THE HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2022. STORIES FROM THE CULTURE RECEIVE RECOGNITION

NEW YORK, August 23, 2022 — The Hip Hop Film Festival announces the finalists for its prestigious BEST OF THE FEST designation. The award goes to the film and team that represents the best example of a narrative from the culture.

Additional categories including best documentary, short, network, music video and animation series are also up for consideration.

This year’s nominees are as follows:

BEST OF THE FEST — NOMINEES

THESE FINAL HOURS

SONS OF TOLEDO

TUCKER’S WAR

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Godchaserz

Formula 734

Black Daddy

BEST FEATURE

Not For Nothing

Tucker’s War

Sundays In July

BEST FEATURE SHORT

Reggie & June

The Case

XxVisible

BEST NETWORK READY SERIES

Ingeniuses

Off Fairfax

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

Black American

Ethan Art Venture

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

GamGino

Domicile

Alright

BEST SCREENPLAY

Just Before The Mesa

Vinyl Taped Mary Jane

Death II Debt

The BEST OF THE FEST winner, along with the category winners, will be announced during the festivals annual G.O.A.T. awards ceremony, which will premiere live on 247films.tv, the Hip Hop Film Festival streaming platform, September 17, 2022 at 8pm (et).

About the Hip Hop Film Festival NYC

Out of over 5,000 festivals in the world, the Hip-Hop Film Festival is the only festival to focus on writers, directors and producers who grew up in the global culture of Hip Hop. 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 shares the profits from the festival with the filmmakers selected to participate.