Guide Tickets & Passes Schedule

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 Mosaicwith Martin SheenLibbey Bowl · 0:50 · Featured TicketsOpens soon
  • Evening VIP receptionEl Roblar · Event

Thursday, November 5

  • 3:00 PM The Mogulswith 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
  • 12:15 PM Parallel TalesChaparral 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 PanelEl Roblar · Event TicketsOpens soon
  • 3:30 PM BrianArt Center Theater · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 4:00 PM The BossArtist 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
  • 5:45 PM Chili FingerArt Center Theater · 1:40 · Screening 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
  • 9:30 PM VIP receptions · Art Center mixer?El Roblar / Art Center · 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 Skieswith 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 SenderChaparral Auditorium · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 2:30 PM Indie Producers PanelArt Center Gallery · Event TicketsOpens soon
  • 2:45 PM TanglesArt Center Theater · 1:42 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 4:00 PM Cotton FeverArt Center Gallery · 1:29 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 4:00 PM JosephineChaparral Auditorium · 2:01 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 4:15 PM GroundswellVenue TBA · 1:34 · Screening More info coming soon
  • 5:30 PM See You When I See YouArt Center Theater · 1:41 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 6:30 PM GROWConversation with local Ojai writer, Nick GutheLibbey Bowl · 1:47 · Featured Coming soon
  • 6:30 PM Replay: Documentary Shorts #1The Chess Players of New York · Listen · Family Strings · The Haenyeo of Jeju Island · What's Worth SavingArt Center Gallery · 1:30 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
  • 7:00 PM Behemoth!Chaparral Auditorium · 2:04 · Screening Coming soon
  • 9:30 PM VIP reception · Art Center mixerEl Roblar / Art Center · Event

Sunday, November 8

  • 10:00 AM Screenplay Table ReadPanelists TBDArt Center Gallery · Event TicketsOpens soon
  • 10:00 AM Social Impact PanelPanelists TBDChaparral Auditorium · Event TicketsOpens soon
  • 11:00 AM The Tropic Sun & His EyesArt Center Theater · 1:20 · Screening 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 Face LoveArt Center Gallery · 1:36 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 4:00 PM Courtyard NetworkArt Center Courtyard · Event
  • 5:00 PM The Basics of PhilosophyArt Center Theater · 1:34 · Screening 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 Replay: Narrative Shorts #2Black Seeds Continue to Grow · Ignis · IAKWE: Hello, Goodbye · Breakthrough · The Other SideArt Center Theater · 1:25 · Shorts Program TicketsOpens soon
  • 9:30 PM MixerEl Roblar or Duchess · 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 Buzzards – A Johnny Cash StoryChaparral Auditorium · 1:28 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 4:00 PM The Last Days of Five-Star ToddArt Center Theater · 1:19 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 6:00 PM Last Train to Fortunewith Malcolm McDowell & James PaxtonArt Center Theater · 1:34 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 6:00 PM The Ballad of Lieutenant DanChaparral Auditorium · 1:25 · Screening TicketsOpens soon
  • 9:30 PM Volunteer MixerEl Roblar or Duchess · Event