North Carolina Black Film Festival is a yearly

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that focuses primarily on works by Black or

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members of the film industry. The

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is held annually and features full-length narratives, short films, mobile entertainment as "all short form content including

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and

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", and documentaries, all by and/or featuring Black or ethnic writers, directors, actors, and actresses. The purpose of the North Carolina Black Film Festival is to publicly recognize, celebrate, and promote the work of ethnic

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s and to encourage film production and culture within the film industry in a highly competitive selection process.

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