The River Bend Film Festival, Goshen, Indiana
Thursday, October 1 – Saturday, October 3, 2020
2019 RBFF Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Film & Friend of the Fest
John D. Hancock, Director, Writer
Best Documentary
This Is Love | Executive Producer, Shawn Rhodes, Crook and Nanny Productions
Best Director
Max Powers | Don’t Be Nice | Bowery Poetry Studios, Radio Drama Network, Bowery Arts and Science, Flatbush Pictures, Juno Films
Upstream Spotlight
Cole Sibus | Spare Room | Director Jenica Bergere, 285 Pictures, Glade Production, Lesson 1 Entertainment
Best Actress
Piercey Dalton | Duke
Best Actor
David Sterne | Granbad | Director Annabel Vine, Mordue Pictures, Wax Films
Best Short Documentary
My Indiana Muse | Directors Jen Serena, Ric Serena
Best Short Film | Live Action
ASIA A | Director Andrew Reid
Best Animation
My Grandfather’s Memory Book | Director Colin Levy
Best Studio Screenplay
Perry | R. J. Watson
Best Independent Screenplay
The Lease of Nature | Anderson “Drew” Boyd
See photos from the 2019 Festival
2019 Festival Line-up
Get a taste of the films on offer this year.
Festival Schedule
There’s a lot happening this year
Festival Guests
Welcome to Goshen!
RBFF Guest Interviews
Chris Overton
Shubhashish Bhutiani
Rachel Shenton
Stephen Susco
Zachary Spicer
Sam Miro
Beth Grant
2019 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors
Allen Brenneman • Celtx • Common Spirits • Flowers By Phoebe • Goshen Motors • Greensweep Cleaning Services • Lesson.ly • The Local • Salon J • Vinyl Wagon Crew • Weston Fribley • Woodstar Photography • Yoder Culp Funeral Home
This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
And a special thanks to our 2019 Festival hosts
