BlackStar Film Festival

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The BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global indigenous communities, showcasing films by black and brown people from around the world.

Website
https://www.blackstarfest.org/
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Organization

Grants Awarded to BlackStar Film Festival

$125,000 - Awarded July 2021

Grantees
BlackStar Film Festival
Project
Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab
Focus areas
Representation in Media
Description

This one-year grant will support BlackStar's Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab, which will build new structures of support for BIPOC filmmakers while expanding job opportunities for BIPOC film crews throughout Philadelphia. BlackStar will support four artists (or collectives) through a production lab fellowship that will make equipment, space, crew, mentorship, funding and critical feedback available to emerging and mid-career filmmakers based in Philadelphia.

$100,000 - Awarded December 2020

Grantees
BlackStar Film Festival
Focus areas
Representation in Media
Description

For BlackStar Film Festival general operating support.

$25,000 - Awarded December 2019

Grantees
BlackStar Film Festival
Focus areas
Representation in Media
Description

COVID-19 Emergency Fund to 2019 Grantees.

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