#RIIFF2025 OPENING NIGHT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you all so much for making this night so memorable! This week is gonna be a blast! Hope you enjoy all the films and take advantage of every panel! ❤️🎬
We’d like to give a big shout out to the @clefilmfest for featuring @howilearnedtodie by Rhode Island’s very own @manyaglassman as part of their 50th Edition! Paul Sloop, the festival’s program director, and his team put together an amazing festival this year. Bravo to everyone for a job well done!
“How I Learned to Die” was shot entirely in Rhode Island and was Executive Produced by Spike Lee. The film was featured as part of our Opening Night last year at Flickers and went on to win our Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film. The film has had a wonderful festival run thus far, and we’d like to congratulate Manya and her talented cast and crew for their continued success!
Manya is a longterm alumni of Flickers, so it’s a true joy to see her work championed and celebrated by our greater festival community. The film had its world premier at @tribeca and has also been featured at @santafeintlfilmfest and @woodstockfilmfestival
Thank you to my Rhode Island community for inviting me to do a panel alongside talented hardworking collaborators.
So grateful for this supportive community 🤍
Here’s a recap from our Flickers Encore Screening of our RIIFF 2026 Oscar nominated films! What an incredible night! Thank you all for your continued support, and a special thanks to our amazing sponsors for making it all possible. Congratulations again to all of our RIIFF Oscar nominees!
🎬✨ Voices Behind the Camera. ✨🎬
Join us for a powerful afternoon at our Women’s Film Forum where creativity, resilience, and storytelling come together to inspire the next generation of filmmakers and leaders.
On Sunday, March 29 at 1PM, we’re bringing together an incredible lineup of homegrown local women who are not just part of the film industry… they are shaping it!
From directors and writers to producers and artists, these voices are breaking barriers, building community, and proving that representation behind the camera matters more than ever.
Moderated by the incredible Ericka Atwell Cardona, this conversation will go beyond film diving into passion, perseverance, and purpose.
📍 The Elliotte inside The Historic Park Theatre – Cranston, RI
🎟 Come learn. Come connect. Come be inspired.
Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker, creative, or someone who simply believes in the power of storytelling and collaborative connection this event is for you!
#WomensFilmForum #VoicesBehindTheCamera #WomenInFilm #CreativeCommunity #SupportLocalArtists
Creative Design by @taybradyri
After our RIIFF Encore Screening on March 13th, the celebration continues! 🎬✨
Join us for the official after party at Medici Lounge starting at 10:30 PM. Come hang out, celebrate the films, and keep the energy going all night!
We’ll see you there! 🥂🎉
The Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival invites you to attend a special RIIFF Encore Screening of Oscar Nominated short films from this year’s Festival! 🎬
7:30PM MARCH 13th
The Waterfire Art Center Providence, RI
This year, we are thrilled to have four films up for Oscar Nomination.
Screening will include:
Jane Austen’s Period Drama | directed by Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
The Retirement Plan | directed by John Kelly
Butterfly | directed by Xi Wang
Forevergreen | directed by Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears
The screening will be preceeded by a cocktail hour with champagne! GET YOUR TICKETS IN BIO 🎟️
The Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival invites you to attend a special RIIFF Encore Screening of Oscar Nominated short films from this year’s Festival! 🎬
7:30PM MARCH 13th
The Waterfire Art Center Providence, RI
This year, we are thrilled to have four films up for Oscar Nomination.
Screening will include:
Jane Austen’s Period Drama | directed by Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
The Retirement Plan | directed by John Kelly
Butterfly | directed by Xi Wang
Forevergreen | directed by Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears
The screening will be preceeded by a cocktail hour with champagne! GET YOUR TICKETS IN BIO 🎟️
In anticipation for this year’s Oscars we are so excited to see 4 films for RIIFF currently up for nomination!
This year’s nominees from RIIFF are:
Retirement Plan | Directed by John Kelly
Butterfly | Directed by Florence Miailhe
Jane Austen’s Period Drama | Directed by Julia Aks, and Steve Pinder
Forevergreen | Directed by Nathan Engelhardt, and Jeremy Spears
Congratulations to our incredibly talented Festival Alumni!
We are all rooting for you here in Rhode Island!🎞️
Won Grand Prize at The Rhode Island International Film Festival! Thank you @flickers.riiff - @verdiproductions.ri and the world class cast & crew of The Roaring Game! 🎥🏆
