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On Friday May 11th - Come watch some short films and see the midwest premiere of "Bernie" at the Great Escape. We will be having a party after the films at 2626 Harney St. Invite your friends, and have a fun night with the OFF!
Submit your film or screenplay to the Omaha Film Festival!
Results from the 2012 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay - “Deer Killer” written by Chuck Mittan
Best Feature Screenplay - “k i luv u bye” written by Nicolaas Bertelsen & Carolyn Stephenson
Best Short Screenplay - “Becoming Lana Liu” David J. Schroeder
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography
presented to a Nebraska Short: “The Fixer” – cinematographer Aaron Zavitz
Best Animated Short Film - “Nullarbor” directed by Alistair Lockhart & Patrick Sarell
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Boy in the Bubble” directed by Kaelan O’Rourke
Best Nebraska Short Film - “The Fixer” directed by Aaron Zavitz
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention - “Voluntary Gestures” directed by Stefan Morel
Best Short Film - “First Kiss” directed by Charles Hood
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Friend Request Pending” directed by Chris Faggin
Best OFF the Edge Film - “Nailbiter” directed by Patrick Rea
OFF the Edge Honorable Mention - “Underground” directed by Rafael Eisenman
Best Documentary - “Andrew Bird: Fever Year” directed by Xan Aranda
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Give a Damn?” Directed by Dan Parris
Best Feature Film - “6 Month Rule” Directed by Blayne Weaver
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “Take Me Home” directed by Sam Jaeger
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “A Schizophrenic Love Story” directed by Dylan Thomas Ellis & Glenn D. Levy
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film - “Voluntary Gestures” directed by Stefan Morel
Audience Choice Documentary - “The Girls in the Band” directed by Judy Chaikin
Audience Choice Feature Film - “October Baby” directed by Andrew & Jon Erwin
OFF'12 Encore Award:
“Renee” directed by Nathan Frankowski
Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography:
Aaron Zavitz for "The Fixer"
The 2012 Omaha Film Festival will be March 7-11 at the Great Escape Theatre which is at 7440 Crown Point Avenue. We have announced our film lineup and schedule here.
Everyone can attend the Omaha Film Festival (OFF). We will be screening Narrative Features, Documentaries, and Short Films from all over the world. We do have tickets, and passes available so anyone
is able to attend the film screenings, and our other events throughout the OFF!
Prices:
All Access Pass $75: Admission to all films, panels, parties, and a t-shirt!
All Films Pass $45: This pass will allow you into films only
Weekend Pass $45: Admission to films and panels on March 10 & March 11
Seating:
All Access Pass holders are seated first followed by All Films, and then single tickets. We do recommend to show up at least 30 minutes prior to the screening time.
The All Films Pass or a single ticket does not guarantee you admission into a specific screening. Again, we do recommend arriving early for some of the high profile
screenings (Opening night, Closing night, and NE Short Film Blocks.)
Film Schedule
Conference Schedule
The 2012 Screenplay Finalists
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Join our mailing list by sending us an email to: omahafilmfestival@gmail.com
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 include: Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Films, Animated Shorts, Nebraska Short Films, 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, Real Steel)
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, Iron Man 3)
Josh Stolberg – Screenwriter, Director (Sorority Row, Piranha 3D)
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 (The Haunting in Connecticut), Director (The Haunting in Georgia)
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