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The 2026 Ojai Film Festival: Six Days, Six Conversations
OJAI, Calif. — The 27th Ojai Film Festival runs November 4–9, 2026: six days of screenings, conversations and receptions across the Ojai Valley. It is the first festival programmed under Festival Director Richard Sven Shelgren and Artistic Director Theodore Melfi, whose appointments were announced in June.
Six films, six conversations
- Wednesday, November 4 · 7:00 PM · Libbey BowlAmerican Mosaic with Martin Sheen
- Thursday, November 5 · 3:00 PM · Chaparral AuditoriumThe Moguls with Jeff Bridges
- Thursday, November 5 · 7:00 PM · Libbey BowlThe Fabulous Baker Boys with Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges
- Friday, November 6 · 4:00 PM · Chaparral AuditoriumArtist of Distinction Award: Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone, with a screening of The Boss and a conversation
- Saturday, November 7 · 11:00 AM · Chaparral AuditoriumBeneath the Blue Suburban Skies with Ed Burns
- Saturday, November 7 · 6:30 PM · Libbey BowlGROW with local Ojai writer Nick Guthe
The lineup
This year’s films span five categories: narrative features, narrative shorts, documentary features, documentary shorts and animation: 73 films from 11 countries. Short films screen together in programs, including three Gold Coast Shorts programs. Browse all the films or see the full schedule, which remains tentative until the program is locked.
Where
Screenings and events take place at Libbey Bowl, the Ojai Art Center Theater and Gallery, Chaparral Auditorium, El Roblar and the Duchess.
Tickets, passes and reservations
Single screenings are $12 ($8 for under 12, over 65, students and military veterans). A Two Pack is $20, a Four Pack $35 and All Access Films $200, with discounted prices of $16, $25 and $150. All Access+, covering every screening and every event, is $500. Special events are $20 ($13 discounted).
Passholders reserve a seat for each screening, free, from the film’s page or the schedule. Show the QR code from your confirmation email at the door; unclaimed seats are released 10 minutes before showtime. See passes and tickets.
Get involved
The festival runs on volunteers, sponsors and donors. Volunteer, become a sponsor or donate.