South Dallas Cultural Center awarded $10,000 for Black Women’s Film Festival

South Dallas Cultural Center awarded $10,000 for Black Women’s Film Festival

The South Dallas Cultural Center has received a $10,000 Challenge America award from the National Endowment of the Arts to support the Center’s annual Black Women’s Film Festival, marking its 30th anniversary in 2016. The Challenge America category supports projects that extend the arts to underserved populations.

Members of the York City based New Negress Film Society will participate in a week-long residency, premier two public screenings of documentary, narrative and experimental short films, and will also host digital media workshops for female students of Billy Earl Dade Middle School in Dallas.

“The South Dallas Cultural Center is thrilled to host the New Negress Film Society and forge an ongoing partnership to promote black women films and create a new generation of artists interested in filmmaking,” said South Dallas Cultural Center Project Director Harold Steward.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, part of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, is located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

For information about the upcoming Black Women’s Film Festival call (214) 939-2787.

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