The goal of the festival is to: promote independent author’s films from Canada and around the world, promote cultural and cinematographic diversity within Quebec and Canada, promote Black cinema and stimulate the development of quality cinema, discover and encourage new talent, encourage meetings between Black filmmakers and professionals working in the film industry from here and abroad, cultivate opportunities for North-South co-productions, encourage the development of the Black Film Industry here and abroad.

ELIGIBILITY

1) Any Black person, living anywhere in the world, may submit films to the festival.

2) Individuals of any other ethnicity (race) and from any country may also submit films to the festival as long as the film meets ONE of the following conditions:

- Deals with a Black reality.

- Deals with the Black community.

- Has several actors of Black origin playing in major roles.

- Has a director or screenwriter of Black origin.

- Deal with a particular theme in the Festival.

FILM LENGTH

Our definition for film length:

30 min or less: Short film; 31 to 74 minutes: Medium-length film; 75 min and more: Feature film.

Only films that meet the following criteria may be selected and invited to be part of the Official Selection:

1° Must have been made in the 24 months preceding the Festival.

2° Must not have previously been distributed and/or released in Quebec theatres (unless an exception is made by the festival).

3° Priority will be given to previously unreleased works.

4° Must not have been broadcast on television or on the Internet.

5° Must not have been released on the market on DVD or VHS cassette.

6° Must respect the goal of the Festival.

Carefully read the rules and regulations before submitting.

This is just an excerpt of the regulations, carefully read the complete regulations before submitting.