Urbanworld Film Festival Announces 2022 Slate, Sony Pictures and Black Label Media's DEVOTION to Open the Festival
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Urbanworld Film Festival will mark its 26th year with a strong film slate beginning with an opening night special screening of Sony Pictures and Black Label Media's DEVOTION, directed by JD Dillard, and starring Jonathan Majors. Majors will serve as the festival's official ambassador, HBO will return as a Founding Partner, and Visa, a world leader in digital payments, will serve as Presenting Partner.
- "We have some of the top artists in the industry as well as exciting new voices premiering their films at Urbanworld.
- Past Urbanworld participating directors includeAva DuVernay, Ryan CooglerandDee Rees.More information on the Urbanworld Film Festival and Innovation Summit will be released on www.urbanworld.org as new developments take place.
- The Urbanworld Film Festival was founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes, co-founder of MoviePass, founder of PreShow Interactive, and a former executive at Miramax and October Films.
- An initiative under the Urbanworld Foundation, the Festival is supported by Founding Partner HBO, Presenting Partner Visa, Prestige PartnersAlly Financial, andWarner Bros.