BLACK EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL

The Black Europe Film Festival of Minneapolis/Saint Paul (BEFF MSP) is a celebration of Afro-European cinema, making its debut in the Twin Cities from January 30th to February 2nd, 2025, with screenings at the Main Cinema, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Capri, and the Cedar Cultural Center. Built on principles of community co-planning and anti-racist organizing, BEFF MSP showcases documentaries, fiction films, and shorts by Europe’s most renowned Afrodescendant filmmakers, offering artists a platform to share their work and foster networks of support within the global Black diaspora and the international film community.

Confronting the enduring legacies of racism, colonialism, and displacement, Black filmmakers channel a distinctive energy, creativity, and resilience into their work. They not only reframe dominant narratives but also transcend the paradigms of whiteness, cultivating spaces of possibility and fostering new ways of being and belonging. This festival amplifies their non-stereotypical vision of Black Europe and Black European identity, challenging racialized regimes of visibility that disempower and devalue Black lives across the globe.

Masterclasses, encounters with visiting filmmakers, film production workshops, lectures, and artist residencies enrich the festival’s programming, creating an occasion for Black joy and offering exciting, engaged learning opportunities for diverse audiences, communities, and youths.

To connect, please email organizers at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @blackeuropefilmfestival.

The Black Europe Film Festival of Minneapolis/Saint Paul is supported by a generous grant from the University of Minnesota Imagine Fund.

Access the Black Europe Film Festival publicity kit here.