The inaugural HBCU First LOOK Film Festival will be held Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12 in Washington, D.C. at Howard University’s Armour J. Blackburn University Center. The three-day festival, founded by Miles Ahead Entertainment & Broadcasting CEO Sheila Eldridge, will bring together HBCU students from across the country to experience screenings from both establi
HBCU Film Festival Opens Doors in Hollywood
WHAT: The HBCU First LOOK Film Festival’s mission is to elevate the stories of Black filmmakers while building a pipeline of talent in the film, television, and broadcast industries from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
The three-day festival is presented by AARP, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Café Mocha Network, and Howard University Television + Film Department. The impressive list of Hollywood partners include Netfix, ESPN, Paramount, Urban One, Paramount+ and HBCUgo.tv who will help fulfill the festival’s mission of producing a series of engaging industry panels, masterclasses, talk back sessions, screenings, and networking.
More than just a film festival thanks to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, students will gain hands-on experience and essential tools needed to stand out in the competitive field of film and entertainment with sessions from its Visiting Artists Series that includes a conversation with two-time Academy Award®-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter (“Black Panther”) and casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman (“BlacKkKlansman”).Festival highlights are below. For a full schedule of sessions and screenings visit: www.hbcufirstlook.com.
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