Festival Data:

• Established: 2003
• Genre: General
• Attendance: 3500
• Media Attendance: 50
• Accredited Industry Attendance: 50
• Total Number of Films Screened: 20
• Total Screenings: 20

• Has Panels
• Workshops

Festival Website:

Festival Description:

This festival screens movies which have served as a source of inspiration to Hip Hop artists and to movie directors. In addition to films, Black Soil offers an extensive program, including panel discussions; a short film competition in partnership with MTV-Nederland; after parties with live performances of prominent DJs and artists. Sasha Dees and Philip Powel founded Black Soil, the first International Hip Hop Film Festival in Europe, in 2003.

Black Soil advised, and/or curated programs in worldwide events, including URB (Finland), BASS & Rising Styles (UK); Cinema Roma, Lezarts Urbains, Cinema Nova (B); Filmhuis Den Haag, Rotown, Filmhuis 't Hoogt, Bo! Zo Cultuur Amsterdam Zuidoost (NL), Hiphopfilmfestival, H2O, Black Lily (US); ROTL (Germany) and COX18 (Italy).

Film Submissions:

• Accepts direct submissions
• Call for Entry: http:/ / www.blacksoil.com/ new/ index.php?m=10