2024 Awards Ceremony

Join us for a reception at 6pm to honor film and television artists and activists Charles Dumas and Ayoka Chenzira and celebrate our filmmakers who win our jury awards. The award ceremony begins at 6:30pm and is hosted by ENIGMA and Elaine Wilgus, and features local bites, music and performance artists. 

The Lifetime Achievement Award will honor Charles Dumas, a Professor Emeritus from Penn State University where he was the first African American to receive tenure in the School of Theatre. 

The Chandler Living Legacy Award will honor Pennsylvania native Ayoka Chenzira, an exemplary director in film and television, who is one of the first African American women to write, produce and direct a 35mm feature film.