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 [...]
BendFilm Announces Winner of $10,000 BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant
BendFilm, Inc announced the winner of its annual $10,000 BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant. This annual program created by BendFilm awards a filmmaking grant [...]
Bend Film Festival Films Nominated For Oscars!
The 2023 Oscar Nominations are in! We are thrilled that so many Bend Film Festival Alumni films have been nominated, it is well [...]
20TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL CREATIVE CONTEST!
In honor of our 20th Anniversary Festival happening in 2023, we are so excited to announce our Festival Creative Contest! We are looking to YOU, our [...]
BendFilm Announces Feature And Short Film Awards for 19th Annual Bend Film Festival
20 Films and Artists were Awarded Jury Honors Including 'You Resemble Me’ Winning Best of Show As an Oscar® Qualifying Festival, BendFilm [...]
2022 BendFilm Jurors!
Say hello to our amazing Jurors for the 19th Annual BendFilm Festival!⭐️ This fabulous group of 17, consists of filmmakers, actors, festival directors, [...]
BendFilm Announces Tatanka Means and Gary Farmer As Indigenous Filmmaking Honorees for 19th Annual Bend Film Festival
(L-R: Tatanka Means, Reservation Dogs, Gary Farmer) Gary Farmer and Tatanka Means Will Make Special Appearances In Bend, Madras and at the K-8 [...]
Tamara Jenkins Announced the IndieWoman and First Features Honoree for 19th Annual Bend Film Festival!
(L-R: Private Life, Director Tamara Jenkins, Slums of Beverly Hills) Indie Director and Writer Tamara Jenkins Is Widely Recognized For Her Nurturing and [...]