Mississippi Filmmaker Education
Younger Education:
Canton Young Filmmakers Summer Camp - Canton, MS - June/July
College Programs:
Belhaven University - Film Production
Delta State University - Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Arts
Desoto Arts Institute - Media Arts Training Program
Hinds Community College - Film and Video Technology Program
Itawamba Community College - Film Production Classes
Mississippi College - Institute for Southern Storytelling
Mississippi State University - Minor in Film Studies
Pearl River Community College - Film and Video Technology
The University of Mississippi - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production
University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach - Film Studies
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg - Media and Entertainment Arts
Mississippi Film Festivals
Clarksdale Film Festival - Clarksdale, MS - January
Bay St. Louis Film Festival - Bay St. Louis, MS - January
Magnolia Independent Film Festival - Starkville, MS - February
Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration - Natchez, MS - March
Oxford Film Festival - Oxford, MS - March
Jackson Film Festival - Jackson, MS - March
Fisheye Film Festival - Ocean Springs, MS - June
Films Against the Machine(s) - Flowood, MS - October
Organizations & Groups
Mississippi Film Society - The Mississippi Film Society works toentertain, educate, and inspire Mississippians through community film screenings, lectures, workshops, and festivals.
Mississippi Film Alliance - The Mississippi Film Alliance is dedicated to fostering film and television production in our state. We administer the Emerging Filmmaker Grant program as well as provide 501(c)(3) services to film makers wishing to apply under not-for-profit status for other grant funding. MFA is also pushing the creation of a Film Mississippi custom car tag to help fund filmmakers in our state.
OxFilm - OxFilm Society is a community-wide effort to enhance film as a cultural, artistic and economic driver for the Lafayette County-Oxford and University population. OxFilm seeks to promote education and provide tools to support local filmmakers while encouraging films to be made in our community. OxFilm also seeks to enhance existing film screenings with an ongoing series celebrating a range of film experiences.
Crew & Filmmaker Resources
Mississippi Film Crew Registry - Mississippi Film Office
Artist Grants and Programs - Mississippi Arts Commission
Facebook Groups & Pages:
MS Coast Film & TV Professionals
Mississippi Actors & Extras Job Posting
Mississippi Gulf Coast Filmmakers
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