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Virginia Black
Film Festival:
Celebrate Black Stories
June 19-22, 2025, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
Countdown is On!
The Virginia Black Film Festival returns Juneteenth Weekend 2025 and we want YOU to be a part of the story! VBFF will feature celebrities and network executives, with masterclasses and panels designed to expand the reach of emerging creators. This year’s event was presented in association with Hampton University, and featured 50 independent film productions, network executives from Paramount Pictures and Maverick Entertainment, along with celebrity guest Clifton Powell, and 34-time Emmy-winning director Jesse Vaughan. Other distinguished speakers included Grant Housley of Paramount Pictures, fight scene choreography Willie “The Bam” Johnson, and filmmakers Rel Dowdell, and Morgan Avery McCoy. The founder of the event is filmmaker and CEO of Imani Films, Bryan G Thompson.
VBFF 2025 will feature:
- Special Honoree, media mogul BK Fulton, CEO of Soulidifly and Moviepass 2.0
- Celebrity Actors
- Expert Panels
- 20 Hours of Theater Screenings
- Hampton, VA Historical and Touristic Excursions
- Vendor Booths for Local and National Businesses
- Awards Gala
Community Impact:
Proceeds from VBFF support the Black Arts Foundation, a Virginia-based non-profit 501c3 which has created a $50,000 scholarship endowment for students in the Arts at the Hampton University School of Liberal Arts & Education (SLAE).
OUR PURPOSE
To Honor And Propel black cinema’s legacy
Breakout Films
See the best in Black cinema before major networks release them!
Your Time to Shine
Shine with the stars at the VBFF charity awards gala!
Discover The Best
Countdown is On!
Latest news
The 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient is Clifton Powell
Powell has appeared in more than one hundred films, beginning in the 1980s. His credits include Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), and more.
June 19-22, 2025, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA