The Oxford Film Festival wrapped up another successful year with an awards ceremony to recognize the best submissions in each category.

The 2024 festival winners were as follows:

Narrative Feature winner

• A Song for Imogene – Erika Arlee and Kristi Ray 

Narrative, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Horror, Family Friendly, and Foreign Language Shorts winners

• The Old Young Crow (Narrative Short) – Liam LoPinto
• Barely Breathing (Comedy Short) – Derek Evans and Neal Reddy
• Marbles (Sci-Fi/Horror) – Kyle Hatley
• Wider Than The Sky (Family Friendly) – Philip Taylor 
• Specter of Innocence (Foreign Language) – Mathis Tayssier

Documentary feature winner

• The Blues Society – Augusta Palmer 

LGBTQIA+ winner

• Panic Attack (LGBTQIA Short) – Anthony Assad 

Student, Experimental, and Animation winners 

• Living Reality (Experimental) – Philip Thompson 
• Knead (Student) – Kelsey Scult 
• Slower Animals (Animation) – John Christopher Kelley

Mississippi Made feature winners

• Rising Hope – Theo Avgerinos

Music winners

• Comfort Zone – Jason Affolder 
• Black Boy Cry – Kira Cummings 

Mississippi Short winners

• The Chair at the Edge of the Woods (MS Narrative Short) – Mary Charles Ramsey
• Please Ask For it (MS-Made Documentary Short) – Allison Waid