The Our Vision Caribbean and Latino Film Festival (OVCLFF) is the only combined Caribbean and Latino film festival that is Academy Award Oscar-qualifying for short films. Each year, the in-person festival occurs at the Carson Event Center in Carson, CA and the online version of the festival through Filmocracy.
OVCLFF is very filmmaker-friendly and filmmaker-centric for emerging independent Caribbean and Latino films and filmmakers of color. OVCLFF is distinctly committed to illuminating stories and artist from the Caribbean and Latino diaspora. OVCLFF is brought to you by Founder and COO Charles Alleyne and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Christopher C. Odom, MFA, PhD.
Join us January 13, 2024 virtually for the most important film festival of the year.
Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Documentary
Best Animation
Best Television Series / Episode
Best Web / New Media Series / Episode
Best Music Video
Best Game / Interactive Film
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality / 360 Video
The winners of the short film categories will screen for 1-week in theaters on both coasts in Los Angeles and New York in order to fulfill the requirements for Academy Award consideration.
Through Filmocracyβs partnership with Hoopla, winners of the best feature, best documentary, or best short categories will be considered for non-exclusive streaming distribution through Hoopla. Hooplaβs titles will become available to 5 million Hoopla users. For a single view that lasts for more than 30 seconds, feature film producers will be paid $0.50 per view. Short films will be made available in bundles in groups of 5. Each short will receive $0.10 per view that last over 30 seconds.