Crossroads Film Festival

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Crossroads Film Festival
Location Flag of Mississippi Flag of the United States Jackson, Mississippi USA
Language International
Official website

The Crossroads Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the state of Mississippi, in the United States.

The festival takes place over four days and are screened simultaneously on two screens at Parkway Place Cinema in Florwood, MS. The workshops are held at Millsaps College Olin Hall. [1]

[edit] Naming

The Crossroads Film Festival was named for the widely know area of Mississippi where Robert Johnson was told to have sold his soul to the devil. [2]

[edit] Categories

  • Best Experimental Film
  • Best Animated Film
  • Best Music Video
  • Best Youth Film
  • Best Student Film
  • Best Short Documentary
  • Best Feature Documentary
  • Best Short Narrative
  • Best Feature Narrative
  • Director's Choice Award
  • The Ruma - for Most Promising Mississippi filmmaker
  • Audience Choice Award

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clarion Ledger (February 2008). Events. Clarion Ledger (clarionledger.com). Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
  2. ^ Movie Maker Magazine Peden. 2006 Sundance Subdued. Movie Maker Magazine. Retrieved on 200-02-29.
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