The Oceanside International Film Festival (OIFF) is an annual

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based in Oceanside, a town in

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. It was founded in 2009 by the Oceanside Cultural Foundation.

History

Executive director Lou Niles curates the festival along with his wife, director Carly Starr Brullo-Niles. The 11th annual festival was the first in person event since 2019. It ran from February 22-27, 2022. Prior to the

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, the festival was held annually in August each year. It was virtual in August 2020, followed up by a virtual "best of" festival in February 2021. This transition was to permanently move the annual festival to February.

Notable Films

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'' is a 1978 American parody film produced by J. Stephen Peace and John DeBello, and directed by John DeBello based upon an original idea by Costa Dillon. The screenplay was written by Dillon, Peace, and DeBello ...

'' by

Costa Dillon Constantine Dillon (born 1953), usually known as Costa, is a retired U.S. National Park Service Superintendent and a writer and actor of Greek ancestry. He is most famous as the creator of the film '' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!'' and its ...

and '' Wildlike'' starring

Bruce Greenwood Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in '' Thirteen Days,'' for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion ...

screened in 2015. '' American Satan'' by

Ash Avildsen Ashley Greg Avildsen (born November 5, 1981) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Films. The son of director John G. Avildsen, he wrote and directed the films ''What Now' ...

won Best Narrative Feature, ''

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'' won Best Picture, '' Our Barrio'' won Best Picture - Audience Choice and ''

The Black Ghiandola ''The Black Ghiandola'' is a 2017 horror short film directed by Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwicke and Theodore Melfi and starring Johnny Depp, Laura Dern, David Lynch and J. K. Simmons. It tells the story of a young man risking his life to save a y ...

'' starring

Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...

screened in 2017. Episode 11 of ''

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s '' Animal Kingdom'' season 3, ''

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'' directed by

Shawn Hatosy Shawn Wayne Hatosy is an American film and television actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the films '' In & Out'', ''The Faculty'', '' Outside Providence'', '' Anywhere but Here'', ''The Cooler'', and ''Alpha Dog''. He is also w ...

, premiered in 2018. ''Daisy Belle'' screened the same year. ''

Friend of the World ''Friend of the World'' is a 2020 American independent black-and-white film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler in his feature film debut, starring Nick Young and Alexandra Slade. The surreal experimental film takes place post-apocalyp ...

'' by

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premiered and ''

The Power Agent ''The Power Agent'' is a 2020 comedy short film written and directed by Mark Atkinson. The film stars Atkinson, Jeff Krapf and Charlie Krapf. Plot An actor seeks advice from his agent. Cast * Mark Atkinson * Jeff Krapf * Charlie Krapf P ...

'' was nominated for Best Actress in 2020. ''Leave 'em Laughing'' was nominated in four categories including Best Supporting Actor for

Matthew Glave Matthew Glave (born August 19, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles in ''The Wedding Singer'', '' Picket Fences'', '' Baby's Day Out'', '' ER'', '' Stargate SG-1'', ''Army Wives'', '' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', and '' Angie ...

and won Best Art Design for Elsa Mickelsen. The first opening night film in 2022 was ''

Blue Crush ''Blue Crush'' is a 2002 sports film directed by John Stockwell and based on Susan Orlean's 1998 ''Outside'' magazine article "Life's Swell". It stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem. The film tells the story of ...

'' starring

Kate Bosworth Catherine Anne Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress. Following minor roles in the films '' The Horse Whisperer'' (1998) and ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), she rose to prominence with her role as a young surfer in the box-offi ...

. That same year, '' We All Die Alone'' by Jonathan Hammond was nominated in five categories and won Best Supporting Actress for Suzana Norberg.

Notable appearances

Notable attendees include

Sally Kirkland Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New York avant-garde theater, she has appeared in more than 250 fi ...

, Jon St. John,

Lee Meriwether Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the Miss America 1955 pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daught ...

, TJ Storm,

Carolina Guerra Carolina Guerra (born Carolina Liliana Guerra Molina; 30 July 1987) is a Colombian model, actress and television presenter chosen in 2005 to represent the nation's capital as ''Miss Bogotá''. She won a Škoda Fabia hatchback, 25 million pesos ...

Ben Robson Ben Robson (born 4 February 1984) is an English actor and model. Early life Robson was born and grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His father worked in manufacturing. He has one younger brother and one younger sister. His sister works as ...

Sanoe Lake Sànoe Lake is an American actress, model, and surfer. Early life Lake was born and raised on Kauai, Hawaii. She is of Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, German, Irish and English descent. Her name "Sànoe" means "The Mist of the Mountains." Lake w ...

, John Stockwell, Taylor Steele,

Tony Alva Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and one of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as the Z-Boys. The ...

Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey, August 2, 1945 Brady, James"In Step With: Joanna Cassidy" ''Miami Herald'', November 25, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Born: Aug.2, 1944, in Camden, N.J.") is an American actress. ...

Taryn Manning Taryn Manning is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), Cherry in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2010), Nola in ''Hu ...

and

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. Lifetime Achievement Award winners include

Saginaw Grant Saginaw Morgan Grant (July 20, 1936 – July 27, 2021) was a Native American character actor. He appeared in '' The Lone Ranger'', '' The World's Fastest Indian'', ''Community'', and ''Breaking Bad'' and was a musician, pow wow dancer, motivatio ...

Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Denise Quinlan Abbott (born November 19, 1954) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1977 film of the novel '' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,'' and her Golde ...

and

Rolly Crump Roland Fargo "Rolly" Crump (born February 27, 1930) is an American animator and designer noted particularly for his work as a Disney Imagineer. Biography Crump was born in Alhambra, California, and joined Walt Disney Studios in 1952. Initial ...

References

External links

Official website
* {{IMDb event, 0001991, Oceanside International Film Festival Annual events in California Cinema of Southern California Culture of San Diego Film festivals in San Diego Film festivals established in 2009 Oceanside, California Recurring events established in 2009