Festival Mission
The mission of the San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF) is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora and to showcase a diverse collection of films - from emerging and established filmmakers. This is accomplished by presenting Black films, which reinforce positive images and dispel negative stereotypes, and providing film artists from the bay area in particular and around the world in general, a forum for their work to be viewed and discussed. SFBFF believes film can lead to a better understanding of and communication between, peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while simultaneously serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

Background
From its modest beginnings in 1998 with $3,000 in funding, SFBFF has grown from a one day event with an audience of 300 to an five day multiple venue cultural celebration drawing over 2,000 people. Comprised of film screenings, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, the Ueban Kidz film series, opening and closing programs, and the Melvin Van Peebles Award ceremony which recognizes an emerging filmmaker for risk taking. Under the leadership of founder Ave Montague, the San Francisco Black Film Festival is managed by a dedicated Advisory board of 15 artists, business people and film professionals.

 

San Francisco Black FIlm Festival
PO Box 15490 San Francisco, CA 94115
415.771.9271 (Festival Hotline)
415.346.9046 (FAX)
sfbff@sfbff.org