HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL / HARLEM FILM HOUSE PRESS RELEASES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

August 8, 2022

https://medium.com/harlem-film-house/tupac-lives-and-other-dope-narratives-open-the-2022-hip-hop-film-festival-august-11-f18f3bde04

August 8, 2022

View at Medium.com

2022 Hip Hop Film Festival Returns For 7th Season

May 10. 2022

https://allhiphop.com/news/2022-hip-hop-film-festival-returns-for-7th-season/

The 7th Annual Hip Hop Film Festival to play at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Harlem Film House VR Metaverse

May 10, 2022

https://www.blackfilmandtv.com/news/the-7th-annual-hip-hop-film-festival-to-play-at-the-alamo-drafthouse-cinema-and-harlem-film-house-vr-metaverse

April 11, 2022

https://medium.com/harlem-film-house/the-hip-hop-film-festival-returns-for-its-seventh-season-in-person-at-the-alamo-drafthouse-cinema-12c3bb5de635

Tonya Pinkins to Join in Conversation With Warrington Hudlin

March 30, 2022

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Tonya-Pinkins-to-Join-in-Conversation-With-Warrington-Hudlin-20220330

March 28, 2022

View at Medium.com

 

2021

The Root: “Role Call: Chinonye Chukwu Highlights the Resilience of Mamie Till-Mobley in the Upcoming Film Till and Tupac, Biggie and Suge Knight's Documentary Hits the Big Screen”

July 30, 2021
UMV: 4,300,000

https://www.theroot.com/role-call-chinonye-chukwu-highlights-the-resilience-of-1847395183

 

Digital Cinema Report: “Sixth Annual Hip Hop Film Festival Begins August 1”

July 12, 2021
UMV: 30,000

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/news/sixth-annual-hip-hop-film-festival-begins-august-1 

 

All Hip Hop: “Hip Hop Film Festival To Honor Queen Latifah With The G.O.A.T. Award”

July 9, 2021
UMV: 2,400,000

https://allhiphop.com/news/hip-hop-film-festival-to-honor-queen-latifah-with-the-g-o-a-t-award/ 

 

Asbury Park Press: “Alamo Drafthouse, Hip Hop Film Festival celebrate Black stories with Vanguard Collection”
May 6, 2021

UMV: 1,560,000 online / 95,576 print
https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/05/06/nj-alamo-drafthouse-hip-hop-film-festival-vanguard-collection/4945308001/

 

Variety: “Alamo Drafthouse Partners With Harlem Film House to Highlight Essential Black Movies”

March 10, 2021
UMV: 6,040,592

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alamo-drafthouse-harlem-film-house-partnership-1234927190/ 

Yahoo! News: https://news.yahoo.com/alamo-drafthouse-partners-harlem-film-152945596.html 

 

Digital Cinema Report: “Alamo Partners with Harlem Film House on Hip Hop Film Festival”

March 10, 2021
UMV: 30,000

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/news/alamo-partners-harlem-film-house-hip-hop-film-festival 

 

Boxoffice Pro: “Alamo Drafthouse Partners with Hip Hop Film Festival on New Series Spotlighting Great Films About the Black Experience”
March 10, 2021

UMV: 91,700

https://www.boxofficepro.com/alamo-drafthouse-hip-hop-film-festival-vanguard-collection-black-films/ 

 

Rama’s Screen: “Alamo Drafthouse Partners With Hip Hop Film Festival To Present A Curated Series Of Culturally Significant Films”

March 10, 2021

UMV: 4,961
https://www.ramascreen.com/alamo-drafthouse-partners-with-hip-hop-film-festival-to-present-a-curated-series-of-culturally-significant-films/ 

 

Filmmaker Magazine: “FilmEx Creates Virtual Annual Conference in Lieu of Usual Pre-Sundance Gathering”

March 4, 2021

UMV: 172,460

https://filmmakermagazine.com/111114-filmex-creates-virtual-annual-conference-in-lieu-of-usual-pre-sundance-gathering/#.YGJclUhKiu5

 

Columbia Spectator: “Beyond the silver screen: a look at the vibrant history of Harlem’s Black film scene”

February 17, 2021

UMV: 140,180

https://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2021/02/18/beyond-the-silver-screen-a-look-at-the-vibrant-history-of-harlems-black-film-scene/

2020

Forbes

Groundbreaking Hip Hop Film Festival Returns for Its 5th Season

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamos/2020/08/03/groundbreaking-hip-hop-film-festival-returns-for-its-5th-season/#4c62426f1acb

Revolt

The Hip Hop Festival Announces its 2020 Lineup

https://www.revolt.tv/2020/7/27/21341072/hip-hop-festival-2020-lineup

Broadway World

Shefik to Moderate LGBTQ+ Discussion with Bruce Cohen, Christopher Donaldson, Peppermint, and Kareem Ferguson

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Shefik-To-Moderate-LGBTQ-Discussion-With-Bruce-Cohen-Christopher-Donaldson-Peppermint-And-Kareem-Ferguson-20200806

 

Black Film and TV

Film Lineup for 5th Annual Hip Hop Film Festival, Omari Hardwick Named Icon Living Award Recipient

https://www.blackfilmandtv.com/news/film-lineup-for-5th-annual-hip-hop-film-festival-omari-hardwick-named-icon-living-award-recipient

  

Shadow and Act

Hip Hop Film Festival set for August, Ice Cube and Omari Hardwick to be Honored

https://shadowandact.com/hip-hop-film-festival-set-for-august-ice-cube-and-omari-hardwick-to-be-honored

 

Tavel.Earth

Is 2020 the Year of Virtual Film Festivals

https://travel.earth/2020-virtual-film-festivals/

 

Indie Wire

Every Film Festival and Market Still Happening in 2020, in Person and Online

https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/film-festival-market-2020-in-person-online-1202232252/

 

Bronxnet

Hip Hop Film Festival: Prospect Park

https://bronxnet.org/your-bronx/articles/hip-hop-film-festival-prospect-park/

 

Radio interview

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ac-Ri9dRr0akplGu4houfj2VCuIhjnjY/view?usp=sharing

 

AllHipHop

2020 Hip Hop Film Festival to Honor Ice Cube with the G.O.A.T. Award

https://allhiphop.com/news/2020-hip-hop-film-festival-to-honor-ice-cube-with-the-g-o-a-t-award-Xg0KvQA-CEOkhwTvPJOvow

 

Digital Cinema Report

Fifth Annual Hip Hop Film Festival Begins August 6

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/news/fifth-annual-hip-hop-film-festival-begins-august-6

 

MSN.com

All the online film festivals to look out for in 2020

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/all-the-online-film-festivals-to-look-out-for-in-2020/ar-BB16ZJL4

 

Right On!

Hip Hop Film Festival will Honor Omari Hardwick and Ice Cube

https://rightondigital.com/2020/07/01/hip-hop-film-festival-will-honor-omari-hardwick-and-ice-cube/

 

Pix 11 Morning News

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z5VVdVOvAXZS5i2CORHUsWM4X3WhGn89/view?usp=sharing

 

Roland Martin Unfiltered

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12UPA1Fm_EP7Zei2R9Y387eZhaFxmHEFB/view?usp=sharing

SUN JOURNAL

HHFF PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

2020 PRESS RELEASES

The Hip Hop Film Festival Announces Its Line Up For The 2020 Season

The Hip Hop Film Festival Introduces Private Cinemas During It’s Festival In August

SNYPES MURDOCK JOINS THE HARLEM FILM HOUSE’S ADVISORY BOARD

Harlem Film House and Emmy Award Winner Jerod Couch produce The #MonoLIVE Social Justice Series

Hip Hop Film Festival’s 2020 BEST DIRECTOR Winner Will Get A Chance To Direct An Episodic On NBC!

2018 PRESS RELEASES

THE HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS AUGUST 2-5 FEATURING FILMMAKERS RAISED IN THE GLOBAL CULTURE OF HIP HOP

HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL HONORS MELVIN VAN PEEBLES AS THE G.O.A.T. WITH THE HHFF 2018 LEGEND AWARD

HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL LANDS IN KENYA AFRICA JULY 13TH

Women Take Center Stage At The 2018 Hip Hop Film Festival

Hip Hop Film Festival Announces ACT UP! Screenwriter's Competition Happening Sunday August 5th 

Hip Hop Film Festival Announces the NYC Premiere of Donovan Howard's ARTIFICE as the festival closing film on Sunday August 5th

Hip Hop Film Festival Announces the WORLD Premiere of Chad Quinn's FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC" as the festival opening film on Thursday August 2nd

Hip Hop Film Festival Anncounces the Launch Of It's Streaming Service 247films.tv - Dubbed "Netflix for the Hip Hop Cultured"

 

2017 PRESS RELEASES

Hip Hop Film Festival announces the US premiere of Cesar Nominee Oliver Babinet’s “SWAGGER” as the festival’s opening film on THURSDAY AUGUST 3RD. 

2017 Hip Hop Film Festival announces the World premiere of Christopher “Play” Martin’s (of Kid N Play) directorial debut “AND iDANCED” as the closing title on SUNDAY AUGUST 6TH. 

CENTRIC’S SHANNON LANIER TO MODERATE THE 2017 HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL MASTER CYPHER “NARRATIVES THAT CHANGE LAWS” WITH JAMAL JOSPEPH, PAUL PRESTIA AND KEITH BEAUCHAMP 

HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE LINE UP FOR THE 2017 MASTER CLASS SERIES “HHFF MASTER CYPHER” 

HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT FILMS INCLUDING PROJECTS FROM CHUCK D, T.I., CHARLIE AHEARN (WILD STYLE)