Ronzos Announced
Zaire Love, Reel South Winner for Road To Step
The first annual Ronzos, replacing the Hokas kicked off on March 28.
While the physical festival comes to a wrap today, we kick off virtual on April 1 with lots of virtual activities and Q&As and great films. Missed a winner? See it virtually from the couch!
The Reel South Award with a $500 cash prize and showing the film on PBS this spring - Road to Step by Zaire Love @zy_year - Get a ticket to the virtual screening here.
Student/ Cash Prize of $250 sponsored by Michael Johannson and jury deliberations by Bart Weiss’ film class in Dallas TX.
Best Student Film: Millennium Hour
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Fest Forward Animation & Experimental Juried by Dan Moore, Leah Shore and Alan Arrivee.
Cash Prize of $100 each
The Beakmann Incident---Honorable Mention
A Head Shorter----Best Animation @aheadshorter
Haiku---Best Experimental
Music Video Juried by Dan Moore, Leah Shore and Alan Arrivee.
Cash prize of $100 for MS Music Video and Overall Music Video
One-year membership and free equipment rentals from OxFilm Society.
Top Knot Turn Up (Official Music Video) by Madame Gandhi----Honorable mention @MadameGandhi
Lemon Demon - Touch Tone Telephone----Best Music Video
The Vacant (American Automatic)--Best Mississippi Music Video
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Mississippi Short Juried by Dan Moore, Leah Shore and Alan Arrivee.
Cash prize $250 sponsored by Beard & Riser
One-year membership and free equipment rentals from OxFilm Society
The Doll Lady---Honorable Mention
We Travel---Honorable Mention
Genderf*ck Drag----1st Place
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Narrative Short Juried by Haroula Rose, Jaye Sarah Davidson and John Beifuss.
$250 Cash prize sponsored by Steven and Gay Case
Three days of audio post-production from Taproot Design in Oxford
Honorable Mention: 3:14pm for Best Proof of Concept (Jury says: Please make into a Feature)
WINNER: The Recess
Documentary Short Juried by Haroula Rose, Jaye Sarah Davidson and John Beifuss.
· $250 Cash prize sponsored by Steven and Gay Case
· Three days of audio post-production from Taproot Audio Design in Oxford
Honorable Mention: Modern Whore for Innovation in Storytelling @modernwhore
Honorable Mention: Dieorama for Uniqueness in Subject Matter
WINNER: Snowy @jstnlvy
LGBTQIA Short Juried by Bears Rebecca Fonte, Sav Rodgers and Jaime Harker
Cash Prize of $250 sponsored by Robbie Fisher Productions.
Honorable Mention for Authenticity On Screen: S.A.M. @SAM_FilmUK
Honorable Mention for Outstanding Screenwriting: The Forgotten Place @jefflocker
Winner: Kiko’s Saints
LGBTIA Feature Juried by Bears Rebecca Fonte, Sav Rodgers and Jaime Harker
Cash Prize of $250 sponsored by Robbie Fisher Productions
Honorable Mention for Innovative Storytelling: No Ordinary Man by @theamosmac
Honorable Mention for Outstanding Performance: Alexandra Grey in Gossamer Folds @DirectorDonato
Winner: Dramarama @DramaramaMovie
Lisa Blount Acting Award - Nominations from all juries and decided by staff.
Alexandra Grey in Gossamer Folds
Best Music Documentary Juried by Mark Rabinowitz, Edward Douglas and Faridah Gbadomosi.
Cash Prize of $250
For its heartfelt and intimate portrayal of a band who found themselves in the right place at the wrong time, the jury chose Chelsea Christer’s Bleeding Audio @Bleeding_Audio
The Meaning of Daisey photo
Special Award Mentions:
Angie Thomas Zeitgeist Nominated by Juries and Decided by Staff
The Meaning of Daisey
Best Foreign Language Film Nominated by Juries and Decided by Staff
Sublet @MovieSublet
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Alice Guy Blache Emerging Female Filmmaker made up of jury of Mark Rabinowitz and Haroula Rose, last year’s winner.
Uprooted - The Journey of Jazz Dance, Director Khadifa Wong
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Narrative Feature Juried by Brighid Wheeler, Milan Chakraborty and Jennifer Merin.
$15,000 camera rental package from Panavision
$500 cash prize sponsored by Steven and Gay Case
Women is Losers
Ward Emling, Damon Burks and Creek Wilson of Bastard’s Crossing
Mississippi Features Juried by Brighid Wheeler, Milan Chakraborty and Jennifer Merin.
Cash Prize of $250 sponsored by Dr. Eric Springman and Kat Phillips
One-year membership and free equipment rentals from OxFilm Society.
Bastard's Crossing
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Documentary Feature Juried by Mark Rabinowitz, Edward Douglas and Faridah Gbadomosi.
$15,000 camera rental package from Panavision
$500 cash prize
Documentary editing feedback from Joe Shapiro
Honorable Mention:
For its adept handling of a complicated topic, the jury would like to recognize Patrick O’Connor's Look Away, Look Away.
Caren Zucker and John Donvan, co-directors, accept the Ronzo award for In A Different Key.
In A Different Key
For its ability to present a complex, continually evolving and often poorly described condition in an easily understood, up-to-date and relatable manner, the jury chose Caren Zucker and John Donvan's In A Different Key.
The festival doesn’t end here. Stay tuned for Part two with the virtual festival April 1-30. Check out all events here: https://watch.eventive.org/2021oxff All films have closed captioning and most will have a live Q&A.
