Submissions for BEFF 2026 are now closed.
We invite you to return in Spring to submit your film for the 2027 edition of the Black Europe Film Festival. 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:
• Completed within the last five years
• Not previously screened in Minneapolis or Saint Paul
• Have English subtitles if not in English
