{"id":17201,"date":"2021-10-04T14:37:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T18:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montrealblackfilm.mysites.io\/?p=17201"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:27:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:27:25","slug":"bulado-seeds-black-women-in-power-al-sit-becoming-black-lawyers-the-sacred-woods-receive-top-honour-at-the-17th-montreal-international-black-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/bulado-seeds-black-women-in-power-al-sit-becoming-black-lawyers-the-sacred-woods-receive-top-honour-at-the-17th-montreal-international-black-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"BULADO, SEEDS: BLACK WOMEN IN POWER, AL-SIT, BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS & THE SACRED WOODS Receive Top Honour at the 17th Montreal International Black Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

BULADO, SEEDS: BLACK WOMEN IN POWER,
\n<\/strong>AL-SIT, BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS & THE SACRED WOODS
\n<\/strong>Receive Top Honour at the 17th Montreal International Black Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

www.montrealblackfilm.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Montreal, October 4, 2021 <\/strong>– The Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF),<\/strong> created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation<\/strong> and co-presented by Qu\u00e9becor<\/strong> and Desjardins<\/strong>, is proud to close its 17th edition. #MIBFF21 celebrated the Francophonie through 130 films from 30 countries and presented \u00a0the MIBFF 2021 Career Achievement Award<\/strong> to Cesar winning French\/Senegalese actor Omar Sy<\/strong> (Lupin, The Untouchables); award winning Haitian-Canadian visual artist and filmmaker, Martine Chartrand <\/strong>(Black Soul, MacPherson); and Guadeloupean\/French activist and actress, Firmine Richard <\/strong>(8 women, La premi\u00e8re \u00e9toile).<\/strong><\/p>\n

During this first hybrid edition of the festival, a professional jury evaluated the films in competition according to a series of selection criteria. While all the selected films were outstanding, the following really stood out:<\/p>\n

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: \u00a0BULADO<\/strong> by Ech\u00e9 Janga (Cura\u00e7ao, Netherlands)
\nHONOURABLE MENTION: THE SPECIAL <\/strong>by Ignacio M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: SEEDS: BLACK WOMEN IN POWER <\/strong>by \u00c9thel Oliveira and J\u00falia Mariano (Brazil)
\nHONOURABLE MENTION: RUMBA KINGS, by <\/strong>Alan Brain<\/p>\n

BEST MID-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY: THE SACRED WOODS<\/strong> by Abdallah Chamekh (Tunisia)
\nHONOURABLE MENTION: 100 YEARS FROM MISSISSIPI<\/strong> by Tarabu Betserai Kirkland<\/p>\n

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT: AL-SIT<\/strong> by Suzannah Mirghani (Soudan, Qatar)
\nHONOURABLE MENTIONS: TWA F\u00c8Y<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by El\u00e9onore Coyette & Sephora Monteau, THE NIGHT I LEFT AMERICA<\/em><\/strong> by Laki Karavias<\/p>\n

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY: BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS<\/strong> by Evangeline M. Mitchell (USA)
\nHONOURABLE MENTION: R.I.P. SENI<\/strong> de Daizy Ifama<\/p>\n

JURY MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Narrative features:<\/strong> President \u2013 Ginette Petit, Alexandre Flores, Danny Blanco Hall<\/p>\n

Feature documentaries:<\/strong> President \u2013 Rosana Roth, Patrick Kabeya, Mahalia Verna<\/p>\n

Mid-Length and short films:<\/strong> President \u2013 Laurent Maurice Lafontant, Vanessa Rancourt, Mora Etienne<\/p>\n

The 18th Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF)
\n<\/strong>will take place from September 21 to October 2, 2022
\nwww.MontrealBlackFilm.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Get Social – #MIBFF21
\n<\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>| <\/strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

About the Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF)
\n<\/strong>Created in 2005 by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, the Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF)<\/a> is currently the largest<\/strong> Canadian film festival entirely dedicated to black realities from all four corners of the world. It aims to offer the public the most spectacular productions in black cinema and debate the great cultural, social, and socio-economic issues facing society. The MIBFF goal is to promote the development of the independent film industry and showcase more films depicting black realities around the world. The festival seeks to prioritize local and international films that do not necessarily come under the spotlight, a new cinema that moves its audience and raises awareness – and a few eyebrows. In so doing, the MIBFF addresses issues and showcases art that makes you think and smile, provokes, bewilders, and shocks you – a new, fresh look at black cinema from all parts of the globe!<\/p>\n

– 30 –<\/p>\n

For media inquiries:
\nTalar Adam
\npress@MontrealBlackFilm.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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