March 14, 2025
Ten brief movies, with a time of half-hour most, shall be chosen, with every filmmaking staff receiving $5,000.
In line with a press launch shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE, public media partnership group HBCU Week NOW and media arts nonprofit Black Public Media (BPM) are teaming as much as launch the first-ever pupil movie competition.
The group, which creates movies highlighting the affect and contributions of Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities, introduced the open name for brief movie submissions from HBCU college students. The movies will premiere throughout the digital HBCU Week NOW Scholar Movie Pageant, which is scheduled to happen throughout Black Historical past Month 2026.
Ten brief movies, with a time of half-hour most, shall be chosen, and the filmmaking staff will obtain $5,000 every. Because the competition plans to have fun creativity, innovation and storytelling by the subsequent era of Black movie creatives, submissions of all genres shall be accepted, however the group seeks a deal with tales reflecting on Black experiences, tradition and historical past.
BPM’s director of expertise improvement, Qiona Woffard, says the staff is worked up about working with the business’s subsequent era of filmmakers. “We welcome this chance to accomplice with HBCU Week NOW to determine and amplify younger expertise and their tales,” Woffard mentioned.
“We look ahead to serving to push the brand new voices of the movie group to the forefront with this thrilling new competition.
The Harlem-based nationwide media arts nonprofit, which works to develop creatives and produces along with distributing unique content material, held an informational webinar March 13 for these concerned with taking part. In line with the Jacksonville Free Press, eligibility contains being presently enrolled at an HBCU or having graduated within the final three years. Contributors aren’t required to be enrolled in a movie program.
Each HBCU Week NOW and BPM are encouraging HBCU school members and directors to current this new alternative as a approach to intensify their filmmaking and artistic abilities by offering assets reminiscent of workshops, gear, or mentorship to assist college students put together to submit their initiatives because the submission deadline is April 12, 2025.
For nearly 50 years, BPM has labored to deal with the ache factors of unserved and underserved audiences, together with the filmmaking business. Their applications resulted in successful 5 Emmys®, and Anthem Awards, 10 Peabodys, 14 Emmy® nominations and an Oscar® nomination.
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