BAFF 2022 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY FEB 23, 2022
BAFF KICKOFF COCKTAIL SOCIAL
Urban Drinkery 2184 9th Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL
7-10:00pm
Join us for an enchanting evening of light mixing and mingling in the beautiful ambience inside one of St Pete's newest hot spots for a unique liquid experience on the Deuces. Also, get detailed information on each of the festivals events leading into the weekend. And more importantly... meet indie professionals from all aspects of the film, music, and visual arts community.
THURSDAY FEB 24th
BAFF Documentary & Indie Shorts with Visual Arts Display
Location: BZAAR Hookah Lounge
901 1st Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL
7-9PM
An enriched evening of documentaries, indie shorts, and art displays by some of the top up and coming black artists and filmmakers from the local bay area and abroad.
BAFF KICKOFF COCKTAIL SOCIAL
Urban Drinkery 2184 9th Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL
7-10:00pm
Join us for an enchanting evening of light mixing and mingling in the beautiful ambience inside one of St Pete's newest hot spots for a unique liquid experience on the Deuces. Also, get detailed information on each of the festivals events leading into the weekend. And more importantly... meet indie professionals from all aspects of the film, music, and visual arts community.
THURSDAY FEB 24th
BAFF Documentary & Indie Shorts with Visual Arts Display
Location: BZAAR Hookah Lounge
901 1st Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL
7-9PM
An enriched evening of documentaries, indie shorts, and art displays by some of the top up and coming black artists and filmmakers from the local bay area and abroad.
FRIDAY FEB 25, 2022
Lunchtime Conversation with the St Pete Clearwater Film Commissioner Tony Armor
Location: 22 South Food Hall 642 22nd St S. St. Petersburg, FL
An up close and personal informative session conducted by St Pete Clearwater's very own film commissioner Tony Armor and representatives from the St Pete Arts Alliance. Find out more about filmmaking and the visual arts community in the Tampa bay area, benefits that are available, hot spots to shoot. Galleries open to artist exhibits, locations in the area that are film friendly, learn more details and more about how both entities help the indie artist, and incentives available to filmmakers filming and visual artists creating work in the area. [visit the filmmakers tour tab to see more]
Friday Night FEB 25 (8-10PM)
BAFF Indie Professional Mixer
Location: 22 South Food Hall 642 22nd St S. St Petersburg, FL
An amazing opportunity for indie professionals and those looking to grow their network-instantly, with like minded individuals to advanced themselves. Experience will never meet opportunity if they're never in the same place at the same time and vice versa. They both will be here. Don't leave em hanging.
SATURDAY FEB 26 (10 - 2PM)
BAFF Indie Professional Workshops (Acting, Writing, Art in Film, Music in Film, Surviving as an Artist Period
Location: The FACTORY
2622 Fairfield Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL
Come be apart of an experience designed to ignite your creative engine and kick into high gear the process of you moving from an idea that's stuck in your head to actually experiencing the reality of it being something tangibly real. Facilitated by some of the Top Local Indie Professionals in the area. [Visit the baff workshops tab to see more]
SATURDAY NIGHT FEB 26 (4 - 9pm)
BAFF Feature Film/Music Videos/ Web Series Showcase
Sundial AMC
151 2nd Ave N. St. Petersburg, FL
Join us for the Premier Red Carpet Screenings of our feature length selections, music videos by top indie artist and featured web shorts by some of the top filmmakers in the bay area and beyond. [Visit the baff 2022 movie selections & baff music videos tab to see more]
Lunchtime Conversation with the St Pete Clearwater Film Commissioner Tony Armor
Location: 22 South Food Hall 642 22nd St S. St. Petersburg, FL
An up close and personal informative session conducted by St Pete Clearwater's very own film commissioner Tony Armor and representatives from the St Pete Arts Alliance. Find out more about filmmaking and the visual arts community in the Tampa bay area, benefits that are available, hot spots to shoot. Galleries open to artist exhibits, locations in the area that are film friendly, learn more details and more about how both entities help the indie artist, and incentives available to filmmakers filming and visual artists creating work in the area. [visit the filmmakers tour tab to see more]
Friday Night FEB 25 (8-10PM)
BAFF Indie Professional Mixer
Location: 22 South Food Hall 642 22nd St S. St Petersburg, FL
An amazing opportunity for indie professionals and those looking to grow their network-instantly, with like minded individuals to advanced themselves. Experience will never meet opportunity if they're never in the same place at the same time and vice versa. They both will be here. Don't leave em hanging.
SATURDAY FEB 26 (10 - 2PM)
BAFF Indie Professional Workshops (Acting, Writing, Art in Film, Music in Film, Surviving as an Artist Period
Location: The FACTORY
2622 Fairfield Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL
Come be apart of an experience designed to ignite your creative engine and kick into high gear the process of you moving from an idea that's stuck in your head to actually experiencing the reality of it being something tangibly real. Facilitated by some of the Top Local Indie Professionals in the area. [Visit the baff workshops tab to see more]
SATURDAY NIGHT FEB 26 (4 - 9pm)
BAFF Feature Film/Music Videos/ Web Series Showcase
Sundial AMC
151 2nd Ave N. St. Petersburg, FL
Join us for the Premier Red Carpet Screenings of our feature length selections, music videos by top indie artist and featured web shorts by some of the top filmmakers in the bay area and beyond. [Visit the baff 2022 movie selections & baff music videos tab to see more]
Sunday FEB 27, 2022
BLACK ART AND EXCELLENCE FILMMAKERS BRUNCH
12-3pm
22 South Food Hall 642 22nd Ave S. St Petersburg. FL
Breakfast, Lunch, and Networking with more top indie professionals at one of the hottest spots in the Burg!
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
BAFF Features/ Indie Shorts
3:30-6pm
Location: Green Light Cinema
221 2nd Ave N. St. Petersburg, FL
The Black Art & Film Festival is pleased to present a matinee of a special feature length film and shorts by up and coming filmmakers on the rise whose works encompasses unique storylines and plots with messages that make for great conversation.
BAFF AWARD PRESENTATIONS
We also invite you to stick around for the festival awards ceremony also happening at Green Light Cinema immediately following the last screened movie. Here we will announce the award winners for each film category and give out some special thank you's, Special presentations, and prizes.
BLACK ART AND EXCELLENCE FILMMAKERS BRUNCH
12-3pm
22 South Food Hall 642 22nd Ave S. St Petersburg. FL
Breakfast, Lunch, and Networking with more top indie professionals at one of the hottest spots in the Burg!
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
BAFF Features/ Indie Shorts
3:30-6pm
Location: Green Light Cinema
221 2nd Ave N. St. Petersburg, FL
The Black Art & Film Festival is pleased to present a matinee of a special feature length film and shorts by up and coming filmmakers on the rise whose works encompasses unique storylines and plots with messages that make for great conversation.
BAFF AWARD PRESENTATIONS
We also invite you to stick around for the festival awards ceremony also happening at Green Light Cinema immediately following the last screened movie. Here we will announce the award winners for each film category and give out some special thank you's, Special presentations, and prizes.
