Emerging Black Filmmakers! The Luminal Theater is looking for new short films and media made by Black filmmakers for our new quarterly film series taking place in Northeast & Southeast USA. See rules and terms for more information.
FRESH BLACK FILMS' mission
This showcase will expose fresh audiences to new Black films, and Black filmmakers and creatives to each other’s dynamic work. Comedies, Dramas, Documentaries, (contained) Web Series epsidoes, Experimental Films, and New Media are all accepted.
We define "emerging" as filmmakers, regardless of age, who are fairly new to directing & producing cinema, but are not film students, and have had only intermediate success on the film festival circuit and have not had films acquired by major distribution or streaming platforms (HBO, Netflix, etc).
FRESH BLACK FILMS IS HYPERLOCAL
Submitted films should be directed or produced by Black filmmakers from or currently living in:
Northeast USA: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine
AND
Southeast USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia
The beauty of Fresh Black Films is our hyper local focus. Ensure that you are applying *only* if you are from, currently living in, or your film takes place in the places listed in above and in our RULES & TERMS.
PLEASE READ RULES & TERMS for MORE INFORMATION.
AWARDS
We’ll be awarding a cash (!) prize to the winner of each showcase and prizes to all selected filmmakers!
Please feel free to email us with any questions.
*preview photo from Sewra G Kidane's AS ABOVE (Fresh Black Films - 2020)*
cash award to winner of each showcase and special prizes to selected filmmakers