Who We Are The MIAMI VALLEY FILM ASSOCIATION (MFA) is a non-profit organization created to support new and upcoming independent filmmakers and film production focused in the Miami River Valley region of the Midwest (Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, & Eastern Indiana). Though the focus of the Miami Film Association is on supporting and promoting film production in the Midwest, our goals and support are expanded with global reach through national support, independent releasing and the creation of international programs including the Oxford International Film Festival, Cinema Weekly, Film Production Support and various other diverse and unique programs created specifically with new artists in mind. The Miami Film Association is based out of Oxford, Ohio (located midway between Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio) with offices located on the 1st floor of the Oxford Arts Center.   History The Miami Valley Film Association is a relatively new organization, founded in 2007, by Director/Producer JC Schroder. The origins of MFA stem from the creation of the Miami University student organization "Miami Association of Filmmakers and Independent Actors" (aka M.A.F.I.A. Films) in 2003 which was created to support Miami University students in producing their own independent films, and therefore learn by doing. With the creation and great success of the first-annual Oxford International Film Festival in 2006, there became the need and great interest in the creation of an organization to cater to the entire general public independently on a larger scale and for that purpose, the Miami Film Association was formed.   Affiliations & Partners The MFA has a diverse set of ties which allow the organization to have a unique and effective support structure for all areas of the film and entertainment industries on not only local, but national and international levels. Just a few of hundreds of regional affiliations include the Ohio Film Commission, Southern Ohio Filmmakers Association, and nationally/internationally, American Screenwriter's Association, DGA, WGA, AFTRA, SOC, IFFS, NATAS, and hundreds of regional and international production companies, production facilities, and film festivals.