RiverRun International Film Festival

Director: Casper Kelly Run Time: 125 min. Release Year: 2026 Starring: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, Topher Grace This screening will be preceded by a pre-recorded Q&A with co-writer Jamie King, moderated by RiverRun International Film Festival Executive Director Michael Morin Remember BUDDY—the bright orange

The School of Filmmaking at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), a/perture cinema, and RiverRun International Film Festival have partnered to launch Scene & Heard, a new annual film series that will bring filmmakers and other creative voices to Winston-Salem each fall for screenings and public conversations. The series begins Fr

Join RiverRun and a/perture cinema for Dylan Myer's The Wrong Girls with a special Q+A

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AUG. 11, 2026) RiverRun International Film Festival is launching several new initiatives as it embarks on its 29th film festival slated to take place April 16 to 24, 2027.

RIVERRUN MAKES MOVIEMAKER’s top 50 film festivals worth the entry fee 2026 Moviemaker top 50 festivals worth the entry fee 2026 We could not be more proud to be recognized by MovieMaker Magazine and included alongside such incredible company. Recognition like this is truly a reflection of the amazing community that supports RiverRun year after […]

Join RiverRun for the last Indie Lens Pop-Up of the year with a screening of The Grocery List Show - May 14, 6:00PM!

RiverRun 2026 Award Winners Resita Cox, Emerging Master of Cinema, Photographed by Bob Costner RiverRun Wraps – Announces 2026 Awards: “If I Go Will They Miss Me” Wins Best Narrative Feature and “Jaripeo” Wins Best Documentary Feature WINSTON-SALEM, NC (APRIL 29, 2026)— The RiverRun International Film Festival has announced the Audience and Jury Aw

FREE IN-PERSON INDIE LENS SCREENING – THE INQUISITOR – MARCH 5, 6:00PM Join RiverRun for the first Indie Lens Pop-Up of the year with a screening of The Inquisitor! Explore the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan in The Inquisitor.

FREE IN-PERSON INDIE LENS SCREENING – THE TALLEST DWARF – MARCH 26, 6:00PM Join RiverRun for our Indie Lens Pop-up screening of The Tallest Dwarf. The Tallest Dwarf follows filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community and unpacks rumors of dwarfism in her own family.

Congratulations to the following Riverrun Alumni! Documentary Short: THE DEVIL IS BUSY The film follows Traci, the head of security at a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, over the course of a single day.