John Hancock
This is a free Goshen First Fridays event
5:30 p.m. | VIP + Filmmaker + Sponsor Reception | Blank Space
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Festival patrons, filmmakers and sponsors gather at Blank Space (109 East Lincoln Avenue).
6 p.m. | Free Animated Shorts Open House | Art House
6 – 8 p.m.
Bring the family and get a sneak peak of some of original animated shorts to be shown Saturday’s Student Shorts and Animation block.
This is a FREE event
Art House
211 South Main Street, 2nd Floor
8:00 p.m. | Feature Film • Sand Castles | Goshen Theater
10:30 p.m. | Shorts Block • Darkness | Art House
Saturday, April 2
But wait! There’s more
More movies!
Thank you for attending the festival! We’re looking forward to a great final day of film. Remember you can always find something to eat or drink, or a place to stay in Goshen. Visit goodofgoshen.com for events throughout the year.
10:00 a.m. | Coffee Talk with Jim Strouse | Ignition Garage
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Coffee Talk with writer and director Jim Strouse at Ignition Garage (120 East Washington Street).
This is a free event – seating is limited
11:30 a.m. | Feature Film • The Flying Dutchman | 2nd screening | Art House
1:00 p.m. | Live script reading with Jim Strouse | Goshen Theater
1 – 3 p.m.
Live script reading event with writer Jim Strouse on stage at the Goshen Theater featuring local actors!
3:00 p.m. | Shorts Block • Life | 2nd screening | Art House
3:30 p.m. | Student Shorts and Animation | Goshen Theater
5:15 p.m. | Break | Downtown Goshen
5:15 – 7 p.m.
Here’s a list of places to eat + drink in Goshen.
7:00 p.m. | Feature Film • People Places Things | Goshen Theater
9:15 p.m. | Awards | Goshen Theater
Awards presentation on stage at the Goshen Theater.
10:00 p.m. | Wrap Party | Goshen Theater
Wrap Party for filmmakers, celebrity guests, sponsors, and VIP ticket holders at the Goshen Theater Ballroom.
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.