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International Black Women's Film Festival Call for Submissions
February 1, 2012



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2012 International Black Women's Film Festival...!

2012 International Black Women's Film Festival

International Black Women's Film Festival
Call for Film Submissions!

Less than 24 hours for Early Bird Deadline! Regular Deadline is March 10, 2012


You have less than 24 hours to take advantage of the Early Bird Deadline for the 10th International Black Women's Film Festival!

If you've had problems using the form for payment processing, there's a ONE-CLICK button at: http://www.ibwff.com/festival/for-filmmakers/submit-your-film/ . Please feel free to use it to pay the film festival directly using the secure, third-party payment gateway PayPal. (*You do not need a PayPal account to pay with a credit card, but may need an account to pay using your bank account. Or, you can just wait for an invoice on February 1, 2012.)

The International Black Women's Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012 and is seeking shorts, features, documentaries, animation documentaries and experimental film submissions for consideration for screening. Independent films no older than three years old, regardless of country of origin. (International films must be sub-titled in English or speak the English language.)

Absolutely NO explicit adult films.

The Early Bird Deadline is only $10.00!

Films should prominently feature a Black woman(en) or should be directed by a Black woman. Submissions must be in DVD format Deadlines, Entry Forms & Details: festival.ibwff.com There is no submission fee for previously accepted filmmakers, unless your submission is late.

DVDs can be sent to:
International Black Women's Film Festival
c/o Adrienne Anderson
548 Market Street,#38322
San Francisco, CA 94104


Download the PDF press release or forward to your friends!

 


 

FREE Movies + Panel Speakers

Celebrate Black Heritage Month with 3-Film Series from the IBWFF

The San Francisco Public Library is sponsoring a series of films programmed by the founder and programmer of the International Black Women's Film Festival, Adrienne Anderson. Panelists are international and Bay Area artists, filmmakers, performers, activists and actors. Panels will be moderated by International Black Women's Film Festival founder and director Adrienne Anderson. (*Below are the confirmed panelists. Tentative panelists may be added before the event.)

These fantastic films are FREE and OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC!

Click to download the PDF schedule
or print out this email. Share with your family or come on out and enjoy a day in the City of San Francisco. The films are just as entertaining as the street-life around Civic Center...so you won't be disappointed!

All screenings will happen at the beautiful Koret Auditorium at the Main Library, and one screening will happen at the historic Western Addition Branch in San Francisco!

Can't wait to see you there!! (See schedule below and SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!)

Sponsored by

San Francisco Public Library

 

"Something Like a Phenomenon"

Thursday
February 9, 2012
2-5 p.m.

Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277

 

FREE MOVIE:
Rize (86 mins., director David LaChappelle)

RIZE and "Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Change?"
See how youth transform their existence through artistic expression and movement. Filmed and directed by surrealist celebrity photographer David La Chapelle.

FREE Panel Discussion:
"Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Change?"

Does the allure of financial reward undermine hip-hop's potential to be an agent
for change? Panelists discuss how and if hip-hop can become an agent for change to combat sexism, racism, homophobia and as an arbiter for
positive change.

Feb 9th Panelists:

Zakiya Harris of Grind for the Green
Zakiya Harris
Grind for the Green

Sonia McDaniel, Outreach Coordinator for the Black College Expo
Sonia McDaniel
Black College Expo

 

"We Wear the Mask:

How to Define and Control
the Black Image Through Casting
"
Saturday
February 18, 2012
2-4:30 p.m.

Western Addition Branch Library, 1550 Scott St. (at Geary) (415) 355-5727

 

FREE MOVIE: Hollywood Shuffle (78 mins., director Robert Townsend)

February 18, 2012 - Hollywood Shuffle starring Robert Townsend
An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his race, dreams of making it big as
a highly respected performer. The film takes a satiric look at Blacks actors in Hollywood.

FREE Panel Discussion:
"How Casting Can Change Perception"

Panelists will discuss how something as simple as casting a Black person in a lead
can change the dynamics and image associated with that individual. Enjoy a celebration in honor of Toni Morrison's birthday!


Feb 18th Panelists:

Kathleen Antonia - Stage, Television, and Film Actress
Kathleen Antonia
Stage, Television and Film Actor
AFTRA, Commercial, Equity, Hosting, Models, Print, SAG, Theatrical, Voice-Overs


Velina Brown
Stage, Television and Film Actor
Director, Singer, Coach, and Columnist

"Filtered Lenses:
New International and
Experimental Film
Projecting the Black Image
"
Tuesday
February 28, 2012
3-5 p.m.

Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277

Experimental and International films explore the Black Image

FREE MOVIES:

Almost Everyday

Almost Everyday (Quase Todo Dia) 18 mins. director Gandja Monteiro)

Short - Brazil (Portugese with English sub-titles)
A single mother in Rio struggles to keep herself and young daughter safe on the streets.

My Escape with Biko the Balloon Deity

My Escape With Biko The Balloon Deity (5 mins. director Devin Cain)

Short Experimental - USA
Follows the story of a troubled girl who runs away with balloon god.
(*Images may be visually disturbing for children under 16 years old. Please use your best judgement.)

Ebony Goddess of Ile Aiye

Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ile-Aiye (20 mins. director Carolina Moraes-Liu)

Short Documentary - Brazil (Portugese with English sub-titles)
Cultural Club, Olodum, instills positive self-esteem in their local Black Brazilian community. African drum beats, African dance and the beauty of Afro-Brazil.

Irony of a Negro Policeman AKA Roll Call

Irony of a Negro Policeman AKA Roll Call (2 mins. director Shy Pacheco Hamilton)

Short Experimental - USA

FREE Panel Discussion:
"Art as Film and the Black Image"

African American experimental and non-American filmmakers discuss their work and
how they translate complex ideas using images or themes that impact Black people throughout the world.

Feb 28th Panelists:

Shy Pacheco Hamilton
Shy Pacheco Hamilton
Experimental Filmmaker, Producer and Artist

Carolina Moraes-Liu
Carolina Moraes-Liu
Documentary Filmmaker and Award-winning Producer
 


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