The Oceanside International Film Festival's mission is to provide a platform for media creators from all backgrounds to present their work to an appreciative audience and offer an opportunity for their art to be recognized. This includes producing immersive events that expand on the cultural and educational nature of the cinematic experience. OIFF strives to highlight the importance of storytelling and points of view of diverse cultures from around the world. OIFF accepts all genres in both the realms of narrative & nonfiction. This includes drama, comedy, horror & thrillers, sci-fi, romance, animation, westerns & period, music videos, experimental & non-narrative, surf, social cause, as well as student productions within any genre.

Oceanside International Film Festival is a recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization. CA Tax ID – 87-2146850

The Oceanside Intl Film Festival presents over 20 juried awards in Best-of Categories. (Annual amount of award categories may vary) These Categories are;

-Best Narrative Feature
-Best Narrative Short
-Best Feature Documentary
-Best Short Documentary
-Best Best Animation (Any Length)
-Best Student Film (Any Length)
-Best Best Picture (Any Length)
-Best Direction in a Feature
-Best Direction in a Short
-Best Lead Actor (Any Length)
-Best Lead Actress (Any Length)
-Best Supporting Actor (Any Length)
-Best Supporting Actress (Any Length)
-Best Cinematography in a Feature
-Best Cinematography in a Short
-Best Screenplay (Any Length)
-Best Editing in a Feature
-Best Editing in a Short
-Best Original Score
-Best Art Direction (Any Length)
-Oceanside Impact Award
-Emerging Filmmaker Scholarship Fund

Screener & Exhibition Formats:
OIFF accepts FilmFreeway Secure Online Screeners, Youtube or Vimeo Links for submission. No physical media will be accepted for submission. If made an official selection, please be ready to provide a digital screener for exhibition purposes. Pro-Res, MOV, MP4, etc. are all acceptable. We currently do not accept DCP as an exhibition format.

Copyright & Exhibition Material: Oceanside International Film Festival is not responsible for the origin of video and music content submitted by filmmakers. Legal responsibility and for any copyright infringement due to questionable origin of content belongs exclusively to the submitter/filmmaker. Submitting work that does not meet legal ownership of the filmmaker can result in immediate, non-refundable disqualification from consideration.

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  • Jared Jacobsen

    Great festival and experience! We were stoked to screen our film "Shaped by the Sea".

    March 2025
  • ben herrgott

    An outstanding experience from start to finish, and on all levels! The team is so passionate, professional and personable.

    March 2025
  • KALIE GRANIER

    Absolutely amazing Festival, and it was truly an honor to be included!

    March 2024
  • OIFF is a beautiful fest at a historic California theater. Wonderful organizers, programming and audience. Thank you for screening Stunner 🖤💚 an honor to be included and a pleasure to attend!

    March 2024
  • Hong-rae Lee

    I love you Oceanside International Film Festival! It was a great honor!

    March 2024