OXIFF2024
Official Selection 2024
the vanishing kindergarten
Directed by Jian Liu
Zhang Yiqun, the head of Jinhua New Century Kindergarten, who made a series of efforts and work for her children and teachers after receiving the notice to close the kindergarten. She said, "I don't think I'm sorry either. I succeeded when I get my kids and teachers to be settled in…
rigmor-alt det du gør
Directed by Nana Nancy
In this music video for the danish band Rigmor, we see the result of being in a toxic relation.
who calls
Directed by J.A Villalobos
In the middle of the night, a stranger knocks on the door of the house asking for help. The couple that resides inside will have to choose whether or not to open the door.
matryoshka
Directed by Joseph Ros
A woman, in a dystopian context, re-experiences a painful event over and over again, trying to resolve it.
lichtblick- glimmer of hope
Directed by Sophia Tamaro
A cashier’s monotonous day is transformed when the women in the queue form an impromptu choir to soothe an unhappy baby.
the untranslatable forest
Directed by Ivan Miguel and Andy Camou
A journey through a surreal airport where nature and untranslatable words unexpectedly reveal on the way.
catacombs
Directed by Chad Cunningham
During a raging thunderstorm, a correctional officer must face the horrors that haunt the maximum security prison where he works.
have i swallowed your dreams
Directed by Clara Chan
A poetic conversation between an immigrant daughter and her mother about sacrifices and dreams.
loser
Directed Colleen McGuinness
LOSER follows 22 year-old ALICE, who works at a frozen yogurt shop, on what turns out to be an unforgettable day of her life.
after isis
Directed by Jimmy Galt
Iraqi communities who were forced to flee during the war are now returning to their homes. But restoring cities previously home to hundreds of thousands of Iraqis is no easy task, and there is much work to be done. For Dan, helping to rebuild Iraq is an act of redemption that unites those returning to their homeland and heals the wounds of ISIS.
gemma
Directed by Christina Ienna
Gemma is a tenacious young woman trying out an exuberant number of activities and hobbies in her quest to find a special talent to call her own.
yellow daisy butterfly
Directed by Diek Grobler
Cheri-lee is inconsolable when her Granny Daisy dies. As Daisy ascends, she sees Cheri-lee’s grief, and returns as a little white egg that transforms into a butterfly.
coalescence
Directed by David Shen Miller
Laverna and Janus use brain-to-brain interfacing technology to merge their minds into a singular consciousness. But as their memories meld, what happens to their individual identities?
dark light
Directed by Clay Lipsky
Imagined here as an internal mindscape, a personal purgatory mired in fog with colors muted and senses numbed. The varied surroundings serve as metaphor for life's many obstacles.
lola
Directed by Grace Hanna
A thirteen-year-old science prodigy journeys into her grandma's deteriorating mind to save one precious memory they have together.
long day
Directed by William Michael
A long day for Australian musician Damien Marshall in this slick and well crafted music video.
*More films and events to be announced through November and December 2024
OXIFF 2024 will take place @TheUltimatePicture Palace OXFORD from Friday 6th December 2024… Tickets and timings available @ www.uppcinema.com
oxiff2023
official
selection
Award Winners
announced…
Best Feature film - THE TEACHER
Best international short film - THE OLD YOUNG CROW
Best UK short film - FREDERICKS
Best documentary - THE EXCHANGE GIRL
Best Experimental - HALDIIS
Best Student Film - THE PRINCESS’ DILEMAS
Best Animation - REGULAR RABBIT
Best un-commissioned screenplay - MARY MY DEAR
Best Music Video - TELL ME WHERE TO GO
Best Director - FARAH NABULSI
Best Actor - SALEH BAKRI
Best Actress - IMOGEN POOTS
Film of the Festival - THE TEACHER
Oxford International Film Festival is now open for submissions for the 2024 edition.
OXIFF is a BIFA qualifying event, designed to be an intimate, boutique and eloquent filmmaker festival of discovery where film enthusiasts can get first hand insights from directors, writers, actors and producers from the premiering films, a style which blends well with the beautiful city of Oxford.
official
selection
2022
oxiff2022
award winners
Film of the Festival – A Crack in the Mountain
Best Documentary Feature – A Crack in the Mountain
Best Feature film – A Weekend Away
Best international short film - What Really Matters
Best UK short film - Deloping
Best documentary Short - Village hours
Best Experimental - Woman
Best Student Film Lachesism
Best Animation - Stalker
Best un-commissioned screenplay - Red Coats by Gabrielle Canet
Best Music Video – Got to Move
Best Director – Alastair Evans (A Crack in the Mountain)
Best Actor – Michael Grady-Hall (Through the Larkin Glass)
Best Actress - Patricia Fuertes What Really Matters
oxiff2021 award winners…
Best Feature - The Laureate - William L Nunez
Best International Short - One of Us - Adrian Burt
Best UK Short - 22. Anna Matthews - Ben Hector
Best Documentary Feature - Misha - Brian song
Best Documentary Short - Águilas/Eagles - Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
Best Student Film - Uncle Zsiger - Edit Jakab
Best Experimental Film - If Only - John Behring
Best Music Video - Dawn - Timon Birkhofer
Best Animation - The Winter - Xin Li
Best Uncommissioned Screenplay - Point 88
Best Director - William L Nunez (The Laureate)
Best Actress - Emma Keele (22. Anna Matthews)
Best Actor - Tom Hughes (The Laureate)
Film of the Festival - The Laureate - William L Nunez
Our exciting and eclectic selection for 2021 can be discovered below by clicking the film title and or director…
narrative features
The Catch - Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer
The Laureate - William L Nunez
Documentary features
Kiss the Ground - Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
Ed Asner: On Stage and Off - Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming
Eye of the storm - Brooke Harris Wolf
uk narrative short films
The Rebirthing club - Valentina Carrasco Thayer
Conversations at Dusk - Amber Tordoff- Gibson
22. Anna Matthews - Ben Hector
Doughnut - Liam White, Larry Ketang
International narrative short films
A Circle Line Train - Martin Venier
Carl the Exorcist - Jordan McKittrick
A Letter To My Friend In France - Akram elbezzawy
The Fourth Wall - Kelsey Bollig
Rosario - Rogelio Salinas de la Torre
Draped in a Dragon - Jeremias Nussbaum
documentary short films
Right There Part 2 - Florence Buchanan
The Last Vaquita - Ed Harrison
Águilas/Eagles - Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
California Creole - Abby Berendt Lavoi, Jeremey Lavoi
Running Through Life - Craig Bingham
student films
insomnia - Haerim Yang *also ani
Right Now, I Am - Ciara Kerr *also ani
animation films
insomnia - Haerim Yang *also stu
Right Now, I Am - Ciara Kerr *also stu
experimental films
Les Dieux Changeants - Lucio Arese
The Invisible Mirror - Luigi Rizzo
Phone In Hand (On Balloons With a Sheet Over Dead Belongings) - Matt Whitman
music videos
Open the Blinds - Timm Gillner
Noize MC — League of Legend - Vitaliy Kapitonov
screenplay finalists
A New G - Clarence Simons - USA
Point 88 - Josie Clarke - UK
WiFi - Christopher Wilde - Australia
Happy Birthday to Me - Charlie Cook - Canada
OXIFF2020 AWARD WINNERS
The Oxford International Film Festival 2020 came to a close on Sunday 4th October. Sadly due to the COVID-19 crisis the festival was unable to host the annual awards ceremony but festival is still delighted to announce the winners of this year’s awards!
Official Selection Announcement
The Oxford International Film Festival is delighted to announce the line-up for the 5th annual event, taking place 2nd-4th October both in cinema and online.
Important Update for OXIFF2020
Due to the COVID-19 crisis we wanted to provide a brief update on our plans for OXIFF2020. As everyone reading this will be aware there is no guarantees that cinemas or indeed any other venues will be open at the current re-scheduled date of 2nd-4th October.