Upcoming Dates

Dates Festival Location Tickets
August 6 - 14, 2021
The RSF Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival*
Martha's Vineyard, MA
BLK #18, Aug. 10
August 27 - 28, 2021
Columbus Black International Film Festival
(WINNER, BEST SHORT FILM)
Columbus, OH
Aug. 28, 8PM, Blackness Under the Stars
September 13 - 19, 2021
NY Latino Film Festival
NYC, NY
Sep. 19, 8PM ET, Shorts Block 7 (online)
September 17 - 19, 2021
Catalina Film Festival
Long Beach, CA
Block 4, Sep. 18, 5PM PT
September 23 - 26, 2021
Detroit Black Film Festival
(WINNER, BEST SHORT FILM;
WINNER, BEST DIRECTOR: ARISTOTLE TORRES)
Detroit, MI
Sep. 24, 8:30PM
October 29 - November 4, 2021
NY Shorts International Film Festival
NYC
Program 8, Oct. 30, 6:30PM
November 10 - 14, 2021
International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival
(HONORABLE MENTION, BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT)
NYC
Nov. 14, 3PM Block
March 25 - 27, 2022
NC Black Film Festival
(WINNER, BEST SHORT FILM)
Wilmington, NC
March 26, 3:45PM
March 30 - April 9, 2022
Cleveland International Film Festival*
Cleveland, OH
April 6 at 11:50 AM (Shorts Block 9)
April 8 - 17, 2022
Florida Film Festival*
Maitland, FL
April 9 and 13
May 5 - 8, 2022
Harlem International Film Festival
AMC Magic Johnson 9
May 7, 2022 at 8pm
June 9 - 19, 2022
Dances with Films:LA
TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood
Sat., Jun. 11, 12:30PM
July 16, 2022
757 Film Showcase x Nate Parker Foundation / NSU
Norfolk, VA
Sat., July 16, 4:10PM
July 21 - 31, 2022
Montauk Film Festival (virtual tix available)
Montauk, NY
Mon., July 25, 8:30PM
August 23 - 28, 2022
Virtual thru Sep. 3
BronzeLens Film Festival*
(NOMINEE, BEST SHORT;
WINNER, BEST ACTOR: RODERICK LAWRENCE)
Atlanta, GA
Shorts Block #5: Thurs., Aug. 25, 11AM
Encore Nominee Screening Aug. 27, 11AM
Virtual thru Sep. 3
September 15 - 23, 2022
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
Cleveland
Fri., Sep. 16, 8:55PM;
Virtual, Sep. 19-22
September 20 - 24, 2022
Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival
(WINNER, BEST SHORT)
Atlanta, GA
Thurs., Sep. 22, 8PM;
Virtual Sep. 20-30
November 17 - 20, 2022
Pittsburgh Shorts and Script Competition
Pittsburgh
Virtual
December 16 - 20, 2022
Vancouver International Black Film Festival
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Virtual
February 24 - 28, 2023
Halifax Black Film Festival
Canada
Virtual
March 18, 2023
Kalakari Film Fest
India
Virtual
March 24 - 26, 2023
Ottawa Black Film Festival
Canada
March 26 In-Person; Virtual

*Oscar-qualifying festival in Short Film category

 

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CLEVELAND! After our screening on Wednesday, April 6, at 11:50am at the Allen Theatre in Playhouse Square, come hang with us at our panel and discuss all things: growing up in the Midwest and landing in the biz, "Silent Partner," and how you can carve out your own career in film. This Wednesday - April 6 - 3:30pm - CIFF Chat Room at 1375 Euclid Ave.

Hear from Roderick Lawrence, Salma Qarnain, Derryl Strong, and Greater Cleveland Film Commission President Bill Garvey with special moderator, GCFC Board Director and attorney, Allison Smith Newsome.