RiverRun, based in Winston-Salem, is a competitive event that annually showcases new films from both established and emerging filmmakers around the world. RiverRun screens new narrative, documentary, short, student and animated films, offering both audience and jury prizes in competition categories.
The 2021 festival will be a combination of virtual screenings, and outdoor and drive-in screenings. It will feature 134 films representing 24 countries culled from a pool of more than 1,500 films.
Venues will include Marketplace Drive-In, SECCA, the Kilpatrick Townsend campus on Fourth Street, The Winston Cup Museum, The Ramkat and Bailey Park in Winston-Salem, with one outdoor screening at RED Cinemas in Greensboro.