Denton Black Film Festival Alumni Updates: Breaking New Ground in Film and Media
Catch up with the latest accomplishments from Denton Black Film Festival alumni! Shequeta L. Smith’s Shero Comics is revolutionizing geek culture, while...
EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE
BLACK STORYTELLERS
Beautiful reminders of what art looks like…what art is… How culture creates Community and how communing creates Unity…WE tell our story .
The Denton Black Film Festival was created in order to address under-representation in film and media by giving Black stories an audience and Black creatives a platform. The Denton Black Film Festival is the largest black film festival in the state of Texas and the Southwest Region of America. The festival has expanded to the the Denton Black Film Festival Institute and serves filmmakers and creatives of all backgrounds.
2025 DBFF Award Winners
Among these selections the DBFF Film Team ratings resulted in finalists from which the Competitive Jurors selected the Best and the runner up in each category....
Axis by Demetrius Oliver at UNT CoLabÂ
Feature Art Exhibition: AXIS, an exhibition by Demetrius Oliver. Running from January 27 to February 15, 2025
Festival recap
Our 2025 Festival has came to a wrap! Thank you for all who came and supported.
The Institute’s activities and events are open to ALL filmmakers, however, we recognize a special need for those of the African and Black Diaspora because of historical exclusion limiting full participation in the film industry. Our first step in enhancing this support begins with identifying those filmmakers who are active and want to engage.
Collaborations + Programming
Programs
Quakertown Film Project
DBFF will executively produce a documentary film series. Learn more about the crowdfunding campaign
DBFF presents Soul Talk
DBFF presents Soul Talk is a series that holds intimate conversations with creatives to discuss their work. Every second Sunday.
TEC Talk
Technology Education Culture… allows early adopters and industry experts to discuss and invite audiences to the significant impacts of technology like AI, Fintech, youth coding & more.
Virtual + Community
Upcoming Events
