2008 Woodie Awards
Debut film festival underway
Sarah Foster
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: Community
With an assortment of workshops, discussion panels, meet and greet sessions through the course of three days, the Oxford International Film Festival will bring several national and international films and filmmakers to the area.
The festival will screen more than 70 new films, including both shorts and features, Schroder said.
Senior Charlene Ondak, marketing assistant director for the festival, has been working on the festival for the past four months and is excited that the event has finally arrived.
"We are looking forward to being able to bring films and filmmakers to this region and to be able to give them an outlet to display their work, and also to have the opportunity to let members of the community experience arts in this form through film," Ondak said.
Also included in the weekend-long festival will be a 24-hour film competition. In this event registered teams will go out and shoot their own short film in a span of 24 hours. They must include a key element in their piece, which will be announced to teams at the start of the competition.
Awards will be given in two main categories, Judges Choice awards and Audience Choice Awards. All prizes and winners will be announced at a public awards ceremony held the final day of the festival, Schroder said.
Special guests from the film industry include actresses Missi Pyle and Christine Elise; actors Robert Romanus and David Deluise; directors Gustaffson and Putch, and Emmy award-winning cinematographer and Ohio native Jeff Barklage.
More than 500 film entries were submitted from filmmakers in more than 40 countries, Schroder said. From these entries, 77 independent films have been selected to screen over the weekend. Over a dozen will be either U.S, Ohio, or world premieres.
The idea for the festival began when Stephan Murray, current president of the Miami Film Association, approached Schroder. The festival was created in August of 2006.
Although the event is produced independently from the university by the Miami Film Association and Star Com Productions, Miami is one of the larger sponsors for the film festival. Other sponsors include the Oxford Community Arts Center, Cox Ohio Publishing/The Oxford Press, and the Marcum Conference Center.
All-event (three-day) passes are available for $50 each and can be purchased online at www.oxfordfilms.com/oiff or at the Shriver Center box office (513) 529-3200. Single one-day passes will be available only at the door the day(s) of the event and will cost $25.
The four-day competitive festival (April 5-8) is sponsored by Miami Film Association and Star Com Productions.
The festival will screen more than 70 new films, including both shorts and features, Schroder said.
Senior Charlene Ondak, marketing assistant director for the festival, has been working on the festival for the past four months and is excited that the event has finally arrived.
"We are looking forward to being able to bring films and filmmakers to this region and to be able to give them an outlet to display their work, and also to have the opportunity to let members of the community experience arts in this form through film," Ondak said.
Also included in the weekend-long festival will be a 24-hour film competition. In this event registered teams will go out and shoot their own short film in a span of 24 hours. They must include a key element in their piece, which will be announced to teams at the start of the competition.
Awards will be given in two main categories, Judges Choice awards and Audience Choice Awards. All prizes and winners will be announced at a public awards ceremony held the final day of the festival, Schroder said.
Special guests from the film industry include actresses Missi Pyle and Christine Elise; actors Robert Romanus and David Deluise; directors Gustaffson and Putch, and Emmy award-winning cinematographer and Ohio native Jeff Barklage.
More than 500 film entries were submitted from filmmakers in more than 40 countries, Schroder said. From these entries, 77 independent films have been selected to screen over the weekend. Over a dozen will be either U.S, Ohio, or world premieres.
The idea for the festival began when Stephan Murray, current president of the Miami Film Association, approached Schroder. The festival was created in August of 2006.
Although the event is produced independently from the university by the Miami Film Association and Star Com Productions, Miami is one of the larger sponsors for the film festival. Other sponsors include the Oxford Community Arts Center, Cox Ohio Publishing/The Oxford Press, and the Marcum Conference Center.
All-event (three-day) passes are available for $50 each and can be purchased online at www.oxfordfilms.com/oiff or at the Shriver Center box office (513) 529-3200. Single one-day passes will be available only at the door the day(s) of the event and will cost $25.
The four-day competitive festival (April 5-8) is sponsored by Miami Film Association and Star Com Productions.
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