14 March 2025
Ten short films will be selected for 30 minutes, each film director team will receive $ 5,000.
According to the spread press release Black venturePublic Media Cooperation Group HBCU Week Now and Media Art Non-Commercial Black Public News Media (BPM) Gather to Start Student First Time Film Festival.
The group, which creates films that attach historically the influence and contribution of black colleges and universities, announced open call For the short films of HBCU students. The films will present the premiere of the Student Film Festival during the HBCU virtual week, which is scheduled to take place in 2026 of the month of black history.
Ten short films will be selected, a maximum of 30 minutes, and the film director team will receive $ 5,000. When the festival plans to celebrate creativity, innovation and narrative by the next generation of black movies, the performances of all genres will be adopted, but the group focuses on black experience, culture and history that reflect stories.
BPM Talent Development Director Kion Vophard says the team is inspired to work with the next generation of industry filmmakers. “We welcome this opportunity to the HBCU week now to find out and strengthen their stories,” Womptard said.
“We are looking forward to being able to help the new votes of the movie community with this interesting new festival.
Harleem-based national media non-profit profits, which works, produces otherwise distributing the original content, held an information webinar on March 13. According to Jacksonville’s free press, competence includes currently enrolled in HBCU or graduated in the last three yearsA number of participants do not have to be included in the film program.
Now HBCU’s Week and BPM encourage HBCU faculty members and administrators to present this new opportunity increase their movie and creative skills By providing resources such as seminars, equipment or mentoring to help students prepare their projects, as the deadline is April 12, 2025.
For almost 50 years, BPM has worked to address the pain points of unsecured and unsecured audience, including the filmming industry. Their projects led to five EmmyS® and anthem prizes, 10 Peabodys, 14 Emmy® nomination in the Oscar.
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