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[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Learn and dream with us at our Greaves Filmmaker Seminar! Taking place from Mar 7-9, artists of color will gather in Palo Alto, California for 3 days of workshops, panels, and deep discussion.

Register to attend by February 13: https://t.co/y92QkSqLjC

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Reparent your inner child with “Gabardine” created by BlackStar Alum @davegpoetry, presented by @paintedbride - Feb. 14 – 16 at @iceboxprojectspace! This one-hour, experimental poetry show explores Black grief, shame, and joy. Get tickets: https://t.co/Os5HxtKmKc

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Our early deadline for festival submissions is one week away!

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Spread the word, submissions for the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival are now open! We invite Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers to submit their short and feature films of all genres for consideration.

Learn more and submit: https://t.co/bho7PQot8Z

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Spread the word, submissions for the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival are now open! We invite Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers to submit their short and feature films of all genres for consideration.

Learn more and submit: https://t.co/bho7PQot8Z

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Here are a few key dates to add to your calendar! Stay tuned for more information about film submissions, pass sales, and other exciting updates.

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

We are excited to kick off the year with a big announcement! Our dates are officially set for the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival. 🎉

This year’s festival will take place from July 31 – August 3, back on Broad Street in Philadelphia and streaming online around the world. #BSFF25

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

We are so excited to announce that BlackStar is a 2024 recipient of a Ruth Foundation for the Arts Core Grant! ✨

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Nominees for the 40th annual @IDAorg Documentary Awards have been announced and IDA members have voted! #IDADocAwards are Dec 5, 7 PM PT, at The Orpheum Theater in LA, hosted by @adamconover. Purchase tickets today! https://t.co/j3z4lVndg9

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Ticket sales for the #LuminaryGala close today! Get yours and join us for a night to remember: https://t.co/jRyqFnSN7G

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Ticket sales for our #LuminaryGala close this Wednesday, Nov 27! Join us for a celestial evening where we will honor genre-defying luminaries, while raising essential funds for our work to provide platforms to artists of the global majority.

Tickets: https://t.co/ce7mmts2Ts

[Nuala Cabral 🍉 @nualacabral]

Join @blackstarfest as they celebrate genre-defying artists and raise essential funds to further the creative independence of the global majority at their annual #LuminaryGala on December 3. Attend the celebration: https://t.co/x59UhFU4DB

[Dyana Williams @DyanaWilliams]

Elated to serve as a Luminary Gala Host Committee Member 12/3/24 Join ⁦@BlackStarFest⁩ for our second annual extravaganza Tickets https://t.co/GgnHSy2VNq Philly 🖤✔️

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Ticket sales for our #LuminaryGala close this Wednesday, Nov 27! Join us for a celestial evening where we will honor genre-defying luminaries, while raising essential funds for our work to provide platforms to artists of the global majority.

Tickets: https://t.co/ce7mmts2Ts

[Deesha Philyaw @DeeshaPhilyaw]

Join @blackstarfest for their annual #LuminaryGala, taking place December 3 at The Switch House in Philadelphia, where they will celebrate genre-defying artists while raising essential funds for our collective work of creating a more liberatory world. 1/

[jourdain searles @judysquirrels]

for @TheFilmStage, I wrote about DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES, a very special road trip film that premiered at @BlackStarFest this year and is still seeking distribution.
https://t.co/e9DjlUI56y

[Ernest Owens @MrErnestOwens]

CELEBRATION SEASON: I'm proud to announce that I'm an esteemed member of the Host Committee for the remarkable Blackstar Luminary Gala! ✨

Join @BlackStarFest for their annual #LuminaryGala, taking place December 3 at The Switch House in Philadelphia, where they will celebrate genre-defying artists while raising essential funds for our collective work of creating a more liberatory world.

Get your tickets at https://t.co/HOxW4GyjVZ

Funds raised at the event will sustain their ongoing programming designed to uplift artists from the global majority!

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

@catapultfilmfund Research Grant is open until November 13th!! ✨

This SF based non-profit supports nonfiction films and filmmakers with grants up to $10,000 and dedicated mentorship. For more info visit https://t.co/j07oBU7YVX

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Join @scribevideo on Fri, Nov. 8 at 7 PM for Milisuthando, an intimate documentary by South African filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela. Then, explore “The Art of Archive” in a special workshop Sat, Nov. 9 at 1 PM. Register today at https://t.co/ZpGjK528xJ! #PhillyEvents

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

'Q' (dir. Jude Chehab) was a part of our 2022 William and Louise Greaves Seminar Work-in-Progress workshop and it's now playing at #PAAFF on Sunday, Nov 10th at 3pm!!
https://t.co/xQ6Xvf9pbX

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Submissions for our #GreavesSeminar Call for Proposals close this Friday! Learn more and submit your presentation ideas: https://t.co/6Lt5IO7PWm

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

We're looking for curators, film programmers, filmmakers, and film scholars who would like to lead a workshop, panel, or work-in-progress discussion at our 2025 Greaves Filmmaker Seminar! Learn more and submit a proposal: https://t.co/oablY90Tss