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Providing scholarship support to students pursuing careers in the digital media arts is another important initiative. To date, nearly $15,000 has been awarded to students at Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Oakwood College, among others. Carolyn and Thomas Dortch have been continuous supporters of the BWFPP Scholarship Fund. BWFPP also hosts an annual Black Women Film Festival, which offers independent and up-and-coming filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their work to an Atlanta audience of film enthusiasts, as well as professionals who work in the digital media arts industry. The film festival has featured phenomenal works, including Kiri Davis’ A Girl Like Me, which received national recognition from HBO and SpelBots by BWFPP board member Tomika DePriest, which was nominated for a southeast regional Emmy Award. The first Black Women Book Festival, organized by board member Donna Lowry, was launched in 2007 to a standing-room only crowd at Barnes & Noble at Camp Creek Market place. In addition to the digital media arts, BWFPP strives to recognize those untold stories covered by literary artists committed to sharing the Black female perspective through publishing. The Black Women Book Festival is held every year in March in conjunction with the annual Untold Stories Awards and Scholarship Luncheon. Check out our gallery featuring photos from this year's events.
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For more than 10 years, the Black Women Film Preservation Project has been dedicated to celebrating the untold stories created by a group often invisible. Stories told from the perspective of Black women across many mediums exist, but there is a lack of knowledge of this important body of work. That’s why BWFPP is committed to honoring Black women and men, and all those who support the development and distribution of stories told from the Black perspective, through its annual Untold Stories Awards and Scholarship Luncheon.