2024 FILM SUBMISSION

 

The Hamilton Black Film Festival is proud to announce its return for its fourth annual event, taking place from May 24th to 30th 2024.

 

The festival, which celebrates and highlights the stories and voices of Black filmmakers from around the world, will take place at various venues throughout the city of Hamilton.

                                                          Submit your film now through FilmFreeway

  • Early Bird: Aug 1 – Nov 15, 2023
  • Regular: Nov 16, 2023 – Jan 15, 2024
  • Late Deadline: Jan 16 – Feb 25, 2024
  • Extended Deadline: Feb 26 – Mar 25, 2024

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2023 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST ACTRESS

1 Film Category Film Name
Short Film In The Echo of Evil Tijuana Layne ***Winner***
Short Film Toronto Motel Gabrielle Pringle

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST ACTOR

2 Film Category Film Name
Short Film A Man Walks into A Bar Perez Tieku
Short Film Big Guy Sanur Harrag
Short Film Private Idiots Andre Sills ***Winner***

2023 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST ACTRESS

3 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film Dodoma Helen Hartmann ***Winner***
Feature Film The Exile of the Sea Dayana Bermúdez Cortes

2023 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST ACTOR

4 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film Bringing Back Christmas Mark Christopher Lawrence
Feature Film Dodoma Van Vicker ***Winner***

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST EDITOR

5 Film Category Film Name
Short Film A Man Walks into A Bar Gianluca Olmastroni
Short Film Big Guy Chloé Dupeyrat
Short Film Descension Part II Adrian Campbell ***Winner***
Short Film In The Echo of Evil Alexis Maklin

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY

6 Film Category Film Name
Short Film Empty Nest ***Winner*** Produced by Yaser Talebi,
Fariba Arab
Directed by Fariba Arab
Short Film I Won’t Remain Alone Produced by Yaser Talebi,
Fariba Arab
Directed by Yaser Talebi
Short Film It’s Still Autumn Produced by Yaser Talebi
Directed by Farzaneh Fathi

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY HISTORY

7 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film HumaniTree ***Winner*** Produced by Loren Henry
Directed by Nuakai Aru
Feature Film Lyles Station: History of A
Pre-Civil War African American Colony
Produced by Ronald Lacey
Directed by Ronald L Lacey, II
Feature Film Reclaiming the Throne Produced by Joshua Cullins,   Morris Williams Jr.
Directed by Joshua Cullins

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY

8 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film Beloved Produced by Elaheh Nobakht
Directed by Yaser Talebi
Feature Film Dope Is Death Produced by Bob Moore
Directed by Mia Donovan
Feature Film Finding Sally ***Winner*** Produced by
Isabelle Couture
Directed by Tamara Dawit
Feature Film Raised/Razed Produced by Mason Mills,
Steve Humble
Directed by Lorenzo Dickerson,
Jordy Yager
Feature Film The Guardian Produced by Ronald L Sturgess Jr., Jeanetta Brown Sturgess
Directed by Ronald L Sturgess,
Jeanetta T Sturgess
Feature Film The Sun Rises in The East Produced by Tayo Giwa,
Cynthia Gordy Giwa
Directed by Tayo Giwa

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DIRECTOR

9 Film Category Film Name
Documentary Feature Film Beloved Yaser Talebi
Documentary Feature Film HumaniTree Nuakai Aru
Documentary Feature Film Lyles Station: History of A
Pre-Civil War African American Colony
Ronald L Lacey, II
Documentary Feature Film Reclaiming the Throne Joshua Cullins ***Winner***
Documentary Feature Film The Sun Rises in The East Tayo Giwa

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DIRECTOR

10 Film Category Film Name
Short Film Big Guy Hicham Harrag
Samir Harrag
Short Film Descension Part II Adrian Campbell
Short Film In The Echo of Evil Tijuana Layne
Short Film Toronto Motel David Ngandu ***Winner***

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DIRECTOR

11 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film Bringing Back Christmas Lisa Arnold
Feature Film Crazy Love Drxp
Feature Film Dodoma Honeymoon Mohammed Aljabri
Feature Film The Exile of the Sea Mauricio Brunetti ***Winner***

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST SHORT FILM

12 Film Category Film Name
Short Film Big Guy Produced by
Studio Ciné Magueule
Directed by Hicham Harrag,
Samir Harrag
Short Film Descension Part II Produced & Directed by
Adrian Campbell
Short Film In The Echo of Evil Produced & Directed by
Tijuana Layne
Short Film Private Idiots Produced by Oliver Ward,
Dennis Nicholson, Andre Sills,
Nick Talon, Stephen Marian
Directed by Dennis Nicholson
Short Film Toronto Motel ***Winner*** Produced by Michael Caterina,
David Ngandu
Directed by David Ngandu

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST FEATURE FILM

13 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film Bringing Back Christmas ***Winner*** Produced by Ryan O’Quinn, Heather O’Quinn, Taylor Cole, Ariel Fernald, Trey Fernald
Directed by Lisa Arnold
Feature Film Dodoma Produced by Eunice Karanja,
Honeymoon Mohammed Aljabri
Directed by Honeymoon Mohammed Aljabri
Feature Film The Exile of the Sea Produced & Directed by
Mauricio Brunetti

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST PICTURE

14 Film Category Film Name
Short Film Big Guy ***Winner*** Produced by
Studio Ciné Magueule
Short Film Descension Part II Produced by
Adrian Campbell
Short Film Estatística Produced by
Rodrigo Sena
Short Film In The Echo of Evil Produced by
Tijuana Layne
Short Film Toronto Motel Produced by
Michael Caterina,
David Ngandu
Short Film Yabá Produced by
Arlindo Bezerra

2023 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST PICTURE

15 Film Film Name
Feature Film Bringing Back Christmas ***Winner*** Produced by
Ryan O’Quinn, Heather O’Quinn,
Taylor Cole, Ariel Fernald,
Trey Fernald
Feature Film Dodoma Produced by
Eunice Karanja, Honeymoon Mohammed Aljabri
Feature Film The Exile of the Sea Produced by
Mauricio Brunetti

2023 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST PRODUCER

16 Film Category Film Name
Documentary Feature Film Lyles Station: History of A
Pre-Civil War African American Colony
Produced by Ronald Lacey ***Winner***
Documentary Feature Film The Sun Rises in The East Produced by Tayo Giwa, Cynthia Gordy Giwa

2023 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST PRODUCER

17 Film Category Film Name
Short Film Big Guy Produced by
Studio Ciné Magueule
Short Film Toronto Motel Produced by
Michael Caterina,
David Ngandu ***Winner***

2023 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST PRODUCER

18 Film Category Film Name
Feature Film Bringing Back Christmas Produced by
Ryan O’Quinn, Heather O’Quinn,
Taylor Cole, Ariel Fernald,
Trey Fernald ***Winner***
Feature Film The Exile of the Sea Produced by
Mauricio Brunetti

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