He decided to create an outlet for filmmakers and audiences in the Southern Ohio, an area with no major film festival.
The first Oxford International Film Festival took place April 5–8, 2007 at the Marcum Conference Center.
[citation needed] The festival received 530 entries from 41 countries globally in its first year.
[4] The opening night film in its first year was the US Premiere of Wrath of Gods by Jon Gustafsson, which featured Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, and Sarah Polley, which also won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
[6][7][8] In 2009, MovieMaker Magazine listed the OIFF as one of its top 25 Film Festivals worth the fee.