Maryland Black Film Festival (MBFF)

In order to submit to the Maryland Black Film Festival, one or more of the following should be African American:

1. Lead Actor/Actress
2. Director
3. Writer
4. Producer
5. Editor
6. Director of Photography

To submit a film, you must own the rights or have permission from the owner.
All fees are non-refundable.

* Not all the submissions are selected for the official competition. Our judges are free to make their own choices based on our determined scoring criteria, and no feedback will be given about films that are not selected.
* MBFF will consider any film to be disqualified if the festival considers the content highly offensive or inappropriate. If you have any questions regarding this decision, you might contact us at our email address.
* Filmmakers can submit the film in multiple categories in order to become a multi-award film. Still, the decision about the selection is strictly determined by our judges’ team, and no selection is guaranteed.
* Submitting your movie, you authorize MBFF to use, distribute, and share the film poster, trailer, synopsis, and movie stills on our social media.
* Films can be available online and still be entered in the competition for our festival.
* Multiple submissions and multiple category submissions are accepted.
* All selected entries must be submitted on a hard drive or online downloadable 4k quality format and preferably in a windows playable format. WE DO NOT RETURN HARD DRIVES.

All submission fees and sells are final and non-refundable.