Mark Your Calendars for
February 26–March 1, 2026!
2025 Oxford Film Festival Winners
UM Student Award
Voices of the Academy
1st Time Filmmaker (Short Film)
Teddy
1st Time Filmmaker (Feature)
Cajita
Documentary Short
A House for My Mother
Documentary Feature
Ultimate Citizen
Narrative Short
Last to Leave
Narrative Feature
Color Book
Mississippi Made (Short)
Hotaru
Mississippi Made (Feature)
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
People’s Choice Award
Counting In
HOKA
Lavender Men
Plan your festival experience!
OxFilm celebrates the art of independent cinema. Through year-round programming, the festival works to encourage filmmaking in Oxford and north Mississippi as part of the global film community, while cultivating audience appreciation of cinema through screenings, workshops and educational programs that culminate in the annual festival.
Johnny & Susan McPhail, Festival Ambassadors
2025 Sponsors
About Oxford Film Festival
Named a Top 50 Film Festival worth the entry fee over several years by MovieMaker magazine, Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Miss., exhibits over 100 quality films from across the globe and has been praised for its hospitality. In 2008, the Oxford Film Festival became an independent non-profit organization with 501c3 status committed to celebrating the art of independent cinema.
The Economic Impact
The Oxford Film Festival is proud to be recognized as one of the largest economic stimulators for the City of Oxford, Mississippi and Lafayette County.