Lights, Camera, Action! 

The 17th Oakland International Film Festival (OIFF17) kicks off a series of independent film screenings, panels, and special events on featuring and networking independent filmmakers and amplifying the stories they tell.

Day 1 will begin with an OIFF17 press conference at RBA Creative , 3718 MacArthur Boulevard in the Laurel District 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., followed by a pre- festival 4:00 p.m.  reception at Cana's Bar and Parlor , 530 Lake Park Avenue ( just a few doors away from The Grand Lake Theatre), followed by a  series of short films at The Historic Grand Lake Theatre , 3200 Grand Avenue, from 6:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

OPENING DAY: 

The first set of short films will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Link for tickets to the screening of the first set of short films is here: The second set of short films at The Grand Lake Theatre will begin at 8: 45 p.m.   Link for tickets to the screening of the second set of short films is here  https://www.oiff.org/tc-events/openingshort2/. For the complete schedule, tickets, visit: http://oiff.org/schedule and http://oiff.org/tickets , respectively.  Click Here For OIFF Public Service Announcements For Your Organization to Use.