OC Film Festival screenings set for Aug. 19

Entries set to be shown at 7 p.m. to public at outdoor arts center venue midtown

(Aug. 18, 2023) The Ocean City Film Festival is hosting Film Challenge Night, showing the entries for the sixth annual Ocean City Film Challenge, next week.

Set for 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, the event, which will feature all 20 film challenge entries, will take place at the Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th St. bayside.

All are welcome, and advanced tickets are not required. A $5 donation at the door is suggested.

According to a news release, the films will be screened outdoors on the tennis courts next to the arts center, weather permitting. In case of inclement weather, the films will be shown indoors at the arts center.

The challenge inspired filmmakers to produce an original short film no longer than 15 minutes and made between July 1 and July 31. Films must have been shot in or outside of Ocean City, with the resort central to the premise.

“Ocean City is a beautiful landscape, and there’s so much that filmmakers can take advantage of right here in town,” B.L. Strang-Moya, creative director of the OC Film Festival, said in the release. “This year, we challenged filmmakers to explore their creative boundaries by featuring the resort in new ways.”

OC Film Festival officials will announce the winning films on Film Challenge Night and award prizes. Prizes include an Ocean City hotel stay, swag bag, and two all-access passes during the 2024 OC Film Festival. The films will also be screened at the film festival in March.

The Ocean City Film Festival and Ocean City Film Challenge are programs of the Art League of Ocean City.