31th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival

Winning films will be shown Sept 2026 at the Flood Gallery, at our new location in Asheville at 802 Fairview Rd, Suite 1200, Asheville, 28803 . This event will be live streamed at facebook live. https://www.facebook.com/FloodGallery/
The stream link will be added by Sept 24, 2026
Our previous venue was completely destroyed by Helene and we are now back in Asheville, If you can help to donate to our building and equipment loss expenses, please visit our gofundme page at: bit.ly/4hx1kX6

The live event is Sept26th and 27th 2026 and winning films streamed.

31st ANNUAL TWIN RIVERS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AND FILM FESTIVAL OPENING TBA

ThE 31st Annual season of The Twin Rivers Media Festival (TRMF) will celebrate this year screening the latest and greatest in independent features, documentaries, short and animated films. 20 countries and the US were represented last year in the 60 films selected for screenings The festival highlights world and regional premieres on TBA at the Flood Fine Arts Center in Asheville, NC.
SaturdayTBA Two new Categories will be featured this year highlighting
Anti-War and Anti War-Tax films.
And By and About Asheville, NC films

Tentative Schedule:

Anti-War and Anti War Tax Films• 11am-11:30am

Animation • 11:30am to 12:30
Several gems of animation styles feature true stories, be they of corruption and greed, love and hope, as well as magical worlds and characters.

Short Drama • 1pm-3pm
This is truly an international film fest with traditional 18-20 short films from France, Brazil, Iran, China, Spain, Malaysia, and the US, many of which are premieres!

Experimental films 3pm-4pm
Several local filmmakers will be screened along with entries from around the world

Documentaries + Discussions
4pm to 5pm
Carlos Steward, founder and director of the Twin Rivers Media Festival, stated, “We are pleased to announce the screenings as the Flood Fine Arts Center with this incredibly diverse program with over 60 independent films from around the world.”

Asheville Awards and Discussions
6pm-8pm

Friday September 24, 2026 Feature Film + Discussions 7pm to 9pm

“Every year,” continues Steward, “we select several world premieres that will screen in Asheville, NC , including the short dramas, ‘TRMF has become the festival of choice for filmmakers and film lovers who are seeking a unique cinema experience and a place to indulge their passion for film. The Festival connects audiences to compelling documentaries, award-winning international releases with tantalizing discussions with visiting filmmakers.

The selection process is rigorous and artist driven. Only a small percentage of the submitted films are chosen to screen in the festival.

All event tickets are available at: https://filmfreeway.com/trmf/tickets or at the Flood Fine Arts Center at 802 Fairview Rd Suite 1200, Asheville, NC 28803 Call 828-273-3332 for more information.