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BLUHOUSE Studio Releases Casting Call For Female Role
Leading Nigerian studio Bluhouse has put out a call for an Igbo-speaking female role. Deadline is January 11. BLUHOUSE Studios, the production house behind films like Freedom Way (2024) , A Quiet Monday (2023) , the Zikoko Life Anthology Series (2025), and Indie pictures like Obi is A Boy (2025) and Kachifo (Till the Morning Come) , has put out a casting call for a female role. Applicants, between 25 and 35 years, are required to send in a monologue in Igbo as seen
John Eriomala
Jan 61 min read
Casting Call Opportunities for December 2025 and Early 2026
BlackFilmWire’s List of Casting Call opportunities in the black diaspora for December 2025 and early 2026.
John Eriomala
Dec 19, 20253 min read
Outlast Arts Education Celebrates Black and Native Creatives with New Opportunities
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to put your art out into the world, this might be it. Every month, Outlast Arts Education puts together a love letter to creativity in the form of a curated list of grants, workshops, and contests made especially for Black and Native artists. From screenwriting to poetry, filmmaking to nonfiction, it’s a growing space where BIPOC voices are seen, celebrated, and supported. Think of it as your monthly reminder that your art deserves room to
Siona Sakah
Oct 22, 20252 min read
Next Narrative Africa Fund Opens Call for Africa-Focused Film & TV
Apply Now: $40M Next Narrative Africa Fund Opens Call for Film & TV Script Grants Attention filmmakers, screenwriters, and visionaries:...
BFW Staff
Jul 10, 20252 min read
Two Powerful Spaces Black Men in LA Should Show Up For This Men’s Mental Health Month
By Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire June is Men’s Mental Health Month—and for Black men especially, this moment carries layered...
Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 4, 20252 min read
Audition Alert: NextGen Films Initiative Launches Casting Call for ‘Bwari Blue’
Something BIG is coming to Nollywood and it’s got its eye on the next generation. The NextGen Films Initiative , founded by filmmaker...
Oluwaseun Mary Temitope
May 22, 20251 min read
Red Sea Souk Project Market 2025 Now Open for Submissions: A Golden Gateway for Emerging Filmmakers from the Arab World, Africa, and Asia
2024 Projects FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – [Date] – The Red Sea Souk Project Market has officially opened submissions...
BFW Staff
May 20, 20252 min read
🎬 ATLANTA CASTING: MTV NOW CASTING NON-UNION TALENT – $100/8HRS!
Source: @chrisbivins on Instagram Lights, Camera, Action, Atlanta! If you’ve been looking for your on-screen break, this might just be...
BFW Staff
May 20, 20251 min read
Learn 3D Animation & Post-Production for Free—Thanks to Del-York and Mastercard Foundation
Free $6,000 Animation & Post-Production Training for African Women – Apply Now! Image: Lagos University Nigerian creatives, What if we...
BFW Staff
May 15, 20252 min read
Tyler Perry Just Launched a Game-Changing Film Grant for Emerging Creatives—Here’s How to Apply!
Tyler Perry Launches Dream Collective to Empower Emerging Filmmakers Amid Industry DEI Cutbacks Tyler Perry Studios Inside the Tyler...
Sahndra Fon Dufe
Mar 27, 20253 min read
Triggerfish and UNESCO Are Amplifying African Women’s Voices in Animation
Triggerfish, Africa’s trailblazing animation studio, has joined forces with UNESCO to launch an empowering initiative that’s set to...
BFW Staff
Jan 1, 20253 min read
DEAR AFRICAN CREATORS: Discover the Magic of Drama Television with Netflix and Stage 32, Taught by Leila Cohan (Emmy-nominated writer/producer) of BRIDGERTON, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, THE PERFECT COUPLE
DEAR AFRICAN CREATORS: Discover the Magic of Drama Television with Netflix and Stage 32, Taught by Leila Cohan (Emmy-nominated writer/produc
Sahndra Fon Dufe
May 30, 20242 min read
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