Established in December 1967 as Newsreel, an activist filmmaker collective, this NY group grew to become a network with chapters across the US. Its different chapters produced and distributed short 16mm films covering the anti-war and women's movements, Civil and human rights movements, getting unique access to such groups as the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Party. Newsreel’s activism attracted many artists who became well known filmmakers - Norman Fruchter, Susan Robeson, Robert Kramer, Christine Choy, Tami Gold, Allan Siegel and Deborah Shaffer, among others.
07/15/2019
Pitch | BlackStar Film Festival
#Filmmakers
In 2019, #BlackStar Film Festival will host the inaugural BlackStar Pitch. Filmmakers will pitch their projects in front of a live audience and a panel of judges to receive feedback and have an opportunity to win a cash prize of $1,000.
This first BlackStar Pitch will be focused on feature documentary projects and is open to any filmmaker who identifies as a person of color.
BlackStar Pitch will showcase a group of 8 filmmakers, who will be selected based on their applications due July 21. The filmmakers will pitch their works-in-progress to a distinguished panel of funders, executives, distributors and producers on Thursday August 1 in Philadelphia. The panelists will choose the best pitch, to be announced during the awards ceremony on Sunday August 4. Each pitch will last 7 minutes (including video reel) followed by 10 minutes of constructive feedback.
Apply at https://www.blackstarfest.org/pitch/
This first BlackStar Pitch will be focused on feature documentary projects and is open to any filmmaker who identifies as a person of color.
