Welcome to the SOFA Online Filmmaking Community

SOFA is an organization that represents the filmmaking community of the tri-state area of southern Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana.

The mission of the Southern Ohio Filmmakers Association (SOFA) is to 
serve and develop the greater Cincinnati regional filmmaking community.

The vision of SOFA is to
 offer an open exchange of ideas, resources, knowledge, and professional
 opportunities to our members. Through this empowerment and our combined
 resources we will continue to expand the artistic and economic
 opportunities for locally produced media and the filmmakers who create
 it.

Where did SOFA come from?

In the summer of 2000, The Union Institute invited a number of Cincinnati based filmmakers to show their work and provide questions and answers for their students. Following a summer long series of films the filmmakers (most of whom had never met) realized that they all had different skill sets and faced different challenges in making their films many of which could have been mitigated had they known each other. They decided to form a networking organization.

SOFA derived further inspiration from an existing group in nearby Indianapolis, the IFN (the Indiana Filmmakers Network).

SOFA is proud to have in turn inspired other filmmaking organizations including sister groups in Dayton, Louisville, Lexington, Michigan and most recently, MOFA (the Mid Ohio Filmmakers Association) based out of Columbus, Ohio. In so doing SOFA has become a flashpoint for a regional (and we hope a nationwide) movement of grassroots filmmaking organizations in the process.

Membership

Support SOFA and help regional filmmaking! By donating only $20/year, you get the Premiere membership package. Students donating $10/year can receive the same membership package, but at a student discounted rate. Sign up now for a SOFA yearly membership and get great membership benefits!

Regular Premiere membership

Student Premiere membership