Get Invovled...Have Fun...Learn about films & Filmmaking Monthly Meetings...
Members get together on the last Saturday of each month to network, hear speakers, discuss the latest in the filmmaking biz, and plan filmmaking projects.
Festivals...
Children's Film Festival-
Co-sponsored with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and The Kemper Museum. This annual showcase of films based of children's books is FREE and open to the public.
African-Caribbean Festival
Features independent films from the African & Caribbean community, co-sponsored by The University of Missouri- Kansas City.
Women Make Movies
Features films by and about women that address a diverse spectrum of topics and issues.
Awards...
The Oscar Micheaux Award
Recognizing a lifetime of achievement in filmmaking:
Pam Grier, Actress
Tom Joyner, Directors Guild of America
Carl Franklin, Screenwriter & Director
Haile Gerima, Screenwriter & Director
Starbright Award-
Recognizes aspiring filmmakers:
Kevin Willmott, Screenwriter & Director
Musical Heritage Award-
Recognizes a lifetime of achievement of storytelling in music & films:
Issac Hayes, Composer & Actor
Cinematalk...
An annual screenwriting competition co-sponsored with The Writer's Place. The top 5 scripts are chosen by a panel of media experts for a dramatic reading by professional & amateur actors under the direction of a professional director.
Film Production Workshops...
Featuring locally and nationally recognized filmmakers, highlighting the practical side of screenwriting, directing, film production and acting.
Scholarships...
The Kevin Willmott/Breon Film Scholarship Fund
Is available for anyone interested in attending film school, or needs''seed'' funding for beginning or completion of a film project.
Student Funds...
Are available to aspiring student filmmakers in middle and high school to attend Film Society events.
The Oscar Micheaux Youth Film Camp...
A summer camp for students between the ages of 10 - 17 to learn the basics of filmmaking under the mentoring of top professionals in the industry. The camp is FREE and open to the public. Join Us!
As member you will:
be among the first to know--about workshops & seminars featuring today's filmmakers. save--receieve discounted admission to our workshops & seminars, and events sponsored by The Independent Filmmakers Coalition(IFC),The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee and The Film Society of Greater Kansas City. save more---receive discounts on admission to Manor Square and Fine Arts Theatres with AAFS member card. free---admission to special screenings(when available). free---copy of our quarterly newsletter "On the Reel", which features information and articles about local & national film communities. Contact Us: African American Film Society of Missouri 3217 Lockridge Kansas City, MO. 64128-1222 Call: 816-861-0480 Email: aafsofmo@usa.net Fax #: 816-921-1182 Office Hours : Mondays thru Fridays 10:00am to 6:00pm. Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm.
be among the first to know--about workshops & seminars featuring today's filmmakers.
save--receieve discounted admission to our workshops & seminars, and events sponsored by The Independent Filmmakers Coalition(IFC),The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee and The Film Society of Greater Kansas City.
save more---receive discounts on admission to Manor Square and Fine Arts Theatres with AAFS member card.
free---admission to special screenings(when available).
free---copy of our quarterly newsletter "On the Reel", which features information and articles about local & national film communities.
Contact Us: African American Film Society of Missouri 3217 Lockridge Kansas City, MO. 64128-1222
Call: 816-861-0480 Email: aafsofmo@usa.net Fax #: 816-921-1182 Office Hours : Mondays thru Fridays 10:00am to 6:00pm. Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm.