BendFilm Festival

BendFilm Festival

October 10-13, 2013

BendFilm brings the world to you - one film at a time



Filmmakers: You are the reason we do this. BendFilm puts its focus on filmmakers first, with awards, several of which will be CASH AWARDS, in the following categories: 



1) BEST OF SHOW - $5,000 CASH Prize thanks to the generosity of our founding sponsor Brooks Resources!! 

2) BEST SCREENPLAY 

3) BEST DIRECTOR 

4) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

5) BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 

6) BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Panavision Camera Package Rental worth $60,000!

7) BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 

8) BEST SHORT

9) BEST STUDENT SHORT 

10) The Katie Merritt AUDIENCE AWARD

BendFilm is known for our Guest Services. We take great care to cater to your every need. The HUB LADIES will guide you wherever and whenever necessary. Need a place to stay? We will help you there, too.

Bend is a destination location that festival fairy tales are made of. Small town, scenic, full of character... and there is no attitude. "Altitude without Attitude" is a favored motto. Red velvet ropes aren't allowed within the city boundaries during the month of October. Instead, the festival offers intimate access to all the action, the esteemed jurors and industry vets for the networking opportunities and, most importantly, the films and fun. 



During the second weekend of October, Bend, Oregon is transformed from a recreational haven into a small-town possessed by the soul of independent film. Downtown theaters, lecture sites, restaurants, bars and party venues spark with the energy excited by the overwhelming presence of cinema.



Named one of MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE's 20 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 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, cares, 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, affecting, and infectious.