Established in 2014, the Oakville Festivals of Film & Art (OFFA) is a true community-oriented festival, focused on bringing the best features, documentaries, and short films to cinephiles in southern Ontario.
OFFA presents Oakville’s only independent film festival – the Oakville Film Festival – each year in June. The once 3 day festival has now expanded to a full week for 2021, and features a hybrid festival that includes both virtual and live screenings and events. The 8th annual Oakville Film Festival occurs from 23-29th June, 2021.
This film festival showcases and premieres the feature films, shorts and documentaries of established and award-winning auteurs, as well as the works of new and experienced local Canadian filmmakers.
The festival presents some 20 feature-length productions and an equal number of short subjects, many of which originate in Oakville or neighbouring communities.
We organize special screening series to raise money, and awareness, for local organizations with whom we collaborate on programming.
This is a festival that affords filmgoers unrivalled access to producers, directors, actors, and aspiring filmmakers. It’s characterized by the opportunity for all to mingle, meet and talk together about film. Every screening has an interactive aspect.
Learn: This festival often hosts experts, such as professors and authors, to enhance your screening experience.
Engage: We also focus our lens on serious social issues, and each year, present a block of programming dedicated to raising awareness about an important issue.
Throughout the year, OFFA cooperates with other not-for-profit community organizations to host and showcase a range of screenings that celebrate film and its importance in the life of our community. To meet its mandate, OFFA actively engages Oakville’s generous corporate citizens.
We envision a community of cultural and artistic diversity where the cinematic arts are a focal point, help build community, and are accessible to all.
Our Board and membership are committed to popularizing film and filmmaking.
We provide our audience and community with a range of unique and enriching events and festivals.
We are committed to:
Wendy Donnan, Judah Hernandez & Stephanie Colebrook