“The festival and their organizers were exciting and generous, and the entire weekend was a bit of a retreat for us all.” – Cole Simon, Glass City Films

“The Mid America Filmmakers are a great group…they put on a festival that was fun to attend and even better to be a part of. I’m sure I’ll [...]

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the First Annual River Bend Film Festival an amazing success.

The films, the panels, the speakers (especially producer Jack Olesker on Friday night) were all outstanding and all the independent filmmakers learned a lot and shared a lot about experiences in creating films. [...]

Due to unforseen circumstances, screenwriter Stephen Susco will be unable to attend this year’s festival.  Some other opportunities to talk with Mr. Susco are currently being discuss and we will still be screening his film “Red” as scheduled. His 4:30 p.m. workshop is currently being revised and more details will be at the festival.