Boston Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival – March 31 Film Fest Guide
Boston Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival – March 31 Film Fest Guide from FilmsGoneWild.com
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Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is an annual film festival founded by African Voices magazine. Established in 1997, Reel Sisters (www.reelsisters.org) is dedicated to providing opportunities for women of color to advance their careers in the film industry.Reel Sisters accepts films written, directed, or produced by women/non-binary filmmakers of color.
Reel Sisters is the first Academy Qualifying Film Festival for short narratives devoted to women of color across the globe. Reel Sisters is an IMDb qualifying film festival. Reel Sisters celebrates our 28th Anniversary in 2025. Our festival includes in-person and virtual presentations. The films showcased virtually are in competition for all awards including our Oscar qualifying award. Please note other dates and venues will be added, our festival season begins with our Harlem kick off!
Reel Sisters is a competitive festival and films are selected by an independent jury. Please submit films early as deadlines are final. The festival provides quality customer service and does not offer fee waivers. The fee covers a small fraction of the administrative costs for running a professional Oscar qualifying film festival.
Reel Sisters accepts all genres and formats with a special interest in submissions from animated and web series producers. Send us films that will make our audience “cry, dance, laugh, sing and explore.” The festival curates events throughout the year so all entries will be considered for Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema series. Join our worldwide community of film professionals in celebrating stories produced, directed and written by women of color!
For complete application visit www.reelsisters.org
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Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
The Academy accredited Run&Shoot Filmworks Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival also known as “The Summer’s Finest Film Festival” is now entering its 23rd year on Martha’s Vineyard. We have screened and promoted some of the most outstanding and emerging Feature, Documentary and Short films produced by and starring African Americans from across the world. The majority of screenings and events take place at Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center (MVPAC) located adjacent to Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School at 100 Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road.
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Boston Film Festival
The Boston Film Festival is one of America’s longest-running industry-recognized events for films. The 41st program takes place in September and will showcase cutting edge indie films, top documentaries, shorts, animated, fall release studio films with attention to a new sports category along with environmental focus, social impact, and wild life/nature submissions. The Oscar winner for Best Picture, “Green Book,” premiered on Opening Night at the 2018 festival and Award circuit winner “Jo Jo Rabbit” premiered on the festival’s 2019 Opening Night. The highly touted film “Don’t Worry Darling” opened the 2022 BFF. Question & Answer panels with the filmmakers and talent follow all live event premieres in addition to nightly parties hosted by some of the region’s top restaurants. Red Carpet national press coverage of this exciting five-day event includes the Hollywood trades, entertainment shows, and a wide range of print and electronic media outlets which makes the BFF a powerful platform for far-reaching visibility. The Boston Film Festival has a rich history of premiering many of Hollywood’s most celebrated and break out films. Some of the filmmakers and actors participating have included; Sam Rockwell, Aaron Eckhart, George Clooney, Melissa Leo, Ken Burns, Tony Goldwyn, Chris Evans, Marc Abrahams, Giancarlo Esposito, Mike O’Malley, Ed Burns, Sam Mendes, Jerry Weintraub, Barkhart Abdi, Anne Heche, Bob Yari, John Fusco, Uma Thurman, Dermot Mulroney, Jeremy Piven Jeff Bridges, and Sir Ridley Scott among many others.