WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The RiverRun International Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary on April 19 and runs for ten days, providing a wide variety of cinematic options for local film lovers.

  • April 19-29
  • 165 frilms from 40 countries
  • view schedule and purchase tickets at riverrunfilm.com.

Founded in 1998, RiverRun was inspired by the French Broad River near Brevard, North Carolina, where the festival was originally held. Each year since its inception, RiverRun has grown substantially.

For the 2017 festival, 16,800 admissions were issued to events and 151 films from 49 countries were shown. Increasingly, RiverRun has been able to present high-profile, critically-acclaimed films to its passionate audiences.

The festival kicked off with the teen crime thriller "American Animals", which was filmed right here in North Carolina.

The rest of the festival includes 165 live action, animated, and documentary films from 40 different countries.

Among this year's line-up is also notable classics such as "Casablaca" and Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence". 

Those interested in attending the festival can view the entire schedule and purchase tickets at riverrunfilm.com.

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