Inquiries
For all press inquiries, please contact: blackstar@culturalcounsel.com
For other questions, please contact our Communications Director, Imran Siddiquee, imran@blackstarfest.org
For other questions, please contact our Communications Director, Imran Siddiquee, imran@blackstarfest.org
In the News
- The Best Things to Do Before the Summer Is Out – AnOther Magazine
- The Culture Lover’s August Guide – Harper’s Bazaar
- Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival announces all-virtual lineup with more than 80 screenings – The Philadelphia Tribune
- BlackStar Film Festival sets lineup for digital festival – Real Screen
- BlackStar Film Festival Lineup Includes Films From Over 20 Countries – MovieMaker Magazine
- Philadelphia’s ninth BlackStar Film Festival goes virtual – Philly Voice
- Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival announces all-virtual lineup with more than 80 screenings – BillyPenn
- BlackStar Film Festival Goes Digital for 2020 Edition – Real Screen
- BlackStar Moves August Film Festival Online – MovieMaker Magazine
- BlackStar Film Festival Goes Virtual Amid Pandemic (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter
- BlackStar and three Philly DJs connect for three weekends of spiritual ‘Revival!’ – Broad Street Review
- More than 1,000 Philly artists, art administrators call for defunding the police department – WHYY
- From ‘Boyz n the Hood’ to ‘Whose Streets?’: Films That Explore Black Experiences – Wall Street Journal
- Film Festivals Aren’t Just Surviving Online, They’re Creating a Better Future – IndieWire
- Film Academy Allocates $2.5 Million in Grants to 96 Organizations – Variety
- BlackStar Festival | A Love Song for Latasha – FLAUNT
- Breakout movie director centers Black Philly girls — meet her at a watch party and live Q&A – Billy Penn
- ‘A Love Song for Latasha’ screening – Timeout
- Love and Grit: Episode 5 – VisitPhilly
- Here’s What’s Still Open for Business in Hollywood – IndieWire
- Meet BlackStar Film Festival CEO Maori Karmael Holmes – RollingOut
Press Releases
- BlackStar Film Festival Announces Full Lineup, Ticketing, and More for 2020 Edition – 7/16/2020
- BlackStar Film Festival Goes Digital – 6/25/2020
- BlackStar Presents Revival!, a Series of Virtual Celebrations for Collective Joy and Resilience – 6/8/2020
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Announces 2020 Grant Recipients – 5/12/2020
- BlackStar Hosts Exclusive Screenings of A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA on Anniversary of L.A. Uprisings – 4/30/2020
- Major New Grants and Full-Time Staff Announced – 4/7/2020
- 2019 Festival Award Winners Announced – 8/6/2019
- 2019 Closing Night Film Announced – 7/12/2019
