A year-long directing fellowship with $50,000 in production funds.
A live pitch competition at the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival, for short non-fiction projects, with a grand prize of $75,000.
Presented in collaboration with Points North Institute, the North Star Fellowship supports four innovative media artists and filmmakers who are developing projects that span the latitudes of creative nonfiction.
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Jan 20, 2023
‘America ReFramed’ Announces Addition of BlackStar-supported film By Water
The Animated Experimental Short Film, directed by Iyabo Kwayana, is also an Official Selection of the Animation Short Film Program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
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Nov 17, 2022
BlackStar Announces 2023 Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Fellows, Expands Program to Include Both Directors and Producers
4 teams of Philadelphia-based filmmakers will premiere short films at the next BlackStar Film Festival
(Press Release)
Aug 7, 2023
BlackStar Projects Announces Winners of 2023 BlackStar Film Festival Awards
Films by Ja’Tovia Gary, Annalise Lockhart, and Adura Onashile, among those recognized in global celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous cinema
(Press Release)
Oct 26, 2021
BlackStar and Xfinity Launch First-Ever Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Cohort
Four emerging, Philadelphia-based Black, Brown and Indigenous filmmakers have been selected to create short films for premiere at BlackStar Film Festival in 2022. Films will also be featured on the Black Experience on Xfinity Channel.
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Dec 5, 2023
BlackStar Celebrates Black, Brown, and Indigenous Luminaries at Inaugural Gala
A night to remember celebrating Black, Brown, and Indigenous luminaries in the field of art, film, and creative culture.