Bfmmag

17/10/2025

Honouring the incomparable Euzhan Palcy, a trailblazer whose work transformed how the world sees Black stories on screen.

At this year’s Black Perspectives programme of the Chicago International Film Festival her legacy shines brightly, reminding us what visionary filmmaking can do.

Read more on bfmmag https://bfmmag.com/2025-black-perspectives-chicago-international-film-festival/

14/10/2025

Join Jennifer Robinson, founder of Women Of The Lens Film Festival, for an inspiring conversation!
Jennifer is a leading voice in championing the visibility of women in film and media. In this session, she’ll share insights from her journey, the importance of inclusive storytelling, and what’s next for Women Of The Lens.

Don’t miss this chance to hear from one of the UK’s most passionate advocates for representation in the screen industries.

"...The goal, as Jennifer sees it, is creating meaningful connections that can transform careers: ‘bring more great people into what we’re doing. So there’s more opportunities for the filmmakers to kind of catch the attention of somebody that might actually connect to them and say, actually, I’ve seen your work. This is amazing, and then brings them into a different domain...."

Read more of this amazing conversation between Festival Director, Jennifer G. Robinson and Earls Court International Film Festival: https://womenofthelens.com/?p=9264&et_fb=1&PageSpeed=off

12/10/2025

Walking the Path with Mandla Dube
From Kalushi to Makeba to Yasuke - Visionary filmmaker Mandla Dube continues to tell powerful African stories rooted in truth, resistance, and legacy. Read the full piece on BFM: https://bfmmag.com/walking-the-path-with-mandla-dube-kalushi-makeba-yasuke/

12/10/2025

From London to Chicago and everywhere beyond, BFM carries forward a legacy of authentic Black cinema into the future.

We invite you to join us as we launch our fundraising campaign to build a new chapter for BFM, bfmmag.com

You can find us on GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/28fd35ef0

This account is managed by myself Marva .fyi and with bfmmag.com co-founder Floyd Webb . When Menelik Shabazz started the website, Floyd and I worked with him to bring his vision online.

It's been a few years now since Menelik's passing. Yet, his vision feels ever-present. Returning to this work with Floyd is both a tribute and a continuation, a way to keep the rich legacy of BFM vibrant for new and present communities.

BFM’s story begins in 1974, when radical publisher Menelik Shabazz met Chicago photojournalist Floyd Webb in London, UK. Their friendship grew into a collaboration that birthed Black Filmmaker Magazine and the BFM Film Festival, which—alongside Floyd’s Blacklight Film Festival in Chicago—became world-renowned spaces for authentic Black cinema. Though funding was often fleeting, their work built a transatlantic legacy of independent Black film culture.

Relaunching BFM today is about carrying that legacy forward—transforming it into a vibrant alternative media network for a new generation of Black storytelling.

– Celebrating, documenting & amplifying Black storytelling

26/09/2025

Food, Film & Legacy: Julie Dash honours Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor in Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl.

Read more: https://bfmmag.com/travel-notes-of-a-geechee-girl-julie-dashs-celebration-of-vertamae-smart-grosvenor/

Stay tuned for more as we reboot BFM Mag, honouring the vision of our founders Floyd Webb and the late Menelik Shabazz.

Julie Dash, acclaimed director of Daughters of the Dust, is at work on Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl, a seven-part documentary that illuminates the extraordinary life of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor —…

18/01/2024

DEADLINES for the 34th Onion City Experimental Film Festival ( ) are quickly approaching.

REGULAR DEADLINE - 12/15/23
LATE DEADLINE - 1/18/24

Chicago Filmmakers is now celebrating 50 years serving Filmmakers and Film Lovers in The Chicago and international film community. Please visit ChicagoFilmmakers.Org and make a donation to expand our community resources and amazing programming.



Please enjoy the appropriately funky first part of Onion City Exquisite Co**se Trailer
PART 1: Explicit Corps by M. Woods | Music by The Digital Sickness

Submit at www.filmfreeway.com/onioncityff