{"id":118318,"date":"2022-03-16T21:06:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=118318"},"modified":"2022-03-16T21:06:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:06:35","slug":"19th-annual-oxford-film-festival-features-interim-director-jim-brunzell-iii-at-the-helm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/19th-annual-oxford-film-festival-features-interim-director-jim-brunzell-iii-at-the-helm\/","title":{"rendered":"19th Annual Oxford Film Festival Features Interim Director Jim Brunzell III at the Helm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local movie extravaganza returns March 23\u201327, 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vK97JlhDwV8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The <strong>19th Annual Oxford Film Festival (OXFF)<\/strong>, slated for <strong>March 23\u201327, 2022<\/strong>, marks a return to the event-filled festival model that includes both virtual and in-person screenings, special events, and parties galore. Taking the reigns this year is <strong>Interim Executive Director Jim Brunzell III<\/strong>, who brings to the table over fifteen years of experience directing film festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before moving to Oxford, Brunzell lived in <strong>Austin, Texas<\/strong>, where he ran <strong>aGLIFF<\/strong>, or the <strong>All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival<\/strong> (formerly the <strong>Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival<\/strong>) for seven years, first as Program Director, then as Artistic Director. In his hometown of <strong>Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/strong>, Brunzell continues to oversee<strong> Sound Unseen<\/strong>, a music and film festival, which he has been a part of since 2008, and has been the Festival Director since 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brunzell deeply appreciates the support from festival staff, including <strong>Associate Director Matt Wymer<\/strong>, <strong>Assistant Director Kristin Rogers<\/strong>, and <strong>Program Director Justina Walford<\/strong>. \u201cThey\u2019ve all worked very hard to put the program in place. They\u2019re a dedicated staff that believe in the mission and goals of Oxford Film Festival and OxFilm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the festival would not happen without the programming team, who spend countless hours viewing and selecting the films that will be included in the festival. This year\u2019s programmers are: <strong>Greta Hagen-Richardon<\/strong> (Narrative Features), <strong>Brian Whisenant<\/strong> (LGBTQIA+), <strong>Victoria Negri<\/strong> (Mississippi Film), <strong>Newt Rayburn<\/strong> (Music Documentary &amp; Video), <strong>Meaghin Burke<\/strong> (Short Screenplay Coordinator), and <strong>Valerie Guinn Polgar <\/strong>(Fest Forward).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxford Film Festival devotees are excited that the festival can continue in-person this year, with a firm stance on the vaccination of all attendees. For those unable to attend, there is a virtual option as well. Those interested in attending the festival in person may upload their vaccination verification via the <strong>Bindle <\/strong>app, which allows guests to securely store COVID-19 test results and vaccine records. Mask-wearing is highly recommended for all OXFF attendees indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxford Film Festival also still has slots available for volunteers, all of whom receive perks for their assistance. Those who attend training and serve one shift receive a festival t-shirt; those who help five to nineteen hours receive a ten-pack of movie tickets; and those who volunteer twenty or more hours may take advantage of a VIP pass that grants priority entrance to all films, access to parties, and access to the catered VIP green room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get more information and updates about the 19th Annual Oxford Film Festival, to purchase tickets, and to find more information about all the films screening this year visit<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox-film.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ox-Film.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/the-oxford-film-festival-announces-film-lineup-for-19th-edition-march-23-april-3-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click here for some of the festival\u2019s highlights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-film-festival-2022-music-documentaries-and-music-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Oxford Film Festival 2022: Music Documentaries and Music Videos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local movie extravaganza returns March 23\u201327, 2022 The 19th Annual Oxford Film Festival (OXFF), slated for March 23\u201327,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":118341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13391],"tags":[5177,18479,1279,4,137],"class_list":["post-118318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oxford-film-festival","tag-film-festival","tag-jim-brunzell-iii","tag-oxfilm","tag-oxford","tag-oxford-film-festival"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-OXFF-article.jpg?fit=620%2C349&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}