Oakland Short Film Festival brings independent films from around the globe to one of the most upcoming destinations in the film industry.
Loyal to our vision to showcase emerging talents and highlight the importance of the cinema beyond budget, background and genre, OAKFF always features a diverse screening program.
Our main aim is to connect the filmmakers with the audience and offer a connecting hub for cinephiles, artists and industry experts.
Oakland Short Film Festival took place for the first time in 2019 and after two years of online screenings due to Covid-19 restrictions, has returned to the cinema halls with the vision to expand further.
HFP
Oakland Short Film Festival is organised by HFP, a pioneer organisation that runs Film Festivals and other events showcasing and championing ideas of diversity. Through our global series of film Festivals that spread in 13 countries, we open the path to voices with a compelling story to share. Our main mission is to honour independent cinema and establish a network of artists eager to join forces and spread their work across all nations. HFP runs 25 film Festivals worldwide.
The festival program will consist of international short films of different genres. All styles, genres and languages are welcome. Our team of judges, who come from filmmaking and film criticism backgrounds, will select the most diverse screening selection.
We will award winners in the following categories:
Best Short Film
Best Documentary Short
Best Drama Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Animation Short
Best Director
Best Scriptwriter
Best Student Short Film
The winners will be announced at the festival, after the screening, and online the next day.