OPENING NIGHT
RED CARPET SCREENING
Thursday, July 25th
7:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Rock the Red Carpet, watch our killer film then celebrate at our Opening Night Party.
SHORTS PROGRAM #1
THRILLS & CHILLS
Thursday, July 25th
9:30 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.
Our thrills & chills submissions were so incredible - we scheduled them for opening night!
SHORTS PROGRAM #2
DOCS FOR DAYS
Friday, July 26th
11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
An intimate look into the journeys of people refusing to color between the lines.
SHORTS PROGRAM #4
BLENDED BLOCK
Friday, July 26th
5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
A delightful blend of comedy, drama and perhaps a few surprises in between.
FEATURE FILM THREE
THE UNTHINKABLE (SE)
Friday, July 26th
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
When Sweden faces a mysterious attack Alex is forced to reconcile with people from his past to survive.
MOVIES IN THE PARK
FILMMAKER MIXER
Friday, July 26th
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Join us at the CIFF VIP tent for drinks and conversations before our Secret Screening.
SHORTS PROGRAM #3
DRAMA
Friday, July 26th
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Some of the Best in Drama from around the world.
MOVIES IN THE PARK
SECRET SCREENINGS
Friday, July 26th
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
FREE EVENT
CIFF brings the 24 year old tradition to Artown for a night of amazing films, by the river & under the stars with 1.5K of your friends.
SHORTS PROGRAM #6
MUSIC VIDEOS
MUSIC IN THE PARK
Friday, July 26th
11:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
An evening of music videos from all over the world.
FRIDAY NIGHT
AFTER PARTY
Friday, July 26th
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
FREE EVENT
Hosted wine bar for guests wearing festival badges. Listen to the artists from our Music Video Selections play live.
FEATURE FILM FOUR
CATCH & RELEASE
Short Film:The Great Unknown
Saturday, July 27th
11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
A powerful example of some of the amazing stories being told about women, by women.
SHORTS PROGRAM #7
BLENDED BLOCK
Saturday, July 27th
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
A delightful blend of comedy, drama and perhaps a few surprises in between.
FEATURE FILM FIVE
LOVE POSSIBLY (UK)
Short Film: No. 89
Saturday, July 27th
3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
A rom-com obsessed virgin finally finds a fiancee on a Russian bride site, but he soon realizes Hollywood rom-com rules don't always work
SHORTS PROGRAM #8
BLENDED BLOCK
Saturday, July 27th
5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
A delightful blend of comedy, drama and perhaps a few surprises in between.
RED CARPET CEREMONY
JURY AWARDS - FILM
Saturday, July 27th
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m
Walk the Red Carpet and join us in the theater as we award the Best of the Fest Film & Music Awards.
AWARDS PARTY
ROUNDABOUT GRILL
Saturday, July 27th
9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m
Celebrate with an amazing assortment of appetizers, drinks and great conversation!
SATURDAY NIGHT
AFTER PARTY
Saturday, July 27th
11:45 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Hosted wine bar for guests wearing festival badges. Listen to the artists from our Music Video Selections play live.
SHORTS PROGRAM #9
BLENDED BLOCK
Sunday, July 28th
11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
A delightful blend of comedy, drama and perhaps a few surprises in between.
SHORTS PROGRAM #10
BLENDED BLOCK
Sunday, July 28th
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
A delightful blend of comedy, drama and perhaps a few surprises in between.
TABLE READS
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS
Sunday, July 28th
3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
The Reno Theater Community comes together to bring a selection of each of our attending screenwriting finalist's scripts to life.
SHORTS PROGRAM #11
BIGGEST LITTLE SHORTS
Sunday, July 28th
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Join us as we cheer for the home team!
AUDIENCE CHOICE
SCREENPLAY JURY AWARDS
Sunday, July 28th
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m
Join us as we award our Screenplay winners and then our Audience Choice Awards - you came, you voted, they won!