Black Arts Series Film Screening 2024

For this second iteration of the Black Arts Series Film Screening, the Visual Collections Repository (VCR), the NouLa Black Student Centre and the FOFA Gallery are seeking short films, performance videos, documentaries, and animated works for the Black Arts Series Film Screening taking place on Concordia’s SGW campus in Montréal in the fall of 2024. 

Deadline to submit: June 13, 2024, 11:59 PM (EST)

Fee: Each filmmaker/artist will receive an honorarium of $400 for the projection of their film. Additional compensated opportunities to provide social media content or participate in a brief speaking appearance at the launch may be possible, pending funding.  

Thematic Statement:

Applicants are encouraged to apply on the theme Collective Symphonies, which explores how sound informs our connections with the world. Key concepts include the examination of an ensemble of voices (as in a choir or cacophony), hymns of resistance and joy, sound frequencies and their felt effects, and our relationship with non-human sounds. This call aims to investigate how these notions help us generate cultural or emotional bridges, a refuge, or mnemonic devices.

• The submission must be from a Concordia student or alumni who identifies as Black* (see application form for definition)

• It must be between 2 to 20 minutes long

• The applicant must have full copyright of the work and authority to circulate the work for public screening

• We prioritize films whose theme or subject matter directly or indirectly deal with Black experiences or feature a Black protagonist.

   

The candidates maintain final edits and copyright control.

We encourage submissions with captions for accessibility, bilingual (FR & ENG, or just one of the two) if possible. 

The Black Arts Series co-presenters currently do not have the resources to fund the completion of works or consider proposals for commissions.

See past screening series for more details

The Visual Collections Repository (VCR), the NouLa Black Student Centre and the FOFA Gallery have joined together to showcase, support, and empower Black creatives through the newly created Black Arts Series.

About NouLa 

The NouLa Centre for Black Students is dedicated to fostering Black students' full engagement, access, and sense of belonging at Concordia. We offer resources, services, and programming for Concordia students from Black communities, and we bridge access with internal units and external organizations that can support Black student success and wellness.

About VCR

The Visual Collections Repository (VCR) supports research and teaching for the Faculty of Fine Arts by providing visual resources media services and programming and training opportunities for students, faculty and researchers.  

About FOFA

The FOFA Gallery is the primary venue dedicated to showcasing the current artistic and research practices of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Through exhibitions, publications, and events, the gallery makes public the work of Concordia alumni, faculty and staff.