Oceanside International Film Festival

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Oceanside International Film Festival
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OIFF Venue Sunshine Brooks Theater
Location Oceanside, California, U.S.
Founded2009
Founded byOceanside Cultural Foundation
Most recent2025
Directors
  • Lou Niles (executive)
  • Dmitriv Demidov (co-chair)
Artistic directorCarly Starr Brullo-Niles
Festival dateAnnually in August until 2020, annually in February since 2021
LanguageEnglish
Website osidefilm.org
14th Oceanside International Film Festival chronology

The Oceanside International Film Festival (OIFF) is an annual film festival held in Oceanside, California. It was founded in 2009 by the Oceanside Cultural Foundation. [1]

Contents

History

The 11th annual festival was the first in person event since 2019. It ran from February 22-27, 2022. [2] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was held annually in August each year. It was virtual in August 2020, followed up by a virtual "best of" festival in February 2021. This transition was to permanently move the annual festival to February. [3]

Executive director Lou Niles curates the festival along with his wife, director Carly Starr Brullo-Niles. [4] Dmitriv Demidov is the co-chair, Michael E. Vasquez is a committee chair member, [5] and Sterling Anno is the co-programmer. [6]

Notable appearances

Notable attendees include Sally Kirkland, Jon St. John, [7] Amir George, [8] Lee Meriwether, [9] TJ Storm, [10] Shawn Hatosy, Carolina Guerra, Ben Robson, [11] Kate Bosworth, Sanoe Lake, John Stockwell, [12] Taylor Steele, Tony Alva, Joanna Cassidy, [13] Taryn Manning and The Silent Comedy. [14]

Notable films and television

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2015 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Costa Dillon [10]
2017 The Black Ghiandola Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwicke, Theodore Melfi Short film [15]
2018 Jackpot Shawn Hatosy TV episode 11 premiere of Animal Kingdom season 3 [16]
Daisy Belle William Wall Short film [17]
2020 Friend of the World Brian Patrick Butler Premiere [18]
The Power Agent Mark Atkinson Best Actress nomination for Charlie Krapf, short film [19]
2022 Blue Crush John Stockwell Opening film [12]
Pulp Friction Mark Atkinson, Tony Olmos Best Supporting Actor nomination for Elliott Branch Jr., short film [20]
2023 Touch Justin Burquist Best Art Direction nomination, short film [21]
2024 Thinner Tom Holland Special screening [22]
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Tony OlmosClosing film, multiple nominations [23]

Achievement in Film Award

Artist Spotlight Award

Emerging Filmmaker Award

Emerging Student Scholarship Award

Inspiring Student Scholarship Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Oceanside Awareness Award

Oceanside Impact Award

Oceanside On Screen Award

Oceanside Spotlight Contest

Best Picture

Best Actor in a Lead Role

Best Actress in a Lead Role

Best Animation (Short or Feature)

Best Art Direction (Short or Feature)

Best Cinematography in a Feature

Best Cinematography in a Short

Best Direction in a Feature

Best Direction in a Short

Best Editing in a Feature

Best Editing in a Short

Best Feature Documentary

Best Local Student Film

Best Narrative Feature

Best Narrative Short

Best Original Score (Short or Feature)

Best Producer

Best Screenplay (Short or Feature)

Best Screenplay (Feature)

Best Screenplay (Short)

Best Short Documentary

Best Soundtrack (Short or Feature)

Best Student Film (Short or Feature)

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

References

  1. ↑ Kragen, Pam (11 October 2009). "Oceanside launches first film festival". Hartford Courant . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Frost, Lisa (3 February 2022). "Oceanside International Film Festival Is Back In Person". Yahoo! News . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Samantha (24 February 2022). "Oceanside Int'l Film Festival returns to red carpet in-person". The Coast News . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Coddon, David L. (17 February 2022). "Arts & Culture Newsletter: Oceanside International Film Festival is back, live and in person". The San Diego Union Tribune . Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Yee, Promise (7 August 2015). "The Oceanside International Film Festival kicks off". The Coast News . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Zevely, Jeff (2024-01-18). "Special reunion screening of Stephen King's 'Thinner' brings stars to Oceanside". KFMB-TV . Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  7. ↑ Nelson, Paige (2013-09-01). "Oceanside film fest celebrates cinema". North Coast Current. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2013 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  9. 1 2 "Winning Films from 2016 Oceanside International Film Festival". Oside News. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. 1 2 "The 2015 Oceanside International Film Festival Begins". Oside News. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Puterski, Steve (9 August 2018). "'Animal Kingdom' stars set stage for film festival". The Coast News . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  12. 1 2 Accomando, Beth (21 February 2022). "Oceanside International Film Festival kicks off Tuesday". KPBS Public Media . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  13. 1 2 Frost, Lisa (9 August 2019). "Oceanside Film Festival Star Studded Weekend Line-up". Patch . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Nelson, Samantha (2023-03-02). "Oceanside International Film Festival wraps its 12th year". The Coast News . Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  15. ↑ "Oceanside International Film Festival Accepting Submissions for 8th Annual Event". Oside News. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "TNT's Animal Kingdom Shawn Hatosy's at 2018 Oceanside International Film Festival". North County Daily Star. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Horn, Steve (2018-10-18). "Escondido filmmaker wins best local film at San Diego International Film Fest". The Coast News . Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  18. ↑ Peterson, Karla (14 August 2020). "San Diego filmmaker brings the apocalypse to the Oceanside International Film Festival". The San Diego Union Tribune . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "2020 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "OIFF 2022 Winners". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "OIFF 2023 AWARD NOMINEES". Oceanside International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  22. ↑ Zevely, Jeff (2024-01-18). "Special reunion screening of Stephen King's 'Thinner' brings stars to Oceanside". KFMB-TV . Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  23. ↑ Zee, Michaela (2025-01-07). "'Skinamarink' Studio's $29,000 Horror Satire 'Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea' Debuts Clip Ahead of AVOD Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2018 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "OIFF 2025 AWARD WINNERS". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "2019 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2012 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  28. ↑ Mcintosh, Linda (31 July 2014). "Native American actor Saginaw Grant wins Lifetime Achievement Award at film fest". The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  29. ↑ "5th annual Oceanside International Film Festival blasts off". Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  30. ↑ Newbold, Mark (2017-07-27). "Original 'Star Wars' Set Designer To Be Honored At Oceanside Film Festival". Jedi News. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2015 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  32. ↑ "OIFF 2022 WINNERS - Editing Award - Oceanside International". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "OIFF 2023 AWARD WINNERS - Films - Oceanside International". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2016 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2017 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2009 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 "2014 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  38. 1 2 3 "2017 Oceanside International Film Festival Winners". Oside News. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  39. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "OIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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