The 27th RiverRun International Film Festival will take place from April 11 – 19, 2025 in Winston-Salem, NC. Check back regularly for news and information about our many year-round film screenings and events, as well as for details about the upcoming Festival.
Join RiverRun for free screenings and the East Coast Premiere of the documentary COLLEYVILLE. Both screenings will include post-film discussions with Temple Emanuel Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and filmmaker Dani Menkin.
RiverRun International Film Festival in Partnership with the Forsyth County Central Library and Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. present a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of The Tuba Thieves. Join us after to engage in a post screening discussion.
Join PBS NC and RiverRun for an in-person Indie Lens Pop-Up Preview Screening & Discussion at PBS NC!
n partnership with PBS NC, South Carolina ETV, and Public Radio — RiverRun presents a free virtual screening of MATTER OF MIND: MY PARKINSON’S on March 26, 7:00 PM.
Join RiverRun for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up preview screening of the film MATTER OF MIND: MY PARKINSON’S. A discussion will follow with local experts in the field.
Join RiverRun for a special screening of SIDNEY, an acclaimed documentary from producer Oprah Winfrey about the life and career of Sidney Poitier, on Sunday, February 18, at Marketplace Cinemas in Winston-Salem. Poitier’s daughter, Pamela Poitier, will join us as special guest.
The RiverRun International Film Festival will host the East Coast premiere of the documentary “Colleyville” on Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, July 21 at 3:30 p.m. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Dani Menkin, “Colleyville” features never-before-seen video of a gripping real-life drama that unfolds during an 11-hour hostage standoff, testing resilience and courage of those involved in unimaginable ways.
The RiverRun International Film Festival, which will take place April 18 through April 27, will celebrate its 26th season in 2024. The Festival will feature 196 screenings—the most in its history—in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, North Carolina.
The RiverRun International Film Festival has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will go toward supporting RiverRun’s screening fees, venue rentals, and filmmaker travel stipends.
RiverRun is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the role of cinema as a conduit of powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints. Our mission is to foster a greater appreciation of cinema and a deeper understanding of the many people, cultures and perspectives of our world through regular interaction with great films and filmmakers.
The 26th RiverRun International Film Festival will take place from April 18 – 27, 2024 in Winston-Salem, NC. Check back regularly for news and information about our many year-round film screenings and events, as well as for details about the upcoming Festival.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, RiverRun relies enormously on the generosity of the Winston-Salem and Piedmont Triad communities to present one of the premier international film festivals in the southeastern United States.
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