About The Festival
The Calgary Black Film Festival is dedicated to giving unique voices in cinema the opportunity to present audiences with new ways of looking at the world. CBFF’s ambition is to encourage the development of the independent film industry and to promote more films on the reality of Black people from around the Globe.
22-26 May 2026 Calgary, CA
Festival Schedule
Opening Film : Pasa Faho
THE DIGITAL HANDSHAKE: Why a Great Headshot Matters
Narrative Short Film Series
FROM IDEA TO SCREEN - Funding Your Vision
Of Mud And Blood
CBFF 2026 Being Black in Canada (In Theatre)
YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK - Spotlight
Muganga, celui qui soigne (Muganga: The One Who Treats)
Narrative Short Film Series
Muganga, celui qui soigne (Muganga: The One Who Treats)
Pasa Faho
CBFF 2026 Being Black in Canada
Canadian Spotlight
Narrative Short Film Series
Muganga, celui qui soigne (Muganga: The One Who Treats)
Pasa Faho
CBFF 2026 Being Black in Canada
Canadian Spotlight
Narrative Short Film Series
Muganga, celui qui soigne (Muganga: The One Who Treats)
Pasa Faho
CBFF 2026 Being Black in Canada
Canadian Spotlight
Black Market
YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK – Spotlight
Being Black in Canada is the nation’s largest mentorship and training program dedicated exclusively to Black filmmakers…
FROM IDEA TO SCREEN – Funding Your Vision
THE DIGITAL HANDSHAKE: Why a Great Headshot Matters
A Headshot is more than just a photo—it is your introduction, your brand, and a key part of your professional identity.
Being Black In Canada
Porridge with love (In Theatre & Online)
In Ethiopia and Eritrea, women gather to prepare genfo (traditional porridge) to bless expectant mothers. For 40 days after birth, the community cooks, cleans, and cares for mother and baby. Adanech Sahilie continues this tradition in Calgary, supporting pregnant newcomers through her program, Porridge with Love, with nourishment, dignity, and community care.
Japa (In Theatre & Online)
Rhino: Diary of a Krumper (In Theatre & Online)
Streetnames (In Theatre & Online)
“Streetnames” explores how naming shapes memory and power in Toronto. Centered on the transformation of Yonge-Dundas Square into Sankofa Square, the film reflects on how public space reveals whose histories are preserved, contested, or forgotten.
