Wide Open Experimental Film Festival

Wide Open Experimental Film Festival (WOEFF) is a festival organized by the Film Department at Oklahoma City University. Inspired by Oklahoma’s wide-open landscape, we showcase experimental films that will open peoples’ eyes to the alternative forms, structures, and styles of film.

WOEFF is looking for anything that falls under the broad umbrella of “experimental film.” We’re interested in unusual techniques, fringe topics, edge cases, longing outsiders and fed-up insiders, films that break machines, films that channel rage onto celluloid, films that quietly observe, films that chaotically invent. Films by thoughtful weirdos, intuitive poets, structuralists, purists, Luddites, avant-gardists, experimenters, artisans.

In past years, we've showcased works by filmmakers like Tomonari Nishikawa, Kelly Gallagher, Lori Felker, Sasha Waters, Ben Russell, Peter Rose, Dominic Angerame, Bill Brown, Caryn Cline, Gregg Biermann, Crystal Z Campbell, and many many more.

WOEFF will take place in person in Oklahoma City in Spring 2026 and will, as always, be free to attend. We plan to expand WOEFF’s programming for WOEFF FIVE to include artist talks, introductions by film scholars and students, and panel discussions.

Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to pay screening or travel fees to filmmakers.

This year, we have a maximum duration of 25 minutes for all submitted films. WOEFF has no requirements for films’ premiere status or date of completion.

For more information about Oklahoma City University’s Film Department, visit okcu.edu/film and okcu.edu/film-production.