11th Annual Oakville Film Festival:

Celebrating 11 Years of Film and Culture in our Community

VIP Red Carpet Passes, GALA Plus and Double GALA passes ON SALE NOW For the lowest price of the festival!

The 2024 Oakville Film Festival is celebrating 11 years as Oakville’s only independent film festival and will run from June 19th – 25th 2024.

EARLY BIRD PRICING NOW AVAILABLE!

Over 7 days, The Oakville Film Festival presents over 100 of the best Canadian, local, and international narrative and documentary films, plus short films and web series.  The Festival celebrates cinema with GALAS, parties, music and entertainment, and star appearances from the worlds of film and culture.  Some films are also available online during the festival.

VIP Service: VIP Red Carpet Pass

This year’s lineup includes parties, red carpet screenings, and events,  and if you purchase your VIP Red Carpet passes by 15th  May, you will get 15% off your pass including access to BOTH GALAS, exclusive parties and THREE regular screenings. Buy now to get early access to book screenings.

Festival Launch Event:  Wednesday 15th May  1:30 pm- 3 pm

OFFA will be launching its festival lineup live at our Event Partner, Film.Ca Cinemas, on 15th May at 1:30. At this event you will be the first to see the festival lineup and all the film trailers for 2024, and get a chance to meet filmmakers and network with OFFA sponsors, media, and Industry representatives.

TO LAUNCH THE FESTIVAL!
FREE Family-Friendly Launch Event in Towne Square Oakville
Wednesday 19th June 6 pm – 11 pm.

New for 2024, the festival launches with a FREE family friendly event and outdoor screening in Towne Square, Oakville, on Wednesday 19th June from 6 pm to 11 pm.

OFFA is working with Film.Ca Cinemas, Active Parents, Have More Fun, CHCH, and The True Inclusion Foundation of Canada to help create a fun, exciting and inclusive atmosphere for families before and during the screening.

Thursday and Friday Night Galas (Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts)
Thursday 20 June EY GALA, and Friday Night 21 June National Indigenous People’s Day GALA!

OFFA has two Premiere Red Carpet Galas, the EY GALA and After Party on Thursday 20 June, and a National Indigenous Peoples Day Canadian film gala on Friday 21 June, which includes a cocktail pre-party for VIP pass purchasers.  If you purchase your VIP Red Carpet Pass now you are guaranteed VIP seating and a spot at both screenings and both parties.

Film.ca Cinemas Saturday and Sunday June 22-23rd

The festival continues into the weekend, 22 and 23 June, with film screenings all weekend long at our Event Partner,  Film.Ca Cinemas in Oakville. Over 50 feature films, documentaries, short films, and web series will be screened from 11 am to 11 pm each day.

VENUES

Festival venues include OFFA Event Partner,  Film.Ca cinemas, and the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.  The Industry Summit will be held at the Oakville Power Boat Club, which is walking distance from the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Film.Ca Cinemas will have two theatres showing films all day long 22-23 June.

For the ultimate festival experience, we recommend our Red Carpet VIP pass,  which gives you access to all GALA screenings and parties, including a Swag Bag and OFFA Designer T-Shirt. This is available 15% off regular price until 15th May.

Price: $185.99 = $158.09
(Lowest Price of the festival!)

The VIP pass also gives you 6 tickets to any live or virtual festival screening of your choice.  Purchase now and get 15% off the price of this pass!

VIP RED CARPET

The Red Carpet VIP pass includes:

  • Both red-carpet Galas at Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts (OCPA) Thursday 20 June, and Friday 21 June
  • 6 tickets to any festival screening of your choice.
  • Exclusive access to all parties and events, including the Thursday night Gala After Party and Friday night pre-event cocktail party
  • A swag bag
  • 2024 Oakville Film Festival custom-designed t-shirt.

NOTE: this is the only pass that allows party access.

Includes early access to book your tickets before the public, starting MAY 13th,  plus a special invitation to the OFFA launch event. Stay tuned!

CA$185.99  $158.09
(price goes back up 15th May)


 

Other Passes On Pre-sale

  • GALA Plus Includes: one Gala of your choice + 3 film.ca or virtual screenings) 
  • Double GALA Pass $69.99 This pass allows you two tickets to either our Thursday night or Friday Night GALA, your choice.

GALA PLUS PASS

Admission to ONE gala of your choice plus THREE tickets redeemable to any Film.Ca or online screenings. Buy now to get 15% off this very popular pass.

$79.99 $67.99

DOUBLE GALA PASS

This pass includes both the EY Thursday evening GALA at OCPA as well as the Friday Canadian Premiere GALA at OCPA.  You can buy one of each, or two tickets for the same GALA, so it’s shareable. Buy now before the discount ends 15th May.

$69.99  $59.49


 

SINGLE TICKETS + SINGLE GALA TICKETS

Single GALA and regular tickets will be available beginning 15th May, 2024.

JURY AWARDS EVENT LIVE FOR 2024

The festival brings global filmmakers to our amazing community, either in person, or through virtual live or pre-taped Q&As that allow you to interact with the filmmakers.

Each year, OFFA hosts a juried award competition to recognize exceptional film makers, as well as an Audience Choice Award. For 2024, OFFA is doing a live awards event during the festival at Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.  All prizes with the exception of the Audience Choice Awards will be awarded at this event. Ten awards are given out. Details to come!

OFFA INDUSTRY SUMMIT: THREE DAYS OF NETWORKING/PANELS/INDUSTRY ACCESS. LIVE FOR 2024!
Thursday 20 June to Saturday 22 June.

The Oakville Film Festival Industry Summit brings together film professionals for three days of learning, networking, films, awards, and social events.

This year’s theme is “Financing Your Film”

Held in beautiful downtown Oakville, our Industry Summit includes a full day of professional development Friday 21 June, including breakfast and lunch, followed by drinks and hors d’oeuvres on the patio overlooking the river and marina. All participants receive a ticket to the Friday evening Canadian GALA for National Indigenous People’s Day. Enjoy gala events, film screenings, parties with great food and drink, and our awards ceremony at OCPA.  More details to come!

The Industry Summit begins with a full day of panels/presentations on Friday 21 June, at the Oakville Power Boat club. Our full day event features four moderated panels focused on financing films for emerging/intermediate level filmmakers with established industry professionals. All participants are then invited to attend our FRIDAY night GALA free.  The OFFA Awards Ceremony will occur Saturday 22 June at OCPA – details to come.

Be the first to know about our program and event details.

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This festival is top notch. From the networking to the screenings to the workshops and food this is put on by people in the industry who love and appreciate filmmaking! Thank you so much for having the Hadlee projects as part of your festival! We met so many amazing friends and contacts which would not have been possible without this festival. Thank you from The Hadlee team

– Christie R. Kennedy

What an amazing experience!
I feel honored that my filmed had live and online screenings on this great festival!
Tori, Cynthia and the whole team at OFFA were always there for any possible question and they always informed the participants for every stage of the festival.
I had the chance to meet some amazing people, and even had the opportunity to attend a short Q&A interview about my film.
By far my favorite festival, hope to take part again in the future!
Thanks OFFA!

– Christopher Anagnostopoulos

Ryan M

This was my first festival experience on the filmmaker side, I’ve had a few as an actor, and the experience with Oakville Film Festival could not have been a better start. The weekly workshops leading up to the festival were educational, communication great, and the people are kind and helpful.

– Ryan Northcott

What a fantastic festival! Wonderful lineup, great communications, and very welcoming organizers. They managed to put together an extraordinary festival even in the midst of a pandemic. I can’t recommend this festival enough and very much hope we can experience it in person someday soon! — Team Gosia@Tomek

– Christine Jezior (Germany)

Thanks for everything and congratulations for still making it possible despite new measures.. it was such a pride to be selected by you guys to premiere my movie in Canada

– Thomas Gailhard

Phenomenal festival! I had the pleasure of virtually attending OFFA last year. Wendy and her team did an incredible job organizing and communicating with us. I felt very welcomed and included throughout the festival. It’s beautiful when you truly feel supported and nurtured by a festival. Thank you, OFFA!

– Alexis Duran

Great communication and fantastic experience. The team at OFFA were always clear and concise with what they needed and always kept the filmmakers well informed. I screened my short film on the gala evening and it was well attended and met with a great response. One person in the audience said “well that was dark” which is exactly the response I wanted. Would apply again in an instant.

– Mark Delotinville


 

REVIEWS

 


Thank you OFFA 10. We were thrilled to be a part of this years event. It was an incredible experience. The film selection was terrific. The Industry day was excellent and well received and the studio tour and lounge for film makers was a very nice touch. Thank you for a rewarding and memorable few days. Thanks to Wendy and her incredible team and to the volunteers and all the sponsors who helped to make this happen.

– David Peck

So great to be part of this amazing film festival once again! Wendy and her awesome team and volunteers really made us feel welcome and put together a fantastic experience for all the filmmakers and audiences! We were very proud to bring our short doc “The Moviegoer” to Oakville and give the film festival the highest recommendation possible! Congrats to everyone at the Oakville Film Festival!

– Ross Munro

I was so honoured to have my short film Demon Box screen at the Oakville Film Festival’s tenth edition. Wendy, Tori and their incredible team of staff and volunteers work tireless to foster a wonderful sense of community for the filmmakers and the attendees. Each of the many screenings I attended was overflowing with enthusiastic and engaged audiences. This fest strikes a lovely balance between cinema creators and cinema lovers. The location is picturesque. Thoughtful Industry panels round out the experience – making this a must attend event.

– Sean Wainsteim

This was our first real festival and it was a blast. Wendy and the team put together several fun nights filled with drinks and music, fantastic films, plenty of networking opportunities, drinks and music 🙂
I might produce another film just so I can submit it to OFFA again!

– Cliff Redford

What a great festival ! I never saw a team so involved in the preparation of a festival. They contact you to schedule online meeting to talk about your film, they offer you filmmakers passes and friends&family tickets, they also organize the OFFA’s Industry Summit to increase networking opportunities. You can feel that OFFA’s Team loves Cinema and that’s what makes a really great festival for film lovers. I’m very proud that my short film was screened for the 10 years edition.

– Cyril Masson

This festival was a such pleasure to be a part of. The Industry day produced some the best panels I’ve attended at any festival or industry market (at a gorgeous venue), the networking opportunities were great, the food was delicious and I’m so happy to have done the studio tour. Couldn’t have asked or a better experience.

– Tee Schneider

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