The bfm International Film festival, - the leading and longest running platform for Black World Cinema in the UK - takes place 6th – 10th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Rich Mix and Shortwave Cinema.  The festival will feature narratives, documentaries and short films from the UK, Africa, the Caribbean, the US, Canada and Europe, and open open with the European premiere of Chris Rock’s film Good Hair and close with the much anticipated Shorts Awards.