June 10th, 2008 by Trevor
Revolution was awarded Best Music Video at the 2008 Hollywood Black Film Festival, beating out the Give It To Me video by Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Nelly Furtado! This year, HBFF screened 119 films over the course of their 6 day celebration of black film. This was Revolution’s third award, and a great way to end its spree of seven festivals over the past ten weeks.
The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF), dubbed “The Black Sundance,” is an annual 6-day celebration of black cinema drawing together established and rising filmmakers, popular film and television stars, writers, industry executives, emerging artists and diverse audiences from Southern California and around the world. HBFF 2008 attendees enjoyed a whirlwind of six days hustling to see films, attending panels and workshops at the adjunct Infotainment Conference, and partying into the wee hours of the night.
Check out Filmthreat.com for more information on the 2008 Hollywood Black Film Festival winners.
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Revolution will be screening at the Hollywood Black Film Festival on June 7th @ 9:45pm at the Writer’s Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.
Writer’s Guild Theater
135 S. Doheny Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Tickets: $12
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Revolution was awarded Best Music Video at the 2008 Sweet Auburn International Film Festival on Saturday May 11th. The awards ceremony was held at the King Center - the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. SAIFF hosted over 40 films this year from three different countries. Revolution was among five films to highlight hip hop music.
The mission of SAIFF is to showcase short films, music videos, documentaries, screenplays and full length features from around the globe. Traditionally the Sweet Auburn SpringFest has been the #1 street festival in the Southeast and it still is today. The festival has been around for 25 years. More than 500,000 patrons visit the street festival each year. With the addition of the film festival several doors has been opened for talented filmmakers.
This year the festival honored Bill Nunn (Pictured Above - School Daze, Do The Right Thing, Spiderman), Afeni Shakur (Tupac’s “dear” mama), and Kenny Leon (Director of A Raisin In The Sun 2008) for their outstanding work in the field of black entertainment. This was Revolution’s first award at a black film festival and it was a privilege to be acknowledged at the King Center amongst such influential leaders in black entertainment .
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Revolution will be screening at the San Francisco Black Film Festival on Friday June 6th @ 7:30pm
African American Art & Culture Complex
762 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA
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June 04, 2008 to June 15, 2008
Revolution has just been accepted at the San Francisco Black Film Festival!
The mission of the San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF) is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora and to showcase a diverse collection of films - from emerging and established filmmakers. This is accomplished by presenting Black films, which reinforce positive images and dispel negative stereotypes, and providing local, national and international filmmakers a forum for their work to be viewed and discussed. SFBFF believes film can lead to a better understanding of and communication between, people of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while simultaneously serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.Â
This will be our first film festival screening in the Bay Area, and the San Francisco Black Film Festival couldn’t be a better place! We hope to have everyone there, so tell your folks!
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Revolution will be screening at Florida Music Festival’s Indie Film Jam on the following days:
Thursday May 15th @ 6:00pm
Friday May 16th (late nite) @ 1:00am
City Arts Factory
29 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
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April 29th, 2008 by Trevor
Revolution received the Audience Award for Best Music Video at the 2008 Rincon International Film Festival. Over 60 films from 14 countries were screened this year. Revolution was one of ten music videos selected for the competition, and was so well received by the audience that they elected it for this award. The award demonstrated the true power of the people. We got this cool trophy too!
Revolution will be screening next at the Sweet Auburn International Film Festival on Thursday May 8th @6pm at the Auburn Avenue Research Library - 101 Auburn Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30303.
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April 27th, 2008 by Trevor
Revolution will be screening at the Sweet Auburn International Film Festival on Thursday May 8th@ 6pm.
Auburn Avenue Research Library
101 Auburn Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
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April 24th, 2008 by Trevor
Revolution is screenng at the Rincon International Film Festival April 22-26 in beautiful Rincon, Puerto Rico.
The video will screen every night at a different venue:
Wednesday, April 23rd @ 9pm: Casa Verde
Thursday, April 24ty @ 9pm: Casa Islena - Barrio Puntas, Carr. Int. 413 km 4.8
Friday, April 25th @ 6pm: Rincon Beach Resort - Road 115km 5.8 Anasco
Saturday, April 26th @ 5:30: Lazy Parrot - Carr. 413km 4.1, Bo. Puntas
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Revolution is one of the most powerful words in any thinking person’s vocabulary. But what it means to you, to me and to us really depends on what type of action is being associated with it. In this case, we made a video to highlight the song ‘Revolution’ by the Napalm Clique. So let’s talk about what it means.To begin with, this is not your average rap video. The filmmakers on ‘Revolution’ made the most of a micro budget by getting the story straight and building from there. Using the Napalm Clique’s lyrics as a blueprint, the team agreed on a simple narrative structure that would engage the viewer as if they were a student in a classroom. The lesson plan? Empowerment and revolution of the mind. From there it was possible to make the most of a free location, a handful of rented lights and a great selection of found footage in post production.
The video would not have been possible without the support of young, inspired minds within the Oakland arts community. Nor would it have been possible without the powerful wisdom of the older generations. And now that the video has hit the film festival circuit, the worldwide community of artists, thinkers, and activists can take a look. If you are in the Los Angeles area, mark your calendar for June 8th, the awards ceremony of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, when ‘Revolution’ will be judged alongside ‘Give it to Me’, directed by Timbaland and featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado. The themes of the two songs and videos are miles apart, reflecting the complicated state of hip hop today. Don’t miss your chance to voice your opinion!
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