Underneath Cincinnati film festivals feature independent filmmakers from the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Tristate area.
We are now accepting submissions for our summer screening to be held in July at the historic 20th Century Theatre in Oakley. Submission is free for SOFA Premiere members, but if you are not a SOFA Premiere Member, submission fee is only $10. Visit the submission page for more info or to learn more about SOFA or join Premiere, go to www.southernohiofilm.com.
Underneath Cincinnati Film Festival held a collaborative effort between SOFA and the Know Theatre with our first official event on March 1, 2008 featuring the award-winning films from 7 great years of locally produced independent film.
Not only did we show 2 hours of great short films, but we also honored Sara Mahle for bringing 7 years of Underneath Cincinnati to the filmmaking community. Putting on a film fest takes a lot of work and proves her dedication to the local film scene. Sara did it not once but 5 times a year, a feat no mere mortal can accomplish! Thank you Sara for all you do for the local film and media scene!
The audience and judges have spoken. Here were the official films to be honored in the 2006 Best of Underneath!! Congratulations to all the filmmakers. Winners for Best Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, Ensemble Acting, Originality, and Writing, as well as the coveted "Best of Underneath" award, were awarded that evening.
"A 1,000 Tears Too Late" by Christian Appleby "Cheese Knives" by Pizza Infinity "Chin Music" by Mark Hood "Cycle 365" by David Otting
"Disconnected" by Winston Tanner
"Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again" by Eric Girgash
"Everybody Likes Ice Cream by Sandykamp "Hereafter" by Dog Day Productions "Justice In Bloom" by Dog Day Productions
"Mustache of Lies" by Pizza Infinity
"SpySpace.com" by Media Bridges
"The Inconvenient Egg" by Bad Kitty Productions
"The Tao of Tom" by Dog Day Productions
We had a great turn out at the Southgate House on Sunday, January 14th at 8pm. Thanks for everyone who came out and our awesome filmmakers! It was a bit impromptu, but we still had a great line up from tri-state area filmmakers including:
Once upon a time, there was
a beautiful city that lay upon the banks
of a mighty river. Just kidding, but to
give the true history of Underneath, we
have to start before it ever exhisted. In
1999, Phil Morehart, David Enright, and
Dave Waddell began the Happy, Catchy, Flashy
Named Motion Picture Festival. This annual
event featured local films that were all
under 10 minutes in length. The screening
was first held at Sudsy Malones, and then
moved on to the Shoutgate House for the
next two years. The evening always drew
quite a crowd of filmmakers, film lovers,
and the just plain curious. When Wendell
moved Seattle , the Happy Catchy crew disbanded.
Morehart decided that in some shape or form,
the Queen City needed a local film festival.
That's when he teamed up with the Cincinnati
Film Society. After seeing the success of
Happy Catchy, they knew that Cincinnatians
did indeed make and support local film,
even though it might not always seem that
way on the surface. They just needed a new
name.
Underneath Cincinnati was
born. The first show in August of 2001 was
held in a then brand new space, the SSNOVA
Gallery. The show was a compilation of the
Best of Happy Catchy, and the response was
solid. After that, Sara Mahle came on board
and the quarterly screenings began. The
problems with doing something four times
a year instead of just once became apparent.
Finding new work was difficult. Attendance
at first was strong, but not overwhelming.
But Underneath pressed on, and the word
got out. New film and video makers started
submitting work, and audience numbers took
an upswing. People were surfacing to prove
that independent film was alive and well.
In the end of 2002, Phil said a farwell
to Underneath and to Cincinnati as a whole.
He moved on to his dream job in Chicago,
writing about films for Facets Multimedia.
John Hendricks joined Underneath as the
Creative Director and partnered with Mahle
to continue the festival. In 2003, they
moved Underneath onto it's next phase. Judges
were assembled, voting was held, and the
numbers were counted. The first annual Best
of Underneath Festival was held February
20th at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The 2004
year brought a few changes to Undereath.
Hendricks left the group and James Billiter
joined us as the new design guru. We dropped
our affiliation with the Cincinnati Film
Society and partnered with Media Bridges
to continue bringing you the festival. New
filmmakers and audience members have joined,
and Underneath has remained strong. To become
a member of the Underneath Cincinnati family,
send an email to sara@underneathcincinnati.com..
"Cheese Knives" by Pizza Infinity
