Personnel:
Tanya Kersey, Festival Director
Jaqueline Blaylock, Artistic & Programming Director
Brittany Love, Associate Festival Director
Monique Love, Associate Director
Alexia Peebles, Director, Storyteller
Submission Policy:
Festival Season: Fall (usually September or October)
Deadline: June (check website for exact dates)
Entry: $75 for features. Check website for fees.
Content:
Features
Festival Season:
Fall
Comments:
The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF), dubbed “The Black Sundance,” is an annual celebration of black cinema drawing together established and rising filmmakers, popular film and television stars, writers, industry executives, emerging artists and diverse audiences from Southern California and around the world. Attracting such stars and industry insiders as Academy Award® winners Sidney Poitier and Forest Whitaker, John Singleton, Tim Story, Malcolm Lee, Bill Duke, Devon Franklin, George Tillman, Ice-T, Blair Underwood, Sanaa Lathan, Loretta Devine, Debra Martin Chase, and Antwone Fisher, the festival has become a hotbed for the Black Hollywood community.