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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.
23-27 May 2025 Calgary, CA
About our founder
A woman of action and creative spirit, Fabienne Colas is a charismatic leader with unwavering drive who makes things happen. Fueled by passion and frustration, she became an unstoppable force, fostering diversity on and off screen and uplifting unseen creators of color.
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Festival Schedule
Black Market
WORKSHOP: The Self-Tape Advantage Sharpen Your At Home Auditions (FREE ONLINE)
Description In the ever-evolving casting landscape, self-tapes have become an essential tool for actors to showcase their talents without the constraints of [...]
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Is Enough Being Done to Boost Representation in the Entertainment Industry (FREE IN PERSON)
Description Array Crew, an initiative created by Ava DuVernay to help boost representation in below-the-line roles in Canada and the U.S, is [...]
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Spotlight Stories: Film Industry Q&A Series (FREE IN PERSON)
Description Join us as we feature a diverse lineup of directors, producers, writers, and industry innovators who share their journeys, insights, and [...]
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WORKSHOP – Exploring Animation As Another Tool for Filmmaking (FREE IN PERSON)
Description Dive into the captivating world of animation in this hands-on workshop designed to empower participants to tell their own stories through [...]
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Being Black In Canada
Mikerlande: L’Exil de la Mémoire du Griot (MTL) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline Exiled after Haiti’s political struggles of the 90s, Mikerlande—a former activist and now entrepreneur—rekindles memories of resilience and commitment. [...]
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Double Combat (MTL) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline This short documentary delves into the last week of training camp for Jean Pascal, ex-light heavyweight world champion at [...]
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Strike The Iron / Battre le Fer (MTL) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline After immersing himself in the street life, Racci finds redemption through his passion for sports, which he shares with [...]
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Away From Home (TOR) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline Determined to protect international students from escalating vulnerabilities in Canada—a country that once “embraced” them—an award-winning global leader, formerly [...]
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Dreaming in the West (TOR) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline “Dreaming in the West” explores the Canadian dream for Black immigrant artists in our socioeconomically imbalanced world. GET ACCESS [...]
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West Lodge Redemption (TOR) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline Nestled in Parkdale, Toronto, West Lodge Apartments stands as a testament to endurance and hardship. GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN [...]
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Black and Blue (TOR) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline Garnetta Cromwell, a blues and soul musician of african descent has a lifelong dream of becoming a professional blues [...]
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My Neighbour Taybah (TOR) (Online Only)
Co-presented by Storyline Upon discovering that her lifelong next-door neighbour of over twenty years, Taybah, has never explored what the 6ix has [...]
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