2023 BFFNO FESTIVAL

The Black Film Festival of New Orleans kicks things off for the city, returning for its fifth year with a fantastic lineup of in person and virtual film screenings, live music and more for free! We will be featuring over 50 film screenings, poetry, comedy, daily live music performances by some of New Orleans’ best bands and musicians, filmmaker workshops and plenty more. View more photos on our Instagram & Facebook pages.

2023 FESTIVAL TIMELINE & EVENTS

Festival Kickoff SUN - 03/17 7:00PM

We’ll play some BFFNO original movies over at the Andre Cailloux Center. Freshwater by Dream Hampton
Opening Night MON - 03/13 6:00PM

Broadside Theater 600 N. Broad St. Big Chief Black Hawtk Featuring the Vegas Cola Band
Community Showcase WED - 03/15 6:00PM

Cafe Istanbul 2372 St. Claude (in the Healing Center) The Ranch Presents: Community Showcase Featuring Comedy All stars hosted by Geneva Joy
Pass it on "Open Mic" THUR - 03/16 6:00PM

Andre Cailloux Center 2541 Bayou Road Pass It On Open Mic The Capitalist Work in Progress screening Featuring Yusa
BFFNO FESTIVAL DAY 1 FRI - 03/17 5:00PM

Andre Cailloux Center 2541 Bayou Road Festival Weekend Opening Featuring the Max Moran Trio

BFFNO Festival DAY 2 SAT - 03/18 2:00PM

Andre Caltoux Center 2541 Bayou Rd Festival Weekend Continued Featuring Water Seed
New Orleans Day SUN - 03/19 11:00AM

Andre Cailloux Center 2541 Bayou Rd Featuring the Jason Neville Band
BFFNO 2023 Awards SUN - 03/19 6:00PM

Brought to you by Sam Blakk Productions Hosted by Mark Caesar Featuring The Glaspy Experience
Virtual Festival March 20 - 26

Virtual Festival Visit BFFNO.com for details
Filmmaker Workshops March 20th, 22nd & 23rd

Andre Cailloux Center 2541 Bayou Road Festival Weekend Opening Featuring the Max Moran Trio

2023 AWARD NOMINEES

We’re excited to present some of the projects developed by this inaugural class, identified for their talents & passion for filmmaking.

2023 FILM Discussion Series

Join us for in-person, post-event discussions on our film screenings. Get ready for some great movies and entertainment this week. When finished with the films, stick around as we present our #NolaNoir dialogue series. We’ve recruited some brilliant folks in the entertainment industry to engage us and our visiting filmmakers in dialogue about the films.