Oxford Film Festival

Oxford Film Festival

Also known as: OxFilm
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The Oxford Film Festival presents independent cinema in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 2003, it is run by the nonprofit OxFilm, whose year-round screenings, workshops and educational programmes lead up to the annual festival. Short films and features (40 minutes and longer) from the United States and abroad compete in narrative, documentary, comedy, student, first-time filmmaker, music-based and episodic categories, with separate prizes for work with ties to Mississippi and for University of Mississippi students, plus a People's Choice award. Instead of a world premiere, the festival asks for Mississippi premiere status. Juried awards are decided by industry professionals, and the selection typically includes up to 100 films from around 1,000 submissions.

The dates for the 2027 edition are 18–20 March 2027.

Country

United States (USA)

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student, Television, Web and New Media

Dates

18 March 2027 — 20 March 2027

Awards and prizes

Juried awards, decided by industry professionals, in all competition categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Comedy, Mississippi Ties, University of Mississippi Student Film, First Time Filmmaker, Student Film, Music-based Project, Episodic or Pilot. Also an overall award and the People's Choice award. Prizes may include cash and in-kind awards; winning films may receive encore screenings during the following membership season.

Festival rules

Open to US and international films. Films must be at least a Mississippi premiere: not screened publicly at a festival or anywhere in Mississippi before the festival. Features run 40 minutes or longer, shorts under 40 minutes. Films submitted in previous years cannot be resubmitted. Non-English films need English subtitles. Use of artificial intelligence in the final work must be disclosed at submission. Selected films screen from DCP. Submissions via FilmFreeway.

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