The April 2010 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, an annual presentation of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle, Washington, USA invites independent film entries of any length. Genres/subject areas: narrative, documentary, children’s, youth-made movies, shorts, Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender, animation, experimental.

Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should include a significant amount of content involving people of African descent. Films are reviewed by a jury process. Entry fee: $25 USD; please make checks payable to “LHPAC”. Please include a postage paid envelope if you want your work returned. All preview copies must be marked with your name and contact information. A $50 honorarium is paid for films accepted and screened. You will be notified by email if your film is accepted. Please notify us if you have simultaneously submitted your film to other Seattle-area festivals.

Deadline: January 31, 2010. Please send preview copies in NTSC format on DVD. Films originating in languages other than English must have English subtitles.

Mailing address:

LHAAFF, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center

104 – 17th Avenue South

Seattle WA 98144 USA.

An entry form is available here: http://www.langstonarts.org/2010LHAAFF_EntryForm.pdf.

Please visit www.langstonblackfilmfest.org for more information about our event.

Three awards will be given: the $500 local filmmaker award (filmmaker resident of Washington State); the $500 Audience Award; and the $500 Jury award.