Special Screening: “Larry Flynt for President”
Do you consider today’s political theater absurd? A look at a campaign sham from the past offers some perspective. The Ojai Film Festival presents Nadia Szold’s “Larry Flynt
New YouTube Award
The Twenty-Second Annual Ojai Film Festival expands its reach from independent films to the world of YouTube. A panel discusses exploring the free-flowing creativity of the worldwi
I Was There – A Reporter’s Story
Share a couple of hours with journalist and author Ivor Davis. Sunday, November 7 at 7 pm One critic amusingly described Ivor Davis as “a combination of Zelig and Forrest Gum
Screenplay Competition 2021 Finalists
A screenplay serves as the written plan for a film or television program. It provides the guidelines and dialogue for creating a new cinematic event. Each year the Ojai Film Festiv
Ojai Film Festival Goes LIVE in 2021!
Festival dates: November 4-14, 2021 November 4 – Opening free film in Libbey Park November 5-8 – Screenings and Festival programs November 9-14 – All festival fil
“Kiss the Ground” Ojai Drive-In Premiere
Big Picture Ranch and the Ojai Film Festival collaborate to present a drive-in premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary “Kiss the Ground.” The only in-person screening
Best Screenplay Table Read
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. T
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