The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) has appointed Jennifer G Robinson as its new director.
Robinson, who founded Women Of The Lens Film Festival in 2017 takes over from Justin Chinyere after four years at the helm.
Buff has also appointed Laurelle Jones as its new artistic director, replacing Paula Crickard. Jones is a film, TV and podcast producer who previously worked as festival coordinator at Women Of The Lens.
The festival recently relocated its operations from London to Halifax and Leeds and launched an “Up North, Down South” season to promote filmmakers from both London and Yorkshire.
In addition to...
Robinson, who founded Women Of The Lens Film Festival in 2017 takes over from Justin Chinyere after four years at the helm.
Buff has also appointed Laurelle Jones as its new artistic director, replacing Paula Crickard. Jones is a film, TV and podcast producer who previously worked as festival coordinator at Women Of The Lens.
The festival recently relocated its operations from London to Halifax and Leeds and launched an “Up North, Down South” season to promote filmmakers from both London and Yorkshire.
In addition to...
- 3/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
The festival will take place in Leeds and Halifax.
The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) is taking place outside of London for the first time in its 18-year history, with the festival unspooling in Leeds and Halifax this October.
Opening weekend takes place in Leeds on October 14 and 15, before continuing in Halifax through until October 20.
The awards ceremony will take place at Crossley Gallery in Dean Clough Mills.
Going forward beyond 2023, Buff has confirmed that the festival will continue to be held outside of London.
Last year’s edition took place at Rich Mix in east London, with previous editions held at south London cinema,...
The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) is taking place outside of London for the first time in its 18-year history, with the festival unspooling in Leeds and Halifax this October.
Opening weekend takes place in Leeds on October 14 and 15, before continuing in Halifax through until October 20.
The awards ceremony will take place at Crossley Gallery in Dean Clough Mills.
Going forward beyond 2023, Buff has confirmed that the festival will continue to be held outside of London.
Last year’s edition took place at Rich Mix in east London, with previous editions held at south London cinema,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Salmon is a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 and the creator of BBC, A24 and Big Deal Films series ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’.
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Adjani Salmon received the inaugural Menelik Shabazz legacy award at the UK’s Windrush Caribbean Film Festival, which drew to a close on Friday (June 30) at London’s Genesis cinema.
The award was created in honour of late UK filmmaker Menelik Shabazz, who died in 2021, and is considered one of the godfathers of Black British cinema.
Salmon is an actor-writer-director, whose BBC, A24 and Big Deal Films series Dreaming Whilst Black will air in...
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Adjani Salmon received the inaugural Menelik Shabazz legacy award at the UK’s Windrush Caribbean Film Festival, which drew to a close on Friday (June 30) at London’s Genesis cinema.
The award was created in honour of late UK filmmaker Menelik Shabazz, who died in 2021, and is considered one of the godfathers of Black British cinema.
Salmon is an actor-writer-director, whose BBC, A24 and Big Deal Films series Dreaming Whilst Black will air in...
- 7/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The festival will run across the UK from June 6-21.
The UK’s Windrush Caribbean Film Festival is readying its fourth edition, which will be the first to run under the artistic direction of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the British Urban Film Festival.
The festival will honour the 75th anniversary of the arrrival of the Windrush generation in the UK, the people from the Caribbean countries who came to work in the nascent National Health Service and the sectors facing a post-war labour shortage between 1948 and the early 1970s. Hmt Empire Windrush was one of the ships that carried them to the UK.
The UK’s Windrush Caribbean Film Festival is readying its fourth edition, which will be the first to run under the artistic direction of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the British Urban Film Festival.
The festival will honour the 75th anniversary of the arrrival of the Windrush generation in the UK, the people from the Caribbean countries who came to work in the nascent National Health Service and the sectors facing a post-war labour shortage between 1948 and the early 1970s. Hmt Empire Windrush was one of the ships that carried them to the UK.
- 4/25/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Anyiam-Osigwe is to be artistic director of Windrush Caribbean Film Festival.
Founder of the British Urban Film Festival (Buff) Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe is to take on the role of artistic director at Windrush Caribbean Film Festival.
Windrush Caribbean Film Festival launched in 2020 with a mission to engage and educate audiences across the UK about the contributions of the Windrush generation to the country. The next edition runs in June, with Anyiam-Osigwe taking up the role on March 1.
“I am excited to be working with the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival at such a pivotal moment in British history,” said Anyiam-Osigwe. “The 75th...
Founder of the British Urban Film Festival (Buff) Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe is to take on the role of artistic director at Windrush Caribbean Film Festival.
Windrush Caribbean Film Festival launched in 2020 with a mission to engage and educate audiences across the UK about the contributions of the Windrush generation to the country. The next edition runs in June, with Anyiam-Osigwe taking up the role on March 1.
“I am excited to be working with the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival at such a pivotal moment in British history,” said Anyiam-Osigwe. “The 75th...
- 2/21/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The festival runs from November 26 to December 3.
The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) has revealed the line-up for the 2022 edition, opening with the world premiere of festival founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe’s directorial debut, Absolutely Marvellous.
The feature was filmed over a five-year period, and profiles Marvel Opara, the visually impaired mother of British Olympic boxer Joe Joyce.
The line-up features four world premieres, including Isaac Odeniran’s Child Of The Occult, which follows tension within a family between belief in God and the occult, plus 11 UK premieres, such as The Anger from Lebanese filmmaker Marie Surae, about a Muslim girl...
The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) has revealed the line-up for the 2022 edition, opening with the world premiere of festival founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe’s directorial debut, Absolutely Marvellous.
The feature was filmed over a five-year period, and profiles Marvel Opara, the visually impaired mother of British Olympic boxer Joe Joyce.
The line-up features four world premieres, including Isaac Odeniran’s Child Of The Occult, which follows tension within a family between belief in God and the occult, plus 11 UK premieres, such as The Anger from Lebanese filmmaker Marie Surae, about a Muslim girl...
- 8/15/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
‘Love Island’ Snapped Up In Greece
Greece’s Skai TV has become the 23rd network to commission a version of ITV Studios’ smash reality show Love Island. Local producer Silverline will work up the Greek version, which will air later this year. The show, whose latest season in the U.S. has just started, brings singletons together who then ‘couple up’ or are eliminated throughout the eight week run. It has captured the zeitgeist in multiple territories, drawing millions of viewers and dominating front pages. The original UK version’s latest season ended on ITV2 at the start of the month.
Amazon Freevee Launches On App Store & Apple TVs In UK
Amazon Freevee, the streaming service formerly known as IMDb TV, is now available in the UK through Apple’s App Store and on the tech giant’s 4K and HD TV sets. The service includes originals such as crime drama Bosch: Legacy,...
Greece’s Skai TV has become the 23rd network to commission a version of ITV Studios’ smash reality show Love Island. Local producer Silverline will work up the Greek version, which will air later this year. The show, whose latest season in the U.S. has just started, brings singletons together who then ‘couple up’ or are eliminated throughout the eight week run. It has captured the zeitgeist in multiple territories, drawing millions of viewers and dominating front pages. The original UK version’s latest season ended on ITV2 at the start of the month.
Amazon Freevee Launches On App Store & Apple TVs In UK
Amazon Freevee, the streaming service formerly known as IMDb TV, is now available in the UK through Apple’s App Store and on the tech giant’s 4K and HD TV sets. The service includes originals such as crime drama Bosch: Legacy,...
- 8/11/2022
- by Jesse Whittock, Max Goldbart and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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