Film Festival

The first Oxford Film Festival will be held June 19-22, 2003, in the new Gertrude C. Ford Performing Arts Center on the University of Mississippi campus. The theme for the inaugural festival is writer-directors. In addition to screening dozens of new films, the festival will feature panel discussions with filmmakers and writers, workshops for students and adults, and numerous social activities. Details may be obtained Online at www.oxfordfilmfest.com or by contacting the Oxford Film Festival, P.O. Box 544, Oxford, MS 38655; telephone 662-236-6429; fax: 662-236-6988; e-mail: yac@watervalley.net.   The Oxford Film Festival is produced by the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council www.oxfordarts.com, the Oxford Tourism Council www.touroxfordms.com, and the University of Mississippi www.olemiss.edu.