Press Release: Women Filmmakers Enter Your Films for the 16th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival Today

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WADFF

c/o The Brooklyn

Chapter of The Links, Inc.

PO Box 50013

Brooklyn, NY 11205-0013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brooklyn, NY 26 January 2017: The Brooklyn Chapter of The Links announces the Call for Film Entries for the 16th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival (WADFF). WADFF will showcase films focused on Women, their families, neighborhoods, and the global community. Featuring an international roster of films, the Festival will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at LIU Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY 11201 in the Spike Lee Screening Room from 10am-6pm.

Films must be produced, written, or directed by a female filmmaker of African descent and must have been completed on or after June 1, 2012. All work must be submitted by March 24, 2017. Jurors Choice Awards and stipends will be presented to participating filmmakers.

Formed in 1952, The Brooklyn Chapter of The Links is dedicated to the support of educational, civic and cultural activities in Brooklyn. It is a chapter of The Links, Inc. an international, not-for-profit corporation, whose membership consists of 14,000 professional women of color in 282 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The Brooklyn Chapter works under the guidelines of its national organization in providing services to its Brooklyn Community in five mission areas:  The Arts, Services to Youth, National Trends and Services, International Trends, and Health and Wellness. A focus of the Chapter’s arts programming is to empower women and youth by lending support and encouragement to emerging artists – with a particular focus on filmmakers for the past 16 years.

The foundation for all of the chapter’s programs and services is rooted in the African American tradition of giving and volunteerism. Members share a deep sense of communal responsibility, and for the past 64 years, have been committed to actively initiating and supporting educational, cultural, and civic programs that positively impact the lives of people of African descent residing in Brooklyn.