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New York Black and African Literature Festival (NYBALF) Opens Call for Event Proposals for Its 2026 Harlem Festival | De...

The New York Black and African Literature Festival (NYBALF) is calling for event proposals from writers, artists, and community organizers ahead of its second edition, which will t...

NYFF Unveils 2026 Currents Lineup, Featuring Boundary-Pushing Cinema from Around the World

The section will be headlined by Tala Hadid's new documentary "Bardi," which centers around a Moroccan equestrian military ritual dating back to the 16th century.

American Black Film Festival Sets Los Angeles Move For 31st Edition In 2027

*The American Black Film Festival is heading to Los Angeles. Following its 30th anniversary, the festival announced that its 31st edition will take place May 20–23, 2027, marking a...

Ava DuVernay Doc ’14th’ to Make World Premiere at 2026 New York Film Festival

The follow-up to her Oscar-nominated "13th" will close the festival on Oct. 9 The post Ava DuVernay Doc ’14th’ to Make World Premiere at 2026 New York Film Festival appeared first...

SWAIA Announces GIFF 2026 Program

Get Indigenous Film Festival Returns August 13-15 with Films, Shorts Program, and Critical Conversations Panel

‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem,’ ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution,’ ‘Barbara Forever’ Receive 2026 Albie Awards

Exclusive: Now entering their seventh year, the Maysles Documentary Center's Albie Awards honor documentary filmmakers just before the New York Film Festival — at the top of the Os...

Pan-African Biennale - Open Call: Short Film

The Pan-African Biennale (PAB) is a continental platform dedicated to documenting, preserving, and projecting Africa's built environment, urbanism, and creative futures— across all...

ADFF to return with 11 international films and two Canadian stops

The 2026/27 season kicks off in New York before heading to Toronto and Vancouver. The post ADFF to return with 11 international films and two Canadian stops appeared first on Canad...

NYFF Announces Full 2026 Spotlight Lineup: ‘Fjord,’ ‘Club Kid,’ ‘Bucking Fastard,’ and More

New films from Jonathan Glazer, Tom McCarthy, and Jesse Eisenberg will also screen at the 64th edition of the festival.

33rd Annual ‘Sistas Are Doin’ it for Themselves’ Film Festival Celebrates Emerging Black Women Filmmakers

*The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) celebrates the next generation of women filmmakers at the 33rd Annual Sistas Are Doin’ It for Themselves Short Film Festi...

Filmmakers from 17 Countries Submit Short Films to the 10th Annual Imagination Lunchbox International Film Festival

*Filmmakers from 17 countries have submitted short films for screening at the 10th annual Imagination Lunchbox International Film Fest (ILIFF), to be held from September 13 – 20, 2...

Vision Festival 2026, Part 1

A collection of photos from the Vision Festival-Part 1 in New York City from June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026 featuring Joe Morris, Marshall Allen, Nicole Mitchell, Matthew Shipp, Wi...

The Wrap-Up—MVAAFF Edition: “If I Go, Will They Miss Me” and Other Notable Moments

Celebrating the richness of cinema and Black storytelling at the 2026 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. A Memorable Movie Moment If I Go, Will They Miss Me just dro...

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Documentary Short About Jafar Panahi to Premiere at NYFF

Exclusive: The "Secret Agent" director's film will be the inaugural selection for the festival's new NYFF Encounters initiative, which invites filmmakers to shoot new films at the...

NY Film Festival Reveals 2026 Main Slate With Cannes Winners ‘Minotaur,’ ‘Fatherland’ and ‘All of a Sudden’

Additional features set to screen in New York include 'Clarissa' and 'The Man I Love,' both of which premiered at Cannes, as well as Chris Rock's Toronto-bound 'Misty Green.'

NYFF Sets World Premiere Of Ava DuVernay Documentary ‘14th’ As Closing-Night Film

Ava DuVernay’s new documentary 14th will close out the the 64th New York Film Festival in its world premiere October 9, 10 years after her film 13th opened the fest. DuVernay’s pre...

FNE at Venice 2026: First A Class Festival for a Roma Female Director

BUCHAREST: I Matter / Eu contez, the debut feature by Roma director Alina Șerban, will have its world premiere in the VeniceSpotlight competition at the 83rd Venice International F...

ON7 Film LLC Announces World Premiere of BIYA, a Groundbreaking Cameroonian Film Set Against the Anglophone Crisis

EWA AT 5: Entertainment Week Africa Unveils Expanded Pan-African Edition for 2026

Under the theme “Five Years of Closing the Gap,” EWA 2026 welcomes delegations from 18+ African countries and hosts the world premiere of University of Side  Hustle, the first scri...

Thinking Africa and the Diaspora in Berlin: A Run-Through of Afrolution 2026 (Photos)

Afrolution returned to Berlin’s Wedding neighborhood for its third consecutive edition, running June 25 to 28, 2026, in the rooms of Each One Teach One (EOTO), the Black-led advoca...

Vision Festival 2026, Part 2

A collection of photos from the Vision Festival-Part 2 in New York City from June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026 featuring William Hooker, Alan Braufman, Ahmed Abdullah, Dave Sewelson,...

ABFF Is Leaving Miami and Heading Back to Los Angeles in 2027

*The American Black Film Festival is packing its bags for Los Angeles. After years of holding its signature event in Miami, ABFF will stage its 31st edition across the greater Los...

Women of Dominica at the Urban Film Festival

MIAMI — Women of Dominica, the debut documentary from filmmaker, environmental scientist and cultural advocate Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison, will screen at the 2026 Urban Film Festiva...

Ghanaian Producer Bella Agyeman screens film at Long Island International Film Expo in New York

Ghanaian producer Bella Agyeman took a major step onto the global stage in July 2026 when her film was officially screened at the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) in New...