2016 Festival Schedule
Thursday, March 31
The festival begins!
Welcome to Goshen
5:00 p.m. | Event Launch | Gateway Cellar Winery
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
The Flying Dutchmen
Followed by a Q&A with producer and actor Jon Helmuth.
8:30 p.m. | Filmmaker + VIP Reception | Blank Space
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
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
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
Festival patrons, filmmakers and sponsors gather at Blank Space (109 East Lincoln Avenue).
6 p.m. | Free Animated Shorts Open House | Art House
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
Sand Castles
Followed by a Q&A with writer and actor Jordon Hodges
10:30 p.m. | Shorts Block • Darkness | Art House
Saturday, April 2
But wait! There’s more
More movies!
10:00 a.m. | Coffee Talk with Jim Strouse | Ignition Garage
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
Here’s a list of places to eat + drink in Goshen.
7:00 p.m. | Feature Film • People Places Things | Goshen Theater
People Places Things
Followed by a Q&A with writer Jim Strouse.
9:15 p.m. | Awards | Goshen Theater
10:00 p.m. | Wrap Party | Goshen Theater
2016 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors
Art House • Better World Books • Blank Space • Duly Press • CAPS • Ignition Garage • Inn on South 5th • IU Health Home Medical • Kelly Jae's • Mid America Filmmakers • Thistle + Lace Photography
Nut Shoppe • Paragon Printing • Grant Beachy Photography • Community Foundation of St. Joseph County • Bryan Chris Photography • JoJo's Pretzels