The Rainier Independent Film Festival is on hiatus for 2020

We will return in 2021 bigger and even greater!

The Rainier Independent Film Festival is a gateway to an explorative cinematic journey, set in the transformative landscape of Mt. Rainier's forested community.

Thank you to all of our filmmakers that made RIFF 2019 a huge success!

Here are this years winners!

Best Short Documentary – This Being Human
Director: Aimie Vallat

Best Feature Documentary – Mossville
Director: Alexander Glustrom

Best Short Narrative – The Son, The Father
Director: Lukas Hassel

Best Feature Narrative – Hudson 
Director: Sean D. Cunningham

Rainier Llama Award – Last Requests
Director: Courtenay Johnson

Audience Favorite – Return to Mount Kennedy
Director: Eric Becker

List of films accepted for 2019

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"Your festival remains one of my very favorites with the incredibly warm staff and community and I feel so lucky to have been part of it."  - Aimie Vallat

"We had such a magic time.  You really produce a beautiful event and ... Something about this last festival that really was perfect."  - John Adams