Film lovers rejoice! The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) returns to Providence from August 5 through 10. Throughout the week, audiences will be treated to full-length films, shorts, documentaries, podcasts, panel discussions and other film industry events.
Now in its 28th year, RIIFF celebrates independent films and their makers from throughout the world. RIIFF is cited and recognized as the largest film Festival in New England and one of the Top Ten Regional Events. It is also a qualifying event for the Canadian Screen Awards.
Over the past two decades, RIIFF has screened 6,720 independent films and videos out of 87,532 entries, presented 1,621 World/North American premieres, featured over 1,350 entries that were locally produced, and hosted 4,582 filmmakers and crew.
Since its inception, over 595,000 film lovers, in-person and online, have enjoyed RIIFF and its programming. From August 5-10, you too will have the opportunity to enjoy all that RIIFF offers.
For a schedule of events, visit here. For former and current facts about the festival, see below.
390 – films, shorts, documentaries to be presented in 2025
4 – categories of film, including documentary and podcast, offered in 2025
6 – types of film, including music film, TV pilot, presented in 2025
22 – genres, including thriller, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, offered in 2025
10 – venues in Providence in 2025, including Avon Cinema, the Graduate Hotel, PPAC, the Vets
595,000 – audience attendance since inception
89 – films nominated for Academy Awards via the Festival, with 14 Oscar wins as of 2024
350 – films presented in 2024
106 – countries where films were shot and produced in 2024
11,000 – people attended in 2024
Sources:
https://filmfreeway.com/RIFilmFest
EDITOR’S NOTE: AN EARLIER EDITION OF THE PROVIDENCE EYE INCORRECTLY STATED THAT THE RIIF WAS 43 YEARS OLD.
Nini Stoddard is a proud Providence resident. After living abroad as the child of a US diplomat, she returned to the United States to attend college. She lived in Connecticut and enjoyed working as a librarian, as a director of a regional non-profit, and as a prospect researcher. Nini moved to Providence in 2006 to work at Brown University as a senior prospect researcher. Now retired, she loves local history and volunteering.
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