The 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival brought over 1200 eager audience members, including capacity crowds for Opening and Closing nights. “The impact of the festival goes beyond the festival”, notes the Seattle Office of Film and Music.
Audiences praised the festival, which featured more than 38 films from around the world and hosted filmmakers [...]
Filmmaker Alrick Brown walked away with the Audience and Jury awards at the 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, marking yet another first as this 6-year old festival posted record attendance for opening and closing nights and an eclectic array of narrative, documentary, experimental and youth films.
(West Coast Premiere) LHAAFF is deeply proud and honored to partner with Cine Seattle-producers of the Seattle Latino International Film Festival to bring “Celia the Queen”. Legendary Afro Cuban diva Celia Cruz was a woman whose voice symbolized the soul of a nation. Her reign as the queen of salsa, surrounded her with some of [...]
This is not a market festival…it’s a people festival, driven by the passion of filmmakers for their craft and audiences hungry for films outside the Hollywood machine. Audiences overwhelmingly rate this festival highly and many return year after year. “While the African American Film Festival, now in its fifth year, is marked by steady success, [...]
DEADLINE JANUARY 16, 2009
The April 18-26, 2009 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/trans, animation, experimental.
Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should include [...]
