Crossroads Film Festival
crossroad film festival independent film festival take place annually around jackson metropolitan area u state mississippi second oldest film festival mississippi crossroad film festival focus independent film kind well regional mississippi film parent organization crossroad film society celebrated th festival april festival take place four day selected film screened throughout weekend special event include educational filmrelated workshop panel master class kidfriendly activity live local music nightly afterparties special badgeholdersonly reception award brunch sunday festival culminates award prize given winning film filmmaker workshop party reception typically held various location including millsaps college local club restaurant mississippi museum art founded c nonprofit crossroad film society membership organization created promote highlight grow independent film filmmaking deep south especially among female young filmmaker filmmaker color member lgbtq community indigenous filmmaker mission crossroad film society celebrate art filmmaking diversity depth showcase promote broader spectrum film video community present honor film related mississippi south provide educational opportunity forum discussion film lover aspiring filmmaker crossroad film festival named part widely known area mississippi robert johnson said sold soul devil also reference hometown jackson role metropolitan hub new south due low movie theatre attendance covid pandemic st crossroad film festival held completely virtually involved profitshare initiative support filmmaker unlike previous year held november december eventive streaming platform support film festival best experimental film best animated film best music video best student film best short documentary best feature documentary best short narrative best feature narrative programmer choice adam ford youth filmmaking award transformative film award audience choice film audience choice music video ruma award promising mississippi filmmaker archived official website virtual crossroad website