BendFilm Names Giancarlo Gatto Executive Director
BendFilm, central Oregon’s leading independent nonprofit film organization, today announced that Giancarlo Gatto will assume the role of Executive Director, effective immediately. He [...]
The Shelby Little: Bend Film Festival 20th Anniversary Weekend
Local writer Shelby Little reported from the 20th Annual Bend Film Festival this year! See what she had to say: I watch more [...]
2023 BEND FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
BendFilm tonight awarded twenty films across its competition slate, including Academy-qualifying short films and the newly-juried Spotlight category, and capping four days of [...]
BendFilm Names 2023 Jury + Indigenous Honorees
21 jurors will award prizes across 10 categories; 20th annual Bend Film Festival unspools Live October 12-15 BEND, OR — SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 [...]
2023 Film Festival Playlist
Before you automatically open Spotify, it's not that kind of playlist. Our programming team carefully crafted this list to help guide you at [...]
BendFilm Names Nicole Holofcener 2023 Indie Filmmaker of the Year!
Two Holofcener Films Join Bend Film Festival Lineup; Academy Award-nominated Writer, Director Will Appear for Screenings, Conversation. L to R: Friends With Money, [...]
2023 Bend Film Festival: Spotlight Features Announced!
L to R: stills from The Disappearance of Shere Hite, The Space Race, Jamojaya, The Pod Generation, official Spotlight selections at this year’s [...]
2023 Bend Film Festival: Local Focus, Music Video Lineups Announced!
BEND, OR — SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 — BendFilm today announced selections for two additional sections: Local Focus, with a focus on work [...]
2023 Bend Film Festival: Oscar-Qualifying Short Film Programs Announced
L to R: stills from Confessions, Three Grains of Salt, Yellow and The Right to Joy, official selections at this year’s Bend Film [...]
2023 Bend Film Festival: Competition Features Announced
20th Annual Festival Unspools In Person October 12-15 L to R: Stills from Patrol, King Coal, Kite Zo A, Exodus, official selections at [...]
What Sundance’s John Cooper Has to Say About the Bend Film Festival
(Above: John Cooper at the "Beyond Sundance" panel in 2022) We have had the great joy and honor to be working with John [...]
Celebrate Pride Month with BendFilm and The Cult of Tuck!
The Cult of Tuck is Bend's premiere drag troupe made up of a collective of local queer performers and artists. Founded in 2018 [...]