Language International | ||
Location Jackson, Mississippi USA | ||
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 16th annual festival will take place in Jackson on April 9-12, 2015.
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The festival takes place over three days, as more than 100 selected films are screened throughout the weekend. Special events include educational film-related workshops, kid-friendly activities, live local music, nightly afterparties and special badge-holders-only receptions. There is an annual awards brunch on the Sunday of the festival at which the awards and other prizes are given to winning films and filmmakers. Workshops, parties, and receptions are typically held at various locations, including Millsaps College, local clubs and restaurants, and the Mississippi Museum of Art.
The annual festival is a project of 501(c)(3) nonprofit Crossroads Film Society.
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.