Oxford Film Festival

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Cassidy Friedman’s CIRCLES previews with 2018 Oxford Film Festival Announces Contest winners, a special work-in-progress screening and Mississippi-produced films in preview of 15th Anniversary edition

By admin 8 years ago

At a special preview party on Sunday, December 3, the Oxford Film Festival announced initial details of next year’s 15th Anniversary edition, including a special work-in-progress screening of Cassidy Friedman’s CIRCLES, the winners of OFF’s inaugural screenplay competition and Artist Vodka contest, as well as this year’s Magnifying Glass Fellowship recipient. The festival also announced the official selections in the feature film, short film, and music video categories produced in the state of Mississippi.

FILMS GONE WILD: Matteo Servente ‘s WE GO ON’s: The 2017 Memphis Film Prize delivered the cinematic magic – and a big check for $10,000

By John Wildman 9 years ago

Let’s face it, there is a lottery aspect to all of this, except YOU have quite a bit of influence over who gets that big-ass check. I feel like I am saying the same thing over and over again here, but the fact is that the culmination is a genuinely affecting moment that sweeps every single person involved up into it. And THAT is the magic of Film Prize.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Sam Voutas’ acclaimed KING OF PEKING Opens New Jersey’s Lighthouse International Film Festival Announces Lineup for fest in June

By admin 9 years ago

The Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) has announced the complete lineup for its ninth annual event, which will take place June 8-11, 2017 on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The festival will open with Sam Voutas’ acclaimed KING OF PEKING, a rousing Beijing-set love letter to cinema that brought cheering audiences to their feet at Tribeca 2017.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Ian MacAllister-McDonald ’s SOME FREAKS Leads The Oxford Film Festival 2017 Award Winners with, FIRST LADY OF THE REVOLUTION, and Victoria Negri picking up Hoka Awards

By admin 9 years ago

highlighted by the announcement of Hoka awards for Ian MacAllister-McDonald’s SOME FREAKS for Best Narrative Feature, Andrea Kalin’s FIRST LADY OF THE REVOLUTION for Best Documentary Feature, Julie Sokolow’s WOMAN ON FIRE for Best LGBTQ Feature, and the presentation of the Lisa Blount Memorial Acting Award to Victoria Negri for her performance in GOLD STAR

Oxford Film Festival 2017 reviews: Waheed Alqawasmi ‘s LIVES RESTARTED looks at the often untold struggles and tales of triumph of Jewish immigrants and refugees in the South

By Miguel Cima 9 years ago

Starting over in a whole new country with nothing, these tales of assimilation, sacrifice and humiliation underscore a side of one of history’s greatest tragedies which frequently goes unnoticed. What do people go through when coming out of such unbelievable horror?