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2018 FILM WINNERS ANNOUNCED & 2019 DATES
​First place: FUGIT, directed by Marta Bayarri (Spain)
Second place: LE CLITORIS, directed by Lori Malépart-Traversy (Canada)
Audience choice: RAG DOLLS, directed by Justin and Kristin Schaack (United States)

Mark your calendars for April 5 & 6 2019!

BUY YOUR ALL WEEKEND PASS HERE! 
Get Access to all the events in a one-of-a-kind weekend!
Movie Lineup Announced!

FESTIVAL WEEKEND ANNOUNCED
April 6: COCKTAILS & CLASSICS
Join us in Downtown New Haven for an opening night party you won't forget!
430-730 Cocktail Hour at Pinckney Bend with Friends of Aaron
  • - 1 Free Cocktail with Ticket puchase
  • - Cash/Credit Bar. Cocktails $5
  • - Light Snacks included
  • - Friends of Aaron Jazz Ensemble Live performance
730: Short History of Shorts
  • Join Leigh Kolb from East Central College at the Walt for a brief introduction of the importance and history of Short Film and a introduction of our main event
8pm: Live Orchestra Scoring from the balcony of the Walt!
  • Join Rats & People Orchestra at the Historic Walt Theatre for a one-of-a-kind experience. Sit below and enjoy a LIVE ORCHESTRA scoring a set of short films by the father of special effects, Georges Meilies. Films include ground-breaking shorts such as The Impossible Voyage and The Merry Frolics of Satan.
TICKET LINK: April 6 Classics & Cocktails
https://filmfreeway.com/RiversideShortFilmFestival/tickets

April 7th: BEST OF THE FEST
Join us as we screen the best of over 3,000 film submissions. Tickets can be purchases at the door for $5 per set or an all-day pass can be purchased online at a discounted rate.

Concessions, drinks and adult beverages available for purchase.
Films will be announce March 31st
TICKET LINK: April 7 Best of the Fest
https://filmfreeway.com/RiversideShortFilmFestival/tickets

ALL WEEKEND PASS
Save money and join us for the entire weekend! We now offer a All Weekend Pass which gets you into all events throughout the weekend.




CALL FOR ENTRIES
2018 Film Festival is now open. Riverside Short Film Festival proudly accepts entries via FilmFreeway.com, the world's best online submission platform. FilmFreeway offers free HD online screeners, unlimited video storage, digital press kits, and more. Click to submit with FilmFreeway.
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FILM WINNERS ANNOUNCED
​First place - Retrosexe, directed by Jean-Baptiste Saurel (France)
http://www.unifrance.org/film/43348/retrosexe
Second place - La Voce/Voiceless, directed by David Uloth (Canada)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4970628/
Audience choice - The App, directed by Julián Merino (Spain)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6162100/
 
FILM SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED
We are pleased to announce the Official Selections for 2017. We thank all entries for a fabulous screening season. We had thousands of great films. Congrats to those selected. Please see our news page for the list. 
FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS
We have a wonderful weekend planned for March 31-April 2, 2017. Classic Films, Classic Cocktails, Best of the Fest and more! For details and ticketing information please visit our events page located here
CALL FOR ENTRIES!
Submission period begins Aug 9, 2016. Film Entry Form is available for download at http://www.rsfvfestival.com/entry-form.html
All submissions must have been completed by Feb. 1, 2017. Final program determinations will be made by March 1, 2017. Festival Weekend  will be held March 31, April 1 & 2, 2017.


​2017 Dates have been announced! Please join us March 31 - April 2, 2017 for the 2nd Annual Riverside Short Film Festival in New Haven, MO!

2016 Winners have been announced. Please visit our news section or the past winners to check out all the great films from 2016.

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