New Voices in Black Cinema Festival is a multi-genre film showcase aimed at showcasing and  increasing appreciation for independent cinema from and about people of the African diaspora. Whether the films are contemporary or period pieces, drama or comedy, science fiction or animated, the further purpose of this series is to give filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their talent on a grand scale, where they can develop opportunities for distribution and create buzz for future industry contacts.

Held annually in February, this program is all about choosing excellence over spectacle and daring stories over standard fare. NVBC explores the shades and nuances of society, and provides exhibition to emerging voices that represent these rich and diverse cultures proudly, putting them on display to the masses.  New Voices in Black Cinema is a direct and ongoing partnership between ActNow Foundation and BAMcinématek, where both the festival and screening series takes place, and is supported by the Office of NYC Council Member Letitia James.

For more information on NVBC 2013 contact festival director Curtis Caesar John at curtis@actnowproduction.org OR reach us at info@actnowproduction.org.

 

New Voices in Black Cinema

February 15-18, 2013

at

BAMcinématek

 

a four-day film festival that reflects the wide spectrum of views and themes

of new voices and continuing ones

within the Black film community in Brooklyn and well beyond

“This is an exciting third year for us at BAMcinématek,” says Curtis Caesar John, the Festival Director of New Voices in Black Cinema and ActNow Foundation’s Head of Film Programming. “We’ve got multiple New York premieres as well as a fantastic mix of standout local talent, directors from Senegal, Italy, and Canada, and filmmakers who have been burning up the festival circuit – all of whom have been presenting a wide array of stories from the African diaspora.”

Such films include:

FOUR, the film festival hit starring Wendell Pierce and NVBC ’13 cover girl Aja Naomi King
The NY premiere of Neil Drumming’s BIG WORDS
Poet/actor/musician Saul Williams in AUJOUD’HUI (Tey)
The Brooklyn premiere of THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
Goddey Asemota’s controversial drama NO HOMO
Award winning short films by local and international talents …and much more.

 

 

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Go to: BAM.org/NewVoicesinBlackCinema

for further details on the lineup go to our Official Event Page

 

Fri, Feb 15
1:30pm: 18 Ius Soli + Beale St. Blues
4pm: The Fade
7pm: Big Words
9:45pm: The Kill Hole

Sat, Feb 16
12pm: The United States of Hoodoo
3pm: High Chicago
6pm: Aujourd’hui (Tey)
9:15pm: FunkJazz Kafé: Diary of a Decade

Sun, Feb 17
1pm: The Central Park Five
4pm: alaskaLand
7pm: Four
9:45pm: The Undershepherd

Mon, Feb 18
1pm: Stones in the Sun
4pm: Unbreakable: Short Film Program
7pm: Gimme the Loot
9:45pm: No Homo

 

 

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For past info on our 2nd annual film festival festival (February 2012), see the lineup and trailers HERE and see the pictures below.

 

 

 

 2012 Festival Photos

(click the pics for more!)

 

 

2011 inaugural Festival photos