2026 Schedule

KEY:

SPOTLIGHT SCREENING

PANEL & CONVERSATION

ENTERTAINMENT & NETWORKING

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

INDEPENDENT FILM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
10:00 AM			Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM	Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM		Crunchyroll Presents: Black Fandom of Anime Sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	DC as a Creative Capital — Pathways to Production and Power Sponsored by Motion Picture Association 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM			Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 11:45 AM - 4:30 PM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM		Vertical Money: A Distributor's Truth About the Microdrama Game Sponsored by Hartbeat \| BLKTOPIA 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM	Netflix's Celebration of Black Television Panel Sponsored by Netflix 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM		BOB Talks: Inspiring Stories, Black-Owned Brands Sponsored by Walmart 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM			Special Screening: "The Brittney Griner Story" Sponsored by ESPN 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM ABFF Sports Track
4:45 PM
5:00 PM	Living Fully, Leading Forward: Taye Diggs on Longevity, Resilience, and Purpose Sponsored by AARP 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM			Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM						Screening Under the Stars, Brown Sugar Free Community Event 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (New World Center - Wall)
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM	Hey Ladies Comedy Experience 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
9:45 PM
10:00 PM
10:15 PM
10:30 PM
10:45 PM

New World Center - Performance Hall

Netflix's Celebration of Black Television Panel Sponsored by Netflix
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Living Fully, Leading Forward: Taye Diggs on Longevity, Resilience, and Purpose Sponsored by AARP
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Hey Ladies Comedy Experience
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM

New World Center - Triust Hall

Crunchyroll Presents: Black Fandom of Anime Sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Vertical Money: A Distributor's Truth About the Microdrama Game Sponsored by Hartbeat | BLKTOPIA
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BOB Talks: Inspiring Stories, Black-Owned Brands Sponsored by Walmart
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
DC as a Creative Capital — Pathways to Production and Power Sponsored by Motion Picture Association
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
11:45 AM - 4:30 PM
Special Screening: "The Brittney Griner Story" Sponsored by ESPN · ABFF Sports Track
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

O Cinema

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Other Venues

Screening Under the Stars, Brown Sugar Free Community Event · (New World Center - Wall)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
4:00 PM		BOB Talks: Inspiring Stories, Black-Owned Brands Sponsored by Walmart 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM

New World Center - Triust Hall

BOB Talks: Inspiring Stories, Black-Owned Brands Sponsored by Walmart
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
10:30 AM		Crunchyroll Presents: Black Fandom of Anime Sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM

New World Center - Triust Hall

Crunchyroll Presents: Black Fandom of Anime Sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
10:30 AM			DC as a Creative Capital — Pathways to Production and Power Sponsored by Motion Picture Association 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM

Convention Center - Theater #1

DC as a Creative Capital — Pathways to Production and Power Sponsored by Motion Picture Association
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
9:30 PM	Hey Ladies Comedy Experience 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
9:45 PM
10:00 PM
10:15 PM
10:30 PM
10:45 PM

New World Center - Performance Hall

Hey Ladies Comedy Experience
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
10:00 AM			Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
6:30 PM			Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
11:45 AM			Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 11:45 AM - 4:30 PM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
11:45 AM - 4:30 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
10:00 AM				Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
10:00 AM					Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM

O Cinema

Independent Screenings 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
5:00 PM	Living Fully, Leading Forward: Taye Diggs on Longevity, Resilience, and Purpose Sponsored by AARP 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM

New World Center - Performance Hall

Living Fully, Leading Forward: Taye Diggs on Longevity, Resilience, and Purpose Sponsored by AARP
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
1:45 PM	Netflix's Celebration of Black Television Panel Sponsored by Netflix 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM

New World Center - Performance Hall

Netflix's Celebration of Black Television Panel Sponsored by Netflix
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
8:00 PM						Screening Under the Stars, Brown Sugar Free Community Event 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (New World Center - Wall)
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM

Other Venues

Screening Under the Stars, Brown Sugar Free Community Event · (New World Center - Wall)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
4:30 PM			Special Screening: "The Brittney Griner Story" Sponsored by ESPN 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM ABFF Sports Track
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Special Screening: "The Brittney Griner Story" Sponsored by ESPN · ABFF Sports Track
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Other Venues
1:15 PM		Vertical Money: A Distributor's Truth About the Microdrama Game Sponsored by Hartbeat \| BLKTOPIA 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM

New World Center - Triust Hall

Vertical Money: A Distributor's Truth About the Microdrama Game Sponsored by Hartbeat | BLKTOPIA
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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