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The call for entries in now over. We will be announcing our films and screenplay finalists in Feb 2012! The 2012 Omaha Film Festival will be March 7-11.
Tickets and Passes will go on sale soon.
One of Movie Maker Magazine's "Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," The 7th Annual Omaha Film Festival will be March 7-11, 2012 in Omaha, NE.
Our film categories are: Feature Film, Documentary , Short Films, Animated Shorts , Nebraska Short Film, and
OFF the EDGE "dark, experimental, or horror films"
Screenplays: Feature Length and Short Length
The Sixth Annual Omaha Film Festival was on March 2-6, 2011.
Over $20,000 in prizes were awarded to the winners of the 2011 OFF! Thanks to our incredible sponsors Sony, Jungle Software, Movie Magic Screenwriting, Oakley, Omaha Steaks, Lew Hunter, GlideCam, Harry and Davids, Soaring Wings, and Death Grip Electric!
The Film/Screenwriting Conference was on March 5-6, 2011.
Our conference panelists were:
Shane Black (writer on “Lethal Weapon” and “The Last Boy Scout,” wrote and directed “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” and will be directing the upcoming “Iron Man 3”), Tom Elkins (editor on “Red Eye” and “The Haunting in Connecticut” and will be directing the upcoming film “The Haunting in Georgia”), Mauro Fiore, ASC (Academy Award winning cinematographer on “Avatar,” as well as “Training Day,” “The Kingdom,” and “The Island”), and Ted Griffin (writer on “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Matchstick Men” and an executive producer on “Up in the Air”)
About the OFF
ESTABLISHED IN 2005, the Omaha Film Festival (OFF) began as a way for the Omaha community to experience the artistry of independent filmmaking through the exhibition of new films by aspiring artists that are otherwise unavailable for viewing in the area. The Festival showcases over 60 films during its annual event, selected from an average of over 400 annual entries that come in from around the world, offering a wide variety of independent cinema choices that includes regional and world premier films as well as advanced screenings of films that have already attracted wider distribution. Narrative features, documentaries, short films, and animated shorts are screened during the week-long Festival, with a special section for Nebraska-made films as well. The selected filmmakers are invited to attend the festival and are given the opportunity to discuss their films with the audience after each screening. Films that have been presented by the OFF have featured performances by Tom Hanks, John Malkovich, Ed Harris, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron, Ving Rhames, Ryan Gosling, David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Jet Li, Barry Pepper, Adrien Brody, and Jeremy Renner.
What sets the OFF apart from other festivals is the overall feeling of inclusion that permeates through the design of the festival experience; from our Midwest hospitality to the care that we take in providing a warm and welcoming environment for our guests, attendees come away with the feeling that they belong here, and that they are a part of something special.
But it’s not just our celebration of film that draws people to the Festival. Our opening and closing night parties and our nightly social gatherings at area hot-spots offer a chance for audience members and filmmakers to mingle with one another in a warm, relaxed atmosphere.
OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS, the OFF has made great strides towards becoming one of the most accomplished teaching festivals in the Central United States, offering opportunities for filmmakers, students, and those who value the artistry of film to learn more about the craft of filmmaking through panels, lectures, and workshops taught by seasoned professionals at our annual Filmmakers Conference. Past Conference participants include:
Mauro Fiore, ASC – Academy Award winning Cinematographer (Avatar, The A-Team)
Neil Krepela, ASC – Special Effects Artist (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Bolt)
Chris Klein – Actor (Election, American Pie)
Daryl Sabara – Actor (Spy Kids, A Christmas Carol)
Kelly Blatz – Actor (Disney’s Aaron Stone)
Donald Petrie – Director (Mystic Pizza, Grumpy Old Men, Miss Congeniality)
Dana Altman – Director, Producer (Lovely, Still)
Nik Fackler - Screenwriter, Director (Lovely, Still)
Daniel Petrie, Jr – Screenwriter, Director, 2 time president of the WGA (Beverly Hills Cop)
Lew Hunter – Chairman Emeritus of Screenwriting at UCLA and author of Screenwriting 434
Shane Black – Screenwriter, Director (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)
Josh Stolberg – Screenwriter, Director (Sorority Row)
Andy Stock – Screenwriter (The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard)
Jon Bokenkamp – Screenwriter (Taking Lives)
Mike Hill – Academy Award winning Editor (Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon)
Tom Elkins – Editor (Wanted)
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