“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 go back to next year’s River Bend Film Festival.” - Chuck Budreau, IndyFilmNews.com
“I really enjoyed myself. Thanks for all your hard work.” – Andrea Rogers, Grass Roots Media (sponsor)
“The exposure you received this year was outstanding. DTSB looks forward to being a part of RBFF 2010.” -Marco Mariani, DTSB (founding sponsor)
“Organizers were, like always, very congenial and super helpful! The people that are there are just terrific!” - Jason Butler, Substance Productions
“I want to thank you and the selection committee for choosing Measured Sacrifice to be in the festival. Good Luck next year and congratulations on this year.” - John Whitney, filmmaker
“As expected, the 1st Riverbend Festival was a fantastic experience. Seeing the great work and meeting some seriously motivated indie-minds is always a great time. I see a good future here” – Alex Rhodes-Wilmere, ARWorks Productions
I was VERY disappointed during the ‘family friendly’ film block April 30. My 6 year old stepdaughter was exposed to curse words, ‘G.D.’, and a song about weed. A cartoon was about a priest fighting off his sexual urges with a fellow nun. Not for a child and we were not warned like the website stated. Then the next film had a woman zip off her top before she violently grabbed a man’s genital area. This event is not family friendly, as least not for children in elementary or middle school- like the student ticket discribed. What a waste of money, my child’s purity, and independant art for families.