Submissions for BEFF 2027 are now open!
Full guidelines are available on our FilmFreeway page.
AWARDS & PRIZES
Each year, BEFF recognizes outstanding filmmaking through three awards: Best Documentary, Best Fiction Film, and the Special Jury Prize. Invited filmmakers may join us in Minnesota for conversations, Q&As, and community events.
RULES & TERMS
BEFF welcomes fiction films, documentaries, and shorts created by artists who identify as Afrodescendant or Black. We are especially interested in films that shed light on Black European lives; amplify underrepresented facets of the Black presence in Europe; connect Black European experiences with the global Black diaspora; and examine the history and legacy of European colonialism in Africa, the Caribbean, and South America. To be eligible for festival consideration, films must meet the following criteria:
- have been completed within the last five years
- not be available on VOD
- not have screened previously in Minneapolis or Saint Paul
