Harlem International Film Festival

Harlem International Film Festival
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LocationHarlem, New York City, New York
Founded2005
Festival dateSeptember
LanguageEnglish
Websiteharlemfilmfestival.org

The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) is an annual five-day film festival in Harlem, New York.[1] The first festival took place in 2005.[2] Michael Franti's I Know I'm Not Alone was named Best International Documentary at the festival that year.[3] The short film Eme Nakia was selected to be screened at the 2006 festival.[4] Also that year, The Hip Hop Project produced by Queen Latifah and Bruce Willis was named Best Documentary Film.[5] Nigerian film Anchor Baby was named Best Film at the 2010 festival and won another award there as well.[6] Omoni Oboli was named Best Actress that year.[7] Najat Jellab's short film The Projectionist premiered at the 2013 festival.[8] The festival named Vanessa L. Williams Best Actress one year.[9] Short film In The Field, directed by Matthew Hope, was screened at the festival one year.[10]:)

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  2. ^ "Hi-story". Harlem International Film Festival. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Spearhead frontman to play prison show". NME. May 3, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Sparta's Short Film Trailer: 'Eme Nakia'". Ultimate Guitar Archive. September 5, 2006. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Gregg Goldstein (October 30, 2006). "ThinkFilm backs new 'Project'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Patrice Peck (August 19, 2013). "Lonzo Nzekwe Spotlights African Immigration in "Anchor Baby"". Black Entertainment Television. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  7. ^ Chris Ajaero (August 3, 2011). "The Stars of Nollywood". Modern Ghana. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "The Projectionist Gets US Premiere 9/15". Broadway World. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  9. ^ Marti Parham (November 20, 2006). "Vanessa Williams Proves that Having the Right Stuff has Paid Off". Jet: 63.
  10. ^ "People news from Nice Shoes, Publicis Mojo and more". Creativity. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.