The Ojai Film Festival is an intimate festival within easy reach of the film industry power center of Los Angeles. It has built a reputation for presenting world-class independent films to a savvy, sophisticated audience.
The winning script will be chosen by a panel of accomplished industry professionals, and will be presented at the festival as a table read, by a cast of professional actors under the guidance of an experienced director. The winning writer will be honored at our festival's awards ceremony with a trophy and public celebration. Note: For the past two years during the pandemic, we have recorded the table reads of the winning screenplays with actors participating over Zoom. We then presented the edited performance to our festival audience. This more polished presentation pleased the winning writers, and we have decided to continue with this method for the foreseeable future.
The writers of each of the five finalist screenplays will receive filmmaker passes to the festival and recognition at the awards ceremony.
For 2022 the Ojai Film festival is also partnering with InkTip.
InkTip: Where everyone goes for scripts and writers.
Winners will receive a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership. As an InkTip Pro Member, thousands of filmmakers can find and read your scripts, and you'll be able to pitch directly to production companies every week. With over 3,000 options and 400 movies made, InkTip is the place for independent film.
