2026 Program
Schedule & Reservations
Every screening, panel and event, November 4–9. Passholders reserve a seat for each screening; single tickets are sold per screening. The schedule is tentative until the program is locked.
Day
Venue
Show
Wednesday, November 4
- 7:00 PM American MosaicFreeWorld Premierewith Martin SheenLibbey Bowl · 0:50 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- Evening VIP receptionEl Roblar · Event
Thursday, November 5
- 3:00 PM The MogulsJeff Bridges Attendingwith Jeff BridgesChaparral Auditorium · 1:36 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- 7:00 PM The Fabulous Baker Boyswith Jeff & Beau BridgesLibbey Bowl · 1:54 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- 9:30 PM VIP El Roblar · Art Center receptionEl Roblar / Art Center · Event
Friday, November 6
- 9:30 AM Animated ShortsSunday · The Whistle · WHALE 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale · Beast of the Seine · PillowzzzArt Center Theater · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 10:00 AM Whisper My NameArt Center Gallery · 1:49 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 10:00 AM Documentary Shorts #1The Chess Players of New York · Listen · Family Strings · The Haenyeo of Jeju Island · What's Worth SavingChaparral Auditorium · 1:28 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 11:00 AM OrientationArt Center Courtyard · Event
- 11:30 AM Narrative Shorts #1Arlene · Captivating · Daydreamer · Jake · Meeting Your Maker · ¡Que Suene La Banda!Art Center Theater · 1:28 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 12:00 PM Courtyard NetworkArt Center Courtyard · Event
- 12:15 PM The Green LampArt Center Gallery · 1:40 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 12:30 PM Parallel TalesPalme d’Or NomineeChaparral Auditorium · 2:19 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 1:45 PM Enchanted MatterArt Center Theater · 1:00 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 2:30 PM Fork in the RoadArt Center Gallery · 1:28 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 2:30 PM Agents PanelModerated by Mike FlemingEl Roblar · Event TicketsOpens soon
- 3:30 PM BrianArt Center Theater · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 4:00 PM The BossMelissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone AttendingArtist of Distinction Award: Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone, with a screening of The Boss and a conversationChaparral Auditorium · 1:44 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- 4:30 PM Documentary Shorts #2ᏂᎦᏓ ᎯᎦᎷᎪ: It All Comes Back · To Write Love · Body of Work · The JollytologistArt Center Gallery · 1:28 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 7:00 PM Narrative Shorts #2Black Seeds Continue to Grow · Ignis · IAKWE: Hello, Goodbye · Breakthrough · The Other SideArt Center Gallery · 1:25 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 7:00 PM Everybody Digs Bill EvansOpening Night Competitionwith Bill PullmanChaparral Auditorium · 1:42 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 8:00 PM Chasing SummerArt Center Theater · 1:31 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 9:00 PM VIP ReceptionEl Roblar · Event
- 9:30 PM Art Center MixerArt Center Courtyard · Event
Saturday, November 7
- 10:00 AM The New Gold StandardArt Center Theater · 1:44 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 10:00 AM PapertownArt Center Gallery · 1:23 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 11:00 AM Beneath the Blue Suburban SkiesEd Burns Attendingwith Ed BurnsChaparral Auditorium · 1:35 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- 11:00 AM Courtyard NetworkArt Center Courtyard · Event
- 12:15 PM Sweet Summer Pow WowArt Center Gallery · 1:30 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 12:30 PM Replay: Narrative Shorts #1Arlene · Captivating · Daydreamer · Jake · Meeting Your Maker · ¡Que Suene La Banda!Art Center Theater · 1:28 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 1:30 PM Taxi Driver at 50Paul Schrader AttendingPaul Schrader in person to receive the inaugural Ojai Film Festival Storyteller Award on the 50th anniversary of Taxi Driver, and to discuss his latest film.Chaparral Auditorium · 1:54 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- 2:30 PM Indie Producers PanelModerated by Janet YangArt Center Gallery · Event TicketsOpens soon
- 2:45 PM Ben'ImanaCannes: Caméra d’Or WinnerArt Center Theater · 1:41 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 4:00 PM Cotton FeverTribeca WinnerArt Center Gallery · 1:29 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 4:30 PM Chili FingerChaparral Auditorium · 1:40 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 5:30 PM See You When I See YouArt Center Theater · 1:41 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 6:00 PM Buzzards – A Johnny Cash StorySneak PreviewZadie's at Soule Park · 1:28 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 6:15 PM TanglesArt Center Gallery · 1:42 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 6:30 PM GROWFreeConversation with local Ojai writer, Nick GutheLibbey Bowl · 1:47 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
- 7:15 PM JosephineSundance WinnerChaparral Auditorium · 2:01 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 8:00 PM The Basics of PhilosophyPaul Schrader AttendingArt Center Theater · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 9:00 PM VIP ReceptionEl Roblar · Event
- 9:30 PM Art Center MixerArt Center Courtyard · Event
Sunday, November 8
- 10:00 AM Screenplay Table ReadAnchor Baby by Eduardo Moral Escudero · Moderated by Bruce NovotnyArt Center Gallery · Event TicketsOpens soon
- 10:30 AM Social Impact PanelModerated by Rosa Costanza · With Shaun Hill, Tema Staig, Douglas Clarke, Itzchak Maghen, Ron Cohen and EliseeChaparral Auditorium · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM · Event TicketsOpens soon
- 11:00 AM Replay: Narrative Shorts #2Black Seeds Continue to Grow · Ignis · IAKWE: Hello, Goodbye · Breakthrough · The Other SideArt Center Theater · 1:25 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 1:00 PM Awards ShowChaparral Auditorium · Event TicketsOpens soon
- 2:30 PM The Last CriticArt Center Theater · 1:23 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 3:00 PM The Tropic Sun & His EyesArt Center Gallery · 1:20 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 3:00 PM SenderChaparral Auditorium · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 4:00 PM Courtyard NetworkArt Center Courtyard · Event
- 4:30 PM Replay: Documentary Shorts #1The Chess Players of New York · Listen · Family Strings · The Haenyeo of Jeju Island · What's Worth SavingArt Center Theater · 1:30 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 5:30 PM Replay: Documentary Shorts #2ᏂᎦᏓ ᎯᎦᎷᎪ: It All Comes Back · To Write Love · Body of Work · The JollytologistArt Center Gallery · 1:30 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 6:00 PM In MemoriamClosing Night FilmChaparral Auditorium · 1:58 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 7:00 PM Face LoveArt Center Theater · 1:36 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 8:00 PM Live Music at El RoblarEl Roblar · Event
- 9:30 PM MixerArt Center Courtyard · Event
Monday, November 9
- 10:00 AM Gold Coast Shorts #1A Cure for Humanity · Eggnog · Breaking the Law: A Lost & Found Adventure · Mary the Widow · A Legacy of LoveArt Center Theater · 0:54 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 10:00 AM Lessons From A PastimeArt Center Gallery · 0:56 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 11:00 AM Gold Coast Shorts #3Beautifully Ugly · The Roswell Report · Tiger · Late for the SkyChaparral Auditorium · 0:54 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 11:00 AM Courtyard NetworkArt Center Courtyard · Event
- 12:00 PM Disney WorldbuildersArt Center Theater · 0:60 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 12:00 PM Gold Coast Shorts #2Valley of the Moonbread · God Speaks Spanish · Still Blue · He/She/Us · Second ShiftArt Center Gallery · 0:54 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
- 1:00 PM In Spite of OurselvesChaparral Auditorium · 1:37 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 2:00 PM Tree of FireArt Center Theater · 1:13 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 2:00 PM The Trap: Survivalist StoriesArt Center Gallery · 1:53 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 3:30 PM The Ballad of Lieutenant DanWorld PremiereChaparral Auditorium · 1:25 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 4:00 PM The Last Days of Five-Star ToddArt Center Theater · 1:19 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 6:00 PM Buzzards – A Johnny Cash StorySneak PreviewChaparral Auditorium · 1:28 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 6:30 PM Last Train to Fortunewith Malcolm McDowell & James PaxtonArt Center Theater · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
- 8:00 PM Art Center Mixer · Volunteer MixerArt Center Courtyard · Event
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