Description: 11th bfm International Film Festival, 6th – 10th November 2009 Black Filmmaker (bfm) International Film Festival (IFF) is the leading and longest running platform for Black World Cinema in the UK. The 11th bfm IFF will take place between 6th – 10th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Rich Mix and Shortwave Cinema. bfm IFF 2009 will feature narratives, documentaries and short films from the UK, Africa, the Caribbean, the US, Canada and Europe. We will open with the European Premier of Chris Rock’s Good Hair and close with the much anticipated Shorts Awards. Filmmakers featured as part of the festival programme include Menelik Shabazz (The Story of Lover’s Rock), Frances Anne Solomon (A Winter Tale), Tunde Kulani (Arugba), Djibril Diop Mambety (Touki Bouki). For the first time, bfm, in association with the Legacy Media Institute will offer a US based scholarship to a UK filmmaker. In addition to screenings there will be seminars hosted by the UK Film Council, Skillset and Channel Four. bfm IFF is proud to be sponsored by the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Film Fund, Film London and the UK Film Council, Price Associates, Trinidad & Tobago High Commission, Jamaica Trade and Invest, ilab, Kodak, Women in Film and Television, The Script Factory, Film Four, Legacy Media Institute, Goldrush Entertainment and the Jamaican Tourist Board. To find out more and view trailer clips please visit www.bfmmedia.com/festival