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With long-serving members and new additions, our festival continuously captures the evolving narrative of the Black experience through cinema.[/vc_column_text][pofo_button pofo_button_style=”style1″ pofo_button_type=”extra-large” pofo_hidden_markup_1507962379_2_87=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1506945141_2_34=”” pofo_button_text=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnbff2024.wpenginepowered.com%2Fselection-committee%2F|title:Meet%20the%20Selection%20Committee” pofo_border_radius=”4px” css=”.vc_custom_1714083933114{margin-top: 20px !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/1″ desktop_alignment=”text-center” alignment_setting=”1″ offset=”vc_col-lg-7 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”22567″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″ desktop_alignment=”text-center” desktop_mini_alignment=”md-text-center” ipad_alignment=”sm-text-center” mobile_alignment=”xs-text-center”][pofo_section_heading pofo_heading_type=”heading-style2″ heading_preview_image=”heading-style2″ pofo_title_font_weight=”600″ pofo_title_element_tag=”h4″ pofo_heading=”Highlights from 2023″ pofo_title_color=”#000000″][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/930134574?share=copy” el_width=”90″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” initial_loading_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_column width=”1/1″ desktop_alignment=”text-center” desktop_mini_alignment=”md-text-center” ipad_alignment=”sm-text-center” mobile_alignment=”xs-text-center”][pofo_section_heading pofo_heading_type=”heading-style2″ heading_preview_image=”heading-style2″ pofo_title_font_weight=”600″ pofo_title_element_tag=”h4″ pofo_heading=”2025 Sponsors” pofo_title_color=”#000000″][vc_empty_space][pofo_client_image_slider show_pagination=”0″ show_navigation=”0″ pofo_image_slides=”%5B%7B%22pofo_image%22%3A%2222565%22%2C%22pofo_image_srcset%22%3A%22full%22%2C%22pofo_link_target%22%3A%22_self%22%7D%2C%7B%22pofo_image%22%3A%2222862%22%2C%22pofo_image_srcset%22%3A%22full%22%2C%22pofo_link_target%22%3A%22_self%22%7D%5D” slides_per_view_desktop=”2″ slides_per_view_mini_desktop=”2″ slidespeed=”1500″ autoplay=”1″ slidedelay=”3000″ autoloop=”1″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Join us in supporting the legacy of the Newark Black Film Festival.

Discover how your organization can contribute.

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