**Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival will be virtual for this year. We will return to an in-person event in 2021.
**NOTE: FILMMAKERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR FILM SCREENINGS CANCELLED AT OTHER EVENTS WILL RECEIVE A 75% DISCOUNT ON THEIR SUBMISSION OF THE SAME FILM TO THE OIL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL. Please email Festival Director, Matt Croyle: robotblonde@mail.com with the name of the film and the cancelled event in order to receive a one-time discount code at checkout.
At the Oil Valley Film Festival, our mission is to bring the voices and films of new and established filmmakers to the heart of Venango County, an area underrepresented in the world of film.
Located in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, attending the Oil Valley Film Festival will grant you the experience of watching engaging cinema within an intimate community with a rich history.
2020 Venues: Online (Returning to an in-person event in 2021.)
The 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival is partnered with One Fish Media, InkTip, the Oil City Library, and Bridge Builders Community Foundations.
2020 Festival Schedule:
Dec. 4 - Shorts Program.
Dec. 5 - Features Program.
Dec. 6 - Women & Minority Filmmakers block and Awards Event.
All films selected are eligible for awards. The following awards will be granted for outstanding achievement: ("Actor" designates both male and female actors)
FILM COMPETITION AWARDS:
Jury Prizes:
- Best Actor, Feature
- Best Actor, Short
- Best Supporting Actor, Feature
- Best Supporting Actor, Short
- Best Cinematography, Feature - Narrative
- Best Cinematography, Short - Narrative
- Best Director, Feature - Narrative
- Best Director, Short - Narrative
- Best Editing, Feature - Narrative
- Best Editing, Short - Narrative
- Best Picture, Feature - Narrative & Documentary
- Best Picture, Short - Narrative & Documentary
Audience Awards:
- Favorite Feature Film
- Favorite Short Film
- Favorite Web / New Media Episode
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION AWARDS:
- Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting, Feature
- Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting, Short
- Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting, Hour-long Pilot Teleplay
Winners of the 2020 Screenwriting categories received an InkTip Script Listing to promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents. InkTip: Where producers go for scripts and writers. Producers have made more than 315 films from scripts and writers they found through InkTip.