Programs & Events

Call for Submissions: Jet Phynx Dirty Popcorn Black Film Festival

The 4th Annual Dirty Popcorn Black Film Festival, presented by Jet Phynx and hosted and sponsored by the Delaware Art Museum, will take place over two days on August 9-10, 2025. The festival’s mission is to provide a platform for discovering and celebrating filmmakers of color from Delaware and the surrounding region while also supporting the preservation of local Black filmmakers’ work. If you are a BIPOC filmmaker from DE, MD, NJ, PA or NY, then we want your film. There is no fee to submit.

Film submissions (under 30 minutes) are being accepted March 1–July 12 in three categories:

• Best Short Drama/Narrative (drama/fiction)
• Best Short Documentary
• Best Short Experimental (music video, animation, etc.)

People’s Choice (will be determined from screenings)

Selected films will be shown with a red-carpet awards ceremony set for the final Saturday, August 10, 2025.

Eligibility Requirements

• The primary film maker, that is the writer, producer or director, must be a Black of Indigenous Person of Color (BIPOC) from DE, MD, NJ, PA, NY, GA, FL or CA.
  • The film must be under 30 minutes.
  • The film must be an original work of the filmmakers. All footage/audio must either be original or licensed through the proper channels.
  • The film must have been completed in the last 5 years.
  • At least one film maker will be required to attend the day their film is viewed and must be present to accept any awards on the final day of the festival.