2018 Festival

The 15th Annual BendFilm Festival
October 11-14

On October 11-14, 2018, BendFilm will celebrate 15 years of bringing independent film and new ways of thinking. Bend, Oregon will be transformed from a recreational haven into a small town fascinated by the film industry’s soul. We gather to behold the work of the most talented independent filmmakers. Downtown theaters, lecture sites, music rooms, and party venues spark with the energy excited by the overwhelming presence of cinema. The event runs deeper than the marathon film-watching that fills guests’ schedules from dawn until, well… dawn. Everyone you see on the sidewalks, in the restaurants, and bars makes films, cares about them, or has an opinion about film. It is the serendipitous encounters and ensuing discussions with the filmmakers and fellow passholders that makes the weekend so inspiring and affecting.

15th Anniversary Promo from Bradley Lanphear Photography.

2018 Official Festival Guide