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North Carolina Black Film Festival goes online
The event kicks off Thurs., Feb. 25
The 17th Annual North Carolina Black Film Festival kicks off tomorrow By Ashlea Kosikowski | February 24, 2021 at 6:15 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 6:16 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Black Film Festival goes online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The four-day event begins on Feb. 25 and features independent movies from African American filmmakers.
Charlon Turner, who organizes the festival, said the films included range from comedies and features to shorts and documentaries.
Turner said the event partnered with Film Festival Plus, where audiences can watch the films.
Tsutomu Suzuki welcomes guests to the opening night with a video message.
The Japan Foundation, Manila, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan, SM Cinema, Film Development Council of the Philippines, and JT International Philippines, brought together the only hybrid Japanese Film Festival, which had an extended drive-in screenings of the opening film “Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar” by Hanabusa Tsutomu.
Japan Foundation, Manila Director Tsutomu Suzuki (rightmost), with (from left) Assistant Director Wataru Abe, Program Coordinator Kanami Namiki, Assistant Director Tomoko Nakamura, and SM SVP for Marketing Millie Dizon during the Japanese Film Festival opening night at SM Cinema Drive-in at SM Mall of Asia.