The 2025 Oceanside International Film Festival Closing Night Annual Award Ceremony.

Saturday Night February 22nd | Seating 7:05pm | Show starts at 7:30pm

A returning tradition to every closing night of the Oceanside International Film Festival is our Annual Award Show on the stage of The Brooks Theater. This year, festival staff and a host of guest presenters will bestow nearly 20 awards to filmmakers as accoladed by the OIFF 2025 Grand Jury. The award show is open to all possessing a Saturday Ticket or a Full Festival Pass, as well as 2025 filmmakers. We invite you to enjoy our festivities as we wrap up our 2025 seasons in style. The OIFF 2025 Grand Jury is a private group comprised of industry professionals who remain separate from festival staff & programmers throughout the year. The Grand Jury do not interact nor delegate with one another during their voting window to ensure a fair and unbiased process. Nominations will be released in the coming weeks. Please Follow us on social media and check back for updates.

GRAND JURY CATEGORIES:

- Direction in a Feature
- Direction in a Short
- Lead Actor (Any Length)
- Lead Actress (Any Length)
- Supporting Actor (Any Length)
- Supporting Actress (Any Length)
- Cinematography in a Feature
- Cinematography in a Short
- Screenplay (Any Length)
- Editing in a Feature
- Editing in a Short
- Original Score
- Art Direction (Any Length)
- Narrative Feature
- Narrative Short
- Feature Documentary
- Short Documentary
- Animation (Any Length)
- Student Film (Any Length)
- Best Picture (Any Length)

Presentation Order will vary

 OIFF Post Awards Mixer in the Lobby of the Brooks Theatre: 8:30-10:30pm | *Seating is first come first serve