The Hip Hop Film Festival, stands alone as another powerful force moving forward within the world of Hip-Hop culture as a place for rising directors, screenwriters, and producers to showcase their works and receive awards alongside informative talk sessions featuring award nominated directors/writers, legendary established designers and so much more.

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This season the festival hosts over 100 directors, producers and screenwriters from the United States, France, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Canada, the UK, Russia, Switzerland, South Africa, India, Japan, Portugal, Argentina and more. The Hip Hop Film Festival features every genre (mystery, sci-fi, horror, action, romance, etc.) of story from filmmakers who live across the world. It is also the only film festival that seeks to share the profits from the festival with the filmmakers selected to participate

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The 2019 Hip Hop Festival Award Winners and Nominees are listed below and if you missed this years event keep your eyes open for the 2019 HHFF nominees and awards winners on a screen soon.

BEST OF THE FEST

WINNER: Pas Honteux

Nominees:

Kasala!

Outgrown

Underdogs

The Closet B.I.T.C.H.

BEST FEATURE

WINNER: Contents Under Pressure

Nominees:

Scam Republique

Regret

Kasala!

BEST DOCUMENTARY

WINNER: Underdogs

Nominees:

Nowhere Bastards

The Process

The Killing of the Fifth Element

Shadows In The Box

BEST SHORT

WINNER: Pas Honteux

Nominees:

God Bless You

The Hip Hop Kid

BEST WEB SERIES

WINNER: The Closet B.I.T.C.H.

Nominees:

#Washed

Bad Web Series

Basic Lee

Sauce

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER: El Chapo

Nominees:

The Process presents Rasheed Cambell

OG Bobby

Rebirth of Slick

Know Me So Well

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER: Jamal Hodge – A Happy Divorce

Nominees:

Michael Pickney – Blue Flame

Teo Frank – Underdogs

John Tucker – Pas Honteux

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER: To The Madness

Nominees:

Nana’s Room

Sauce

The Hip Hop Kid

BEST SFX/EDITING

WINNER: The Closet B.I.T.C.H.

Nominees:

I am Hero

The Process Presents Rashad Cambell

Loose Lips

BEST SCREENPLAY

WINNER:  God Bless You

Nominees:

Existenital Donut

Winston

Keep It Movin

How to Cash Your Life Insurance In 30 Days

BEST COMEDY

WINNER: Bad Web Series

Nominees:

To The Madness

FAM Club

Rhonda Mitchell MD

BEST ACTRESS

WINNER: Shana Solomon – The Closet B.I.T.C.H.

Nominees:

Samantha Lopez – Me 3.769

Mitch Roberson – Nana’s Rooom

Regine Mont Louis – How To Cash Your Life Insurance in 30 Days

Erica Bowman – Basic Lee

BEST ACTOR

WINNER: Kyvon Edwin – Winston

Nominees:

Travis LaBranch – Pas Honteux

Philip E. Walker – The Hip Hop Kid

Guyviad Joseph – God Bless You

Dimitri Carter – Showtime

BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM

WINNER: Causalties of WAR

Nominees:

Four Points

The Color of Skin

The Interview

Pride Is Costly

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER: Mr. & Mrs. Jackson

Nominees:

Outgrown

Blue Flame

Sauce

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE / SOUNDTRACK

WINNER: Nana’s Room

Nominees:

#Washed

Keep It Movin

Pas Honteux

Lionel Fantom

BEST OF THE FEST INTERNATIONAL

WINNER: Kasala!

Nominees:

1 World Under A Groove

Kangol: Hip hop University

Scam Republique

BEST OF THE FEST – AUDIENCE FAVORITE

WINNER: #Washed

Nominees:

The Closet B.I.T.C.H.

Keep It Movin

Bad Web Series

FAM Club

BEST OF THE FEST – SCREENWRITER’S COMPETITION

WINNER: Prospect Park

Nominees:

The Actor

Still Got The Juice

Toyz On Demand

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