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Check Out The Full Program for the 10th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Here!

The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) has officially announced the full program of screenings, panels, workshops, parties and networking opportunities for its 10th anniversary, taking place from October 12th through October 15th

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Bushwick Film Festival

BFF is thrilled to announce the critically acclaimed and Oscar winning and nominated filmmakers that will comprise its jury. This year’s jury proves to be especially exciting, as it is comprised of distinguished filmmakers who have been making compelling films about the social and political climate of the country

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The 10th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Set to Take Place October 12-15

After receiving over 600 submissions, BFF looks forward to supporting and sharing the stories of emerging filmmakers and inspiring the audiences who view their films

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The 10th Annual Bushwick Film Festival to Take Place October 12th-15th

The festivities will continue throughout the weekend with events ranging from feature screenings and short screenings to networking parties and panels

MADNESS TO CREATION

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How One Woman is Rewriting the Script For Female Filmmakers

Among the top 500 box-office films, only one has been produced by a woman of color. Let that sink in for a minute. In an effort to make the faces, creative visions, and incredible work of diverse female filmmakers come to life, Kweighbaye Kotee founded the Bushwick Film Festival

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Call for Entries: 10th Annual Bushwick Film Festival

The Bushwick Film festival wants to continue to consciously make room for young artists by providing affordable and discounted submission fees

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The Bushwick Film Festival Announces Monthly Short Film Screening Series

The Bushwick Film Festival is gearing up for its tenth anniversary and has partnered with Guadalupe Inn in Bushwick to host a monthly short film screening series

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Two Micro Film Fests That Don’t Cost Big Bucks

The folks at BFF promise the flicks will be “quirky, sweet, humorous, and sometimes flat-out weird.” Bushwick only has one dine-in movie theater (we’re looking at you, Syndicate), so take advantage of this makeshift one

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Full Moon Market, Bushwick Book Club, and More Fantastic Events for Every Day of the Week!

If you’re having hard time waiting until October for Bushwick Film Festival to arrive, this Tuesday head to Guadalupe Inn for a screening of quirky, sweet, humorous, and sometimes flat-out weird short films from the BFF archives

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Lithuania: Country Report 2016

Romas Zabarauska’ queer road movie You Can’t Escape Lithuania / Nuo Lietuvos nepabėgsi was awarded best narrative feature at the Bushwick Film Festiva

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Bushwick Film Festival Celebrates Milestone 10th Anniversary This Fall

Bushwick Film Festival has showcased the work of over 300 filmmakers, most of them Brooklyn and New York-based, as well as international films from 30 countries

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Bushwick Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Grit

The Bushwick Film Festival, turns 10 this year. What started out as a small community event in Brooklyn New York, is now an established film festival.

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How Kweighbaye Kotee Is Changing Bushwick Forever

This young and charming woman was Kweighbaye Kotee, a Liberian-born, New York City-raised entrepreneur, talk show host, writer, and filmmaker.  Kotee came to the US with her family as a child, escaping the Liberian Civil War in the late 1980s. 

 

 

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