Performances

Bendfilm Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary

MORE THAN 100 FILMS SET TO SCREEN THROUGHOUT CENTRAL OREGON, OCTOBER 12-15.

Celebrate two decades of independent cinema this October with the 20th annual BendFilm Festival.

One of only 27 Academy-qualifying film festivals in the country, the BendFilm Festival is set to screen more than 100 films and host approximately 125 filmmakers October 12-15. (Can’t make it in person? Check out the virtual festival October 16-22.)

BendFilm is an independent Oregon film festival in the truest sense – rugged, brilliant, daring, adventurous, fun, and engaging. Dubbed one of the “25 Coolest Festivals in the World,” by MovieMaker magazine, BendFIlm has been showcasing some of the best independent films in the Pacific Northwest and beyond since its inception in 2003.

Festival passes start at $150 and can be purchased at BendFilm.org.

BendFilm Festival

OCT. 12-15

(VIRTUAL FESTIVAL OCT. 16-22)

Theaters throughout Central Oregon BendFilm.org

At BendFilm, screenings are intimate, providing cinema lovers access to the next generation of filmmakers. Films are screened throughout the High Desert, from downtown Bend’s cozy Tin Pan Theater and historic Tower Theatre, to the Old Mill District’s modern Regal Cinemas and Madras’ gorgeous new Performing Arts Center. At its core, the BendFilm festival, the high point of BendFilm’s year-round programming, celebrates independent cinema’s unique power to enrich lives, amplify diverse voices, and inspire change while educating future storytellers and bringing vibrant festival experiences to communities across Central Oregon. This diverse mix of traditional theaters, lecture sites, music rooms, and party venues spark with the energy excited by the overwhelming presence of cinema. Come. Join us in celebrating independent movies and their makers.

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