2013 Highlights

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OIFF 2013 Jury Award Winners:

BEST STUDENT FILM – K TO MIDDLE SCHOOL: 420 Remix by Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside at MLK Jr Middle School (David Garcia, Oceanside, CA)

BEST STUDENT FILM – HIGH SCHOOL THRU COLLEGE: Shoot the Moon (Alexander Gaeta, Los Angeles, CA)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY: Threatened The Controversial Struggle Of The Southern Sea Otter (Bill Wisneski, San Marcos, CA)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: Patrol Base Jaker (David Scantling, Akron, OH)

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: Turns (Jake Barsha, Los Angeles, CA)

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM: The Racket Boys (Brandon Willer, Los Angeles, CA)

BEST PICTURE: Patrol Base Jaker (David Scantling, Akron, OH)

OIFF 2013 Audience Choice Award Winners:

BEST STUDENT FILM – K TO MIDDLE SCHOOL: Rainbow Show (Pavel Demidov, Oceanside, CA)

BEST STUDENT FILM – HIGH SCHOOL THRU COLLEGE: Light Me Up (Ryan Walton/Derek Dolechek Los Angeles, CA)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY: Impact (Michael Franzese, Oceanside, CA)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: Finnigan’s War (Conor Timmis, Hartford, CT)

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: Instant Justice (Steven Turk/Angie Baggett, Carlsbad, CA)

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM: The Racket Boys (Brandon Willer, Los Angeles, CA)

BEST PICTURE: Broken Knuckles (Justin Burquist, San Diego, CA)

OIFF 2013 Special Awards:

OIFF 2013 “Oceanside Spotlight Contest” Winner: KMR Video Services Oceanside CA Promo (Sam Mattson, Murrieta, CA)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Sally Kirkland (Contribution to Film and Television Industry)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Jon St. John (Contribution to Radio, Television and Video Game Industries – Best Known as the Voice of DUKE NUKEM)

Special Guest Speakers: Amir George & Nelson Carvajal – “Digital New Wave” Workshop. These Well Known Chicagoan Filmmakers & Essayists Curated an Intriguing Presentation on Saturday, August 24th, 2013, Explaining how Modern Storytellers can Utilize the Benefits of Web 2.0 to Advance their Personal Narratives On Screen. The Radical Approach Detailed the Rejection of Copyright Boundary & Welcomed the Idea of Cinematic Freedom in the Digital Age.