[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”][vc_single_image image=”22843″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][pofo_section_heading pofo_heading_type=”heading-style2″ heading_preview_image=”heading-style2″ pofo_text_transform=”text-uppercase” pofo_title_font_weight=”400″ pofo_hidden_markup_1507714541_2_38=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1503924281_2_77=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1503902878_2_75=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1503748625_2_15=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1503747785_2_68=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1503747747_2_40=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1503747409_2_72=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1498567444_2_83=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1497963633_2_8=”” pofo_hidden_markup_1497963392_2_78=”” pofo_heading=”Call for Trailblazers: Your Story Matters Here” pofo_title_font_size=”40px” pofo_title_responsive_settings=”.pofo_font_1732298826685{font_xs:26px},”][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][vc_column_text]Dare to be a part of history! Submit your short or feature-length films to be considered for the 2025 Newark Black Film Festival.
Join a prestigious lineage of storytellers in the following categories:
- Long Narrative
- Short Narrative
- Long Documentary
- Short Documentary
- Experimental
- Web Series
- Next Generation (Social media content)
Deadlines:
- Earlybird entry ($25)
Deadline – Monday, January 20, 2025 - Regular entry ($45)
Deadline – Monday, February 17, 2025 - Late entry ($65)
Deadline – Monday, March 10, 2025
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Original films released since January 2022 will be considered. Films must be directed by a person who identifies as Black or must tell a story of the Black experience. We prefer non-commercial or independent films over which the filmmaker has had control of the finished piece. Films produced for or shown on television or online are eligible if they meet the above criteria. The length of selected works may dictate screening durations.
Films produced in other languages or countries may be entered if they have an English-language soundtrack or subtitles and meet the above criteria. Entrants indemnify The Newark Museum of Art/Newark Black Film Festival against possible copyright infringement resulting from the screening or exhibition of works.
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Celebrating New Voices in Cinema
Honoring the legacy of legendary Paul Robeson, these awards spotlight up-and-coming Black filmmakers. Winners receive $500, with a grand prize of $1000 for the festival’s most notable film.
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