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Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab

A year-long directing fellowship with $50,000 in production funds.

Apply by May 23

BlackStar Pitch

A live pitch competition at the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival, for short non-fiction projects, with a grand prize of $75,000.

Application Closed

North Star Fellowship

Presented in collaboration with Points North Institute, the North Star Fellowship supports four innovative media artists and filmmakers who are developing projects that span the latitudes of creative nonfiction.

Apply by June 3

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A still from By Water. It shows an animation of a man all in gold and a woman all in black standing side by side.
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‘America ReFramed’ Announces Addition of BlackStar-supported film By Water

America ReFramed, the award-winning series produced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary, announced today the addition of the short film By …

The eight fellows selected for the 2023 Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab are arranged side-by-side in a single banner graphic. All are facing the camera and are people of color.
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BlackStar Announces 2023 Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Fellows, Expands Program to Include Both Directors and Producers

BlackStar Projects––the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media artists––today announced the second class of the …

A photo of director Ja'Tovia Gary, posing with her award for Special Mention - Experimental Film, in front of a backdrop with the BlackStar and BlackStar Film Festival 2023 logos. Ja'Tovia is wearing a green and blue dress and blue hair wrap, smiling.
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BlackStar Projects Announces Winners of 2023 BlackStar Film Festival Awards

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media artists, is pleased to announce the …

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BlackStar and Xfinity Launch First-Ever Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Cohort

(Philadelphia, PA — October 26, 2021) — BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media …

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BlackStar Celebrates Black, Brown, and Indigenous Luminaries at Inaugural Gala

Philadelphia, PA (December 5, 2023) — BlackStar Projects presented the 2023 BlackStar Luminary Awards at the inaugural Luminary Gala, held …