2015, USA, Directors: Ian and Eshom Nelms, Producers: Brad Johnson and John J. Kelly; 90 min. Waffle Street is the true story of Jimmy Adams, VP of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and finds work as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the greasy madness Read more…
2015, USA, Director/Producer: Scott Storm; 19 min. Living in poverty and with a nagging hunger, ten-year-old Tommy Willis seeks solace in the wilderness. When he stumbles across a lone, withering apple tree deep in the woods, Tommy is horrified by its condition. It has been vandalized and the surrounding area Read more…
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Ojai Film Festival and Ojai Valley Land Conservancy present the International Ocean Film Tour with screenings August 26 Saturday afternoon film and panel at the Ojai Art Center and a special evening film tour and reception outdoors at the Mob Shop Two events focused on the ocean, its beauty and Read more…
Johnny Jensen, Director of Photography, has worked in the motion picture industry for nearly half a century. Early in his career, Johnny worked as a Cinemobile technician for The Godfather, a camera assistant for Altered States, and a camera operator for An Officer and a Gentleman among many other projects. Read more…
For the 4th time around: With the International OCEAN FILM TOUR Volume 4 we set sail for our tour‘s fourth voyage. In March 2017 the International OCEAN FILM TOUR Volume 4 is on its way with the best ocean adventures and environmental documentaries on board.
THE ACCORD is the story about the turbulent love-hate between an Icelandic surfer and the North Atlantic wind. Follow Heiðar Logi on his journey through Iceland searching for that rare, yet significant, compromise that brings both – Icelandic surfers and the wind to the table.
With a motley crew of friends and family and next to no sailing experience, the 50-year-old Mexican Ramon Carlín embarks on a voyage to remember. Shunned by the press at first, Carlín turns into the unlikely hot contender of the race.
Kiteboarding has become more and more popular in recent years. Seems like a good time to take a look back to the beginnings when Windsurfing Champion Robby Naish and Big Wave legend Pete Cabrinha were among the first ones to try the new board sport.
Adventurer and filmmaker Craig Leeson has tracked down plastic waste to get to the bottom of the problem. He connects our consumer behaviour with ocean pollution and asks the crucial question: What must we do to save our oceans?
A rowdy bunch takes to the waves: Watch the best surf action of the year with Albee Layer, John John Florence, Matt Meola, Clay Marzo and many more as they charge through the best tubes and take on “Jaws” – the place on earth where the ocean shows its teeth… Read more…
50 years of over-fishing and pollution have destroyed most of marine life in many parts of this planet. Several species have disappeared where there used to be healthy populations.
Dive into the life of renowned water photographer, Clark Little, as he takes on the world’s most dangerous shorebreak around the island of Oahu. SHOREBREAK is non-stop action that will inspire and prepare you capturing your own shorebreak moments. Selected for the programme of the International OCEAN FILM TOUR Volume Read more…
Submissions are now being accepted for the 18th annual Ojai Film Festival. Ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway (the number one film submission platform worldwide) the Ojai Film Festival continues to grow in prestige as one of the country’s premier destination festivals. The 10-day Read more…
Attention screenwriters! Submissions are now open for the second annual Screenwriting Competition for the 18th Ojai Film Festival. The winning script, judged by a panel of accomplished industry professionals, will be presented at the Festival as a table read by a cast of professional actors. The writer of the winning Read more…
The Ojai Film Festival 2016 june volunteer newsletter… Click to access 2016-June-newsletter.pdf
In 2016 the Ojai Film Festival is offering four themed segments within the larger Festival: Focus Earth, the Gold Coast Film Series, focus on Young Filmmakers, and the first Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition.
A perennial favorite with festival goers, the Focus Earth series presents films that shine a light on environmental issues. This year’s films will be presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. The Focus Earth program will screen films and offer themed workshops/seminars. (more…)
By the time I had reached my seventeenth birthday, I had pretty much given up going to the movies. The action films and mysteries I had enjoyed while growing up had started to seem silly and repetitive, Hollywood’s attempts at drama struck me as contrived, melodramatic and sentimental, and although Read more…
Record-breaking 16th Annual Ojai Film Festival is Bigger and Better than Ever The Ojai Film Festival announced today the dates for its 16th season. The festival will run for ten days, from November 5-15, 2015. Festival organizers decided to expand the festival to run two weekends primarily due to the Read more…
Officials from the California Department of Fish & Game have identified the culprit in the recent water main breakage as the work of a “sewer gator”. It is common for people, tired of their pets, to flush them down the toilet and apparently this is often the case with baby Read more…
Panavision is a long time sponsor of our Lifetime Achievement Award. The chosen filmmaker is awarded $60,000 worth of equipment from Panavision for a month. Want to learn more? Here’s an article about last year’s winner: http://www.panavision.com/owen-roizman-asc-honored-ojai-film-festival
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will also be participate in this year’s Focus Earth portion of the film festival. We’re happy to have them partner up with us and look forward to seeing some earth-centric flims that highlight their mission. http://ovlc.org/
Have you missed the iconic Ojai Playhouse? It’s been integral to our yearly film festival, serving as the principal screening venue. In 2014, a Golden State Water Company main burst on Ojai Ave. and flooded the Playhouse. Today it’s a derelict pit in the center of town. Golden State Water Read more…
The Ojai Valley Green Coalition will be participating in this year’s Focus Earth portion of the film festival. We’re excited to have them partner with us again and look forward to the films that benefit their cause. Check out their website: http://ojaivalleygreencoalition.com/