Making a Film on a Small Budget and Adjusting to New Circumstances
Many challenges come with filming independent movies: last minute schedule conflicts with the Cast, losing locations, getting rained out, or fire … the list goes on and on. I
“Destination Animation” Delivers Tips from the Pros
Millions of viewers worldwide relish a well done animated story. The Ojai Film Festival invites anyone who wants to learn how to develop an animated film to a “Destination Animat
First Film with Deaf-Blind Star Screening
Filmmaker Doug Roland’s life changed one morning at 4 a.m. in the East Village of New York City. He spent an hour waiting for a bus with a deaf-blind man. This, his first encount
Short Film Wins Bill Paxton Award
For the first time the Ojai Film Festival (OFF) named a short film as recipient of the Bill Paxton Award. This distinction honors achievements among the filmmaking community of Oja
21st Annual Ojai Film Festival Goes Virtual
The theme “Enriching the Human Spirit through Film” continues to guide the Ojai Film Festival. At a time when people’s spirits need uplifting more than ever before the global
Ojai Film Festival Announces Winning Screenplay for 2020
“Immigrants” Emphasizes the Importance of Family Immigrants, a richly detailed story of family struggle and survival from Nazi Germany to the melting pot of New York, won Best
8 Weeks to 6 Minutes
Monday, November 9 at 7 pm 2020, USA, Director: Janae Kim: Producers: Janae Kim and Antonio Scarpitta; 60 min. Antonio is a middle-aged editor who decides to take a risk and pursue
A Lonely Death
Friday, November 6 at 10 am & Tuesday, November 10 at 1 pm 2019, USA, Director: Matthew Suppes, Producers: Soken Sai and Thomas Barreiros; 26 min. Nori, a quiet man with few fr
A Small Family Affair
Friday, November 6 at 10 am & Tuesday, November 10 at 1 pm 2020, USA, Director: Barbara Stepansky, Producers: Sarah Ivy, Ben Scantlin, and Barbara Stepansky; 17 min. On what sh
All for my mother
Friday, November 6 at 7 pm & Tuesday, November 10 at 7 pm 2019, Poland, Director: Małgorzata Imielska, Producer: Naima Film; 90 min. Seventeen-year-old tomboy Olka has two obs