The Ojai Film Festival (OFF) honored former ASC President Steven Poster with the 2020 Distinguished Artist Award for Cinematography at a virtual ceremony. This year OFF invites anyone interested in cinematography to join Poster for a discussion of what it takes to achieve his cinematic vision. “I’m very excited the Read more…
Immigrants, a richly detailed story of family struggle and survival from Nazi Germany to the melting pot of New York, won Best Screenplay at this year’s Ojai Film Festival. The honor includes a Zoom-style table read by professional actors directed by Valerie Alexander, on Sunday, November 8. Meet the Actors Read more…
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. In this Indie Filmmaking seminar on Sunday, November 8 at 1 pm, Michelle Danner will tell stories about overcoming obstacles while shooting. Read more…
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 Animation” seminar on Saturday, November 7 at 4 pm. Cathy Karol-Crowther, who teaches at Santa Monica City College in the Academy Read more…
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 encounter with a deaf-blind person, stayed with him and a few years later inspired his short film Read more…