I am the director of the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) which i founded in 2005 having previously worked for the BFM (Black Filmmaker Magazine) International Film Festival and the Screen Nation Film & TV Awards. To date, the festival has screened over 500 films, securing broadcast platforms for BAME and urban independent writers, actors, actresses, producers and directors on the BBC i-player, Channel 4, Community Channel and London Live. In September 2015, BUFF launched its’ own awards and honours system to showcase creative talent that has been championed by the festival. In 2016, BUFF was ranked by metro.co.uk as the top film festival for diversity for audiences to attend in the world. In 2017, the BUFF awards, which are hosted annually, was broadcast live on Facebook.
Visit the festival at www.buffestival.com
In May 2017, i was announced as presenter of the film show ‘Meet The Critics’ on Colourful Radio. The first series, which aired throughout the summer, attracted over a million listeners across the 12 weeks it was broadcast. The second series starts on February 16, 2018 with a live Black Panther special.
Listen to the first series at www.colourfulradio.com/buff and SCROLL DOWN THE HOMEPAGE to find the episodes
very cool!
Well done Emmanuel!