The Governing Board of the Foundation for the Augmentation for African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) has announced the dates for the 17th and 18th Black Reel Awards® presentations. The Black Reel Awards® will take place on Thursday, February 16, 2017, and Thursday, February 22, 2018, respectively.
Black Reel Awards key dates for the 2017 Awards season are:
Monday, December 5, 2016
Nominations voting opens 8 a.m. ET
Friday, December 9, 2016
Nominations voting closes 8 p.m. ET
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Awards Nominations Announcement
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Final voting opens 8 a.m. ET
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Final voting closes 8 p.m. ET
Black Reel Awards Thursday, February 16, 2017
17th Black Reel Awards Award begins 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
The 17th Black Reel Awards will be held in Washington, DC.
When is the submission deadline for the 2018 Black Reel Awards?
Austin,
The submission date for 2018 begins on January 1, 2018, and any film released during the calendar year and any film that plays a festival, or has a one-week release in either New York or Los Angeles qualifies for awards consideration.