The Denton Black Film Festival (DBFF) held its annual Media & Film Mixer on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center in Denton, TX. We’re proud that I Messenger Media Publisher Cheryl Smith is an honorary host for the upcoming 2025 DBFF event!
The evening was buzzing with exciting news for the metroplex! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Dallas-Fort Worth as an Oscar qualifying city earlier this year. Identified as one of the six metropolitan areas, this means that for the 97th Academy Awards, a film is required to have a one week qualifying run in Dallas-Fort Worth. The other cities are: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta and the Bay Area (San Francisco).
Lots of filmmakers and media were in attendance during the Media & Film Mixer of which the Denton Black Film Festival announced films that will be featured during its festival Jan. 22-26, 2025. The evening also featured a panel discussion moderated by Dallas-Fort Worth Local SAG-AFTRA President Nikki Dixon, featuring panelists Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith of The Film Festival Doctor and Artistic Director James Faust of the Dallas International Film Festival. For more information about the Denton Black Film Festival, visit dentonbff.com
