Don’t Sell Yourself Short: How To Market Your Film Panel

Sunday, November 6, 7 PM AC Raymund Room Join Moderator Colin Costello, West Coast Editor Reel 360 News and award-winning Filmmaker (Storage) for an entertainment industry insider’s guide from Oscar-nominated Director Matt Ogens (Netflix Audible and Disney’s upcoming Madu) on how to market your film projects. Joining Colin and Matt for this essential conversation is Read more…

Screenplay Winner Comes Out of the Jane Austen Cinematic Universe

Judges for the Seventh Annual Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition recently selected this year’s winner. “Very little separated the top choices from the rest of the semifinalists this year,” Bruce Novotny, the competition’s director, said. “The competition was tight and our judges made a difficult choice.” A sharp-witted comedy of manners Read more…

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. In this Indie Filmmaking seminar on Sunday, November 8 at 1 pm, Michelle Danner will tell stories about overcoming obstacles while shooting. Read more…

New Free Online Film Series

Festival Highlights: Sixteen Films Over Six Weeks In this time of self-quarantine the Ojai Film Festival presents frustrated moviegoers with a new online film series. “Festival Highlights” launches Friday, May 22 and continues through June 26 with two to three films released each week. The films then remain available for Read more…