Howard University Graduate Film Program

Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Hollywood icon who broke barriers for Black actors, dies at 94 In a groundbreaking film career, Poitier established himself as one of the finest performers in America.

Greg Tate, a ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism,’ Dies at 64 Greg Tate, an American music and culture writer and musician, has died, a rep for Tate’s publisher Duke University Press confirmed to Variety. He was 64; a cause of death was not provided. While hi…

Congratulations to Howard University MFA Film Student Jonathan Isaac Jackson, writer and director of feature documentary BLACK CHIEF, BLACK HAWK premiering at American Black Film Festival 2021.

American Black Film Festival Shifts to Virtual Model for Milestone 25th Edition (EXCLUSIVE) The 25th American Black Film Festival is shifting from a hybrid to a fully online event, Jeff Friday Media (JFM) announced today. The festival, which runs from Nov. 3-14, 2021 will be available dig…

Howard University's MFA in Film Program selected for The Hollywood Reporter's list of 2021 Top American Film Schools.

2021’s Top 25 American Film Schools, Ranked COVID sidelined much of the 2020-21 academic year, but these premier programs — from NYU to USC — are ready for a return to normal, with a few new wrinkles.

Menelik Shabazz, pioneering black British film-maker, dies aged 67 Burning an Illusion director and founder of Black Filmmaker Magazine died while working on a new film in Zimbabwe

Congratulations to Howard University Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on this commencement weekend. We are so proud of your achievements in completing your degrees during the most challenging times in a century.

Learn more about Howard University Graduate Film Program MFA Alum and local filmmaker Dewy Ortiz, Jr. recognized this month by DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment. https://bit.ly/32VFMhU

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song at 50: a radical moment for black cinema Melvin Van Peebles’s landmark movie opened the door not only for black film-making but for independent movies in general

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MACRO, The Black List, Warner Bros. Team On Screenwriter Incubator For Writers Of Color EXCLUSIVE: MACRO and The Black List have teamed with Warner Bros. Pictures to launched The MACRO x The Black List Feature Screenwriter Incubator, a new initiative that offers writers of color the o…

Howard University Alum Chadwick Boseman nominated for "Actor in a Leading Role" The Academy Award for his performance in Ma Rainey Film.

Congratulations to Howard University Alum Charles D. King, founder of MACRO on "Best Picture" The Academy Nomination for Judas and the Black Messiah Movie.