{"id":158145,"date":"2021-11-24T20:07:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T01:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=158145"},"modified":"2021-11-24T20:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T01:07:34","slug":"award-winning-filmmaker-and-academy-member-frances-anne-solomon-launches-black-market-releasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/award-winning-filmmaker-and-academy-member-frances-anne-solomon-launches-black-market-releasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Filmmaker and Academy Member, Frances-Anne Solomon Launches Black Market Releasing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Black Market Releasing<\/em>, <\/strong>will begin serving the dynamic, untapped theatrical market for diverse voices, mobilize audiences and connect BIPOC stories to the big screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused on the Canadian theatrical market, <em>Black Market Releasing<\/em>\u00a0is headed by award-winning filmmaker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/11\/academy-launches-global-digital-preservation-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academy<\/a> member,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francesannesolomon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frances-Anne Solomon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and will acquire stories told by the BIPOC community with a commitment to find theatrical recognition. 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Curtains will go up on the company&#8217;s first theatrical release in\u00a0February 2022 as part of Black History Month.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow Black Market:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmarketreleasing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.blackmarketreleasing.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INSTAGRAM:<\/strong>\u00a0@Theblackmarketreleasing\u00a0 | <strong>TWITTER:<\/strong>\u00a0@BlackReleasing\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT FRANCES-ANNE SOLOMON:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 255 345'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAS_1.jpg\" alt=\"Frances-Anne Solomon\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158155\" width=\"255\" height=\"345\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A trailblazer in the film and television industry, Frances-Anne Solomon is an award-winning film and television director, curator, and businesswoman. 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