The River Bend Film Festival, Goshen, Indiana
April 6 – 8, 2017
2017 RBFF Awards
Big Blue Fish Legacy Award
Beth Grant
Blue Fish | Best Narrative Feature
Like Cotton Twines | Writer, Director, Leila Djansi | Producer, Whitney Valcin | Turning Point Pictures
Blue Fish | Best Documentary
Ms. Sharon Jones! | Director, Barbara Kopple | Cabin Creek Films
Best Actor
P.J. Marshall | Sure-Fire
Best Actress
Julia Farino | Icarus
Best Short Film | Live Action
Tender Moments | Alberto Govela & Rob Neilson, Directors
Best Animation
Cuerdas | Pedro Solís García, Director
Best Studio Screenplay
Sanctuary | by Scott Pittock
Best Independent Screenplay
Dear Janie | by J.C. Farris
Best Bumper
Grant Beachy
Honorable Mention Bumper
Jordan Swartzendruber
Best Student Bumper
Mia Graber Miller | Goshen College, 1st yr
Honorable Mention Student Bumper
Tanner Camp | Goshen College, 1st yr
Festival schedule
Grab some popcorn and candy – we’ve got a lot in store for you!
Festival line up
Get a taste of everything on offer at the Festival.
Special Guests
Meet the Festival guests!
Guests of the 2017 Festival
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.