Making a Black Impact

on the Big Screen!

If you are a producer with a film that is written, produced, directed by or features an African American in a lead role, we welcome you to submit, compete and celebrate with us.

Share your talents at the 10th Annual Las Vegas Black Film Festival.

Submit your film, enter one of our competitions, attend one of our interactive and educational seminars or just come and party with us. ALL filmmakers, film actors and film lovers are welcome!

'2023' 10th Annual

Las Vegas Black Film Festival

April 20 - 23, 2023

Nobody Does it LIKE Las Vegas!

Founder

10th Annual
'AWARD WINNING' Las Vegas Black Film Festival
April 20 - 23, 2023

Click Here to SEE our
2023
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Award Nominees
&
SCREENING SCHEDULE

Ms. Michelle Payne

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Premiere Movie
DISTRACTIONS
Friday, APRIL 21, 2023
7:00 pm
TICKETS
LIMITED SEATING

10th ANNUAL	2023 LVBFF OPENING NIGHT HOST
Workshops 2023	Super HERO Saturday 2023
2023 LVBFF SUNDAY HOSTS	Ms. Michelle & John Amos
SHOWDOWN	FOUNDER Ms. Michelle
Ms. Michelle and Mr. William Boykin	Ms. Michelle & Amber Blow
Denise Dowse BEST Female Director	John Binkowski Best Director of a Feature
Tyre Mills DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY	Winners #Beingmytrueauthenticself
Ms. Michelle & Lou Collins	Triggered LIFE Best Artistic Film Keith Mascoll BEST Actor in a Feature
Kinfolk Cast	Winner BEST COMEDY Bryan Bostic
John Amos and Nicole Katriss	Dr. Madeline WINNER
Showdown	Pic with John Amos
FLAUNT IT	Family
Showdown Champ 2022	BEST FEATURE Film Remember Me the Mahalia Jackson Story
Amber Blow	Roberta Dumont Design Concepts
Ms Michelle & Candle	LVBFF Founder Ms
John Amos and Cheryl Friday	Family LVBFF
Kinfolk	Family & Friends Patrice Moncel
Sherida Divine Showdown Judge	John Amos & Dana
John Amos and FLAUNT IT	MS
Showdown	2022 Showdown Winner
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Latoyia	Tyrone Dubose
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Teshi Thomas Showdown Judge	John Amos & Singer Tony
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Best Director 2021 TAKE OUT GIRL MOVIE	2021 Winner Best Actress B.O.M.B Founders Pick The Light Dares to Desert Me
2021 ACTORS Showdown Champion Jeremy Gillett 2021 Actors Showdown Heavyweight Champion	2 TIME Winner Ice Cream Stop Best Drama Best Short
Actor Showdown CHAMPS 2021 Jeremy Gillet 2020 & 2018 Promise Marks	Dr. Bernard Moore WINNER Best Adaptive Screenplay
THAIGA Ice Cream Stop	Ice Cream Stop
Jeremy Gillett Champion	Raptors BEST COMEDY
Teddy Outstanding Debut Film	Award of Excellence Promise Marks
Eddie Baker Teddy	Raptors
Big City Nights	Mr & Mrs 62 Juan & Candle Frazier
Cast of Coronaphobia 2021 Premier	Eddie Baker WINNER
Raptors	Ice Cream Stop
Ms. Michelle and Avana Peachy	SherLann Moore Winner Best Adaptive Written Work
Take Out Girl	Hisonni Mustafa
The Light Dares to Desert Me	Amber Blow & Ms Michelle
Ice Cream Stop	Take Out Girl
Take Out Girl	Ms. Michelle FOUNDER
SherLann Moore	Dr. Bernard Moore
Friends	Family & Friends
SherLann Moore	Tanisha Nichole
Friends	Best Friend
Winner	Winner
Winner	Winner
Ingrid and Jt Wilson	winner
Ms. Michelle FOUNDER & Amber Blow	Veg & Q
Actor Showdown CHAMPS	Ms. Michelle FOUNDER
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IMG_0144	2021 8th Annual LVBFF April 22-25, 2021 DON'T MISS IT! PASSES and TICKETS Now AVAILABLE
MsMichelle2020 Ms. Michelle, Founder On the Orange Carpet	2020 LVBFF Producer of the Year JayTee T
Two TIme ACTORS Showdown Champion PROMIS	2020 Orange Carpet Host The FABULOUS Joi
2020 Best Director of a Short ANT GREEN	Coming to Africa ORANGE CARPET INTERVIEW
2020 Actors SHOWDOWN Champion PROMISE MA	EMERGE Movie Poster
2020 LVBFF Dream Team	Ryda4lifeFilmz Q & A
2020 Premier LEAD Actresses AVANA & AMBER
BEST FEATURE Last Words ANTHONY GREEN	CRYSTAL
Eriah Howard	Filmmakers MASTER CLASS 2019
Team NO SLEEP	BEST FEATURE FILM BEST FEATUREE FILM Frank Blue BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE JayTee Thompson
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 2018 LVBFF Producer of the Year Kimberly T. Zulkowski	Loretta Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award
Glynn Turman 2018 Pioneer Honoree	ShowdownAward
PRESENTING SPONSOR Findlay Chevrolet	Me&QueenDevine
Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award	Sipp&Steph
Best Feature Film EXECUTOR	Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award
THEATRE Lobby	BEST RELIGIOUS FILM GRANDMA'S HOUSE
Best Comedy Confused by Love	Bryan Moore 2017 Actors Showdown Heavyweight Champ
Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award	Yussia & Will Edwards Orange Carpet Interview
Teshi Thomas Orange Carpet	Broderick E. Rice Honored for 30 years of Comedy
Founder Ms. Michelle & William	Fiorella Orange Carpet
Best Dramatic Film Hands Up Don't Shoot	3 TIME Winner! Boston2Philly Ralph Celestin Mia Mendez
Marlon Stephens B-Mo & C-Mo Take on Las Vegas	Kendon Tillis Best Actor in a SHORT
Celebration Lawrence Ennis	Best Narrative Short Dana's Story
Champagne Toast 2017	VegasDon Checkmate
Best Actress in Short Ashley Williams Hands Up Don't Shoot	Devine, Loretta 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award
Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award	Loretta Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award
Devine, Loretta 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award	Devine 2017 L.V.B.F.F. Soaring Eagle Award
WHICH Black Lives Matter 2017 Premier SHORT FILM	OPENING NIGHT!
Ms. Michelle Payne & Lou Gossett Jr Legendary Award Recipient 2015 LVBFF	Irma P. Hall 2016 LVBFF Honoree
Irma P. Hall 2016 Honoree LVBFF	BEST ACTRESS IN FEATURE 2016 Valencia Wilson
BEST ACTOR IN FEATURE Isaac Stephen Montgomery	State Proclamation Ms. Michelle Founder, LVBFF Receives Proclamation at the 2nd Annual Las Vegas Black Film Festival from the STATE Legislature PROUD MOMENT
Tommy Ford Best Feature Film Winner 2015	2016 SHOWDOWN WINNER Lester Greene
BEST FEATURE FILM LIFE IS TOO SHORT	BEST ACTOR SLEEPER
BEST WEB SERIES Sistah Did What?	LESTER GREENE 2016 Showdown Winner
Ms. Michelle Daughter Stephanie	IRMA Hall
Louis Gossett Jr. L.J. Harness & Cadillac of Las Vegas Present the LVBFF Legendary Film Actors Award to Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr.	Huggy Bear
Omar Gooding 2015 LVBFF Opening Night Party	Tommy Ford Actors Showdown Special Guest Judge
William L. Johnson & Sherry Gordy Celebrity Showdown Judges	Lou Gossett Jr Legend and Academy Award Winner
Best Editor M. Legend Brown	Showdown Champ 2015 Actors Showdown Heavy Weight Champ Terrance C. Washington
Best ScreenPlay Alonzo Crawford	SHOWDOWN Ms. China announces the Champion
Peoples Choice Eriah Howard	2014 & 2015 Champs Actors Showdown
Proclamation State Legislature Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson recognizes Ms. Michelle for creating the Las Vegas Black Film Festival during the 2nd Annual LVBFF award ceremony	Step & Repeat
Flexing! Ms. Michelle flexing with the 2015 Showdown Champ Terrance C. Washington	Proud Moments...
Ahhhh! Another Successful year! God is good	Special Honors Ceremony Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.	Sponsors, Fans, Supporters Cadillac of Las Vegas
Wisdom	Showdown Champ Terrance C. Washington
Founder Speaks	Best Director Anthony Hackett "CATASTASIS"
Best Actor Short Film Johnny Dutch	LIVING LEGEND Louis Gossett Jr.