Claim: Since 1998, the United States has won a total of eight times the Best Narrative Feature award in the RiverRun International Film Festival, an annual Oscar-qualifying film festival held each spring in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Evidence: 1998 The Legend of Cryin' Ryan United States 1999 Crashing Eden United States 2000 Jacks or Better ( <$500k budget ) United States 2000 The Magic of Marciano ( >$500k budget ) United States 2001 Dischord ( <$500k budget ) United States 2001 Morning ( >$500k budget ) United States 2004 Dandelion United States 2016 The Fits United States The RiverRun International Film Festival is an annual Oscar-qualifying film festival held each spring in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.