Crossroads Film Festival

The Crossroads Film Festival is an independent film festival that takes place annually around the Jackson metropolitan area in the state of Mississippi. It focuses on independent film of all kinds, as well as regional and Mississippi film. The 12th annual festival will take place in Jackson on April 1–3, 2011.

The festival takes place over three days, as more than 75 selected films are screened throughout the weekend. In addition, workshops and receptions are typically held at various locations, including Millsaps College and the Mississippi Museum of Art.^[1]

Naming

The Crossroads Film Festival was named in part for the widely-known area of Mississippi where Robert Johnson was said to have sold his soul to the devil. It is also a reference to hometown Jackson's role as a metropolitan hub of the New South.^[2]

Awards

• Best Experimental Film
• Best Animated Film
• Best Music Video
• Best Student Film
• Best Short Documentary
• Best Feature Documentary
• Best Short Narrative
• Best Feature Narrative
• Director's Choice
• The Ruma (for most promising Mississippi filmmaker)
• The Adam Ford Youth Filmmaking Award
• Transformative Film Award
• Audience Choice

References

1. ^ Clarion Ledger (February 2008). "Events". Clarion Ledger (clarionledger.com). http://search.clarionledger.com/sp?skin=0&aff=1002&eventId=1175. Retrieved 2008-02-29. 
2. ^ MovieMaker Magazine Peden (Summer 2006). "Sundance Subdued". Movie Maker Magazine. http://www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com/pressroom.html. Retrieved 200-02-29.