The Urbanworld® Film Festival is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind. The five-day festival includes narrative features, documentaries, and short films, as well as panel discussions, live staged screenplay readings, and the Urbanworld® Digital track focused on digital and social media. Over the last fifteen years, Hollywood studios, indie film distributors, and established and emerging filmmakers have consistently chosen Urbanworld® to premiere box office and award-winning hits. Urbanworld® has also provided a platform for some of today’s leading brands seeking to reach key influencers across the industry and within the consumer marketplace. The Urbanworld® Film Festival is an initiative of the Urbanworld® Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes. Urbanworld endeavors to consistently manifest its mission of redefining and advancing the roles of multicultural constituents in contemporary filmed entertainment. By implementing initiatives that actively support and develop content creators of color, Urbanworld significantly contributes to the evolution of the media and entertainment landscape and the diversity that it reflects. Gabrielle Glore serves as Executive Producer & Head of Programming for the Urbanworld Film Festival, as well as leads ancillary Urbanworld Foundation endeavors.
FOUNDER
Stacy Spikes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | HEAD OF PROGRAMMING
Gabrielle Glore
FESTIVAL STAFF
Assistant Programmer _ | _ Aidah Muhammad
Coordinating Producers _ | _ Cat Miles • Aidah Muhammad • Tony Murphy • Marquida Webster
Consulting Producer _ | _ Brittany Ballard
Screenplay Producer _ | _ Samantha Debicki
Live Screenplay Readings Director _ | _ Tracey Moore
Public Relations _ | _ The 135th Street Agency • Shante Bacon & Saptosa Foster
After Dark Producer _ | _ Forrest Renaissance, Party Rebel
Web Designer _ | _ Jonathan Christiansen
