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 (In Person & Online)
Spotlight Stories: Film Industry Q&A Series with Award-winning filmmaker Nico Abote
Narrative Short Film Series
WORKSHOP - Funding Your Vision with Nick Haywood
Of Mud And Blood
CBFF 2026 Being Black in Canada (In Theatre)
From Script to Screen: Discussion with Being Black in Canada 2025 cohort filmmaker Mary Yohannes Getaneh
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
From Script to Screen: Q&A with Being Black in Canada 2025 cohort filmmaker Mary Yohannes Getaneh
WORKSHOP – Funding Your Vision with Nick Haywood – Arts Development Consultant, Film and Video Alberta Foundation for the Arts,
Spotlight Stories: Film Industry Q&A Series with Award-winning filmmaker Nico Abote
THE DIGITAL HANDSHAKE: Why a Great Headshot Matters (In Person & Online)
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.










