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The ABFF Launches an Array of Talent Competitions in Partnership with HBO®, Comcast NBCUniversal and McDonald’s
FESTIVAL EXTENDS ITS LEGACY OF DEVELOPING TALENT IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE CAMERA THE 19TH ANNUAL ABFF RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY FROM JUNE 11 – 14, 2015 February 19, 2015, New York, New York – Being the largest and longest running film festival for African American filmmakers, the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) […]
McDonald’s and the American Black Film Festival Challenge Rising Filmmakers to Show Lovin’ through a National Video Competition
Best Man Holiday film director, Malcolm D. Lee, to mentor finalists OAK BROOK, Ill. (Feb. 10, 2015) – McDonald’s USA and the American Black Film Festival are joining forces to launch the McDonald’s Lovin’ Video Competition. To complement the new “Lovin” campaign, up-and-coming filmmakers are challenged to create one 90-second film that brings to life […]
BLACK ENTERPRISE CEO EARL “BUTCH” GRAVES, FILM LIFE INC. CEO JEFF FRIDAY JOIN FORCES TO FORM ABFF VENTURES
Multi-Platform Media and Event Brands Create Joint Venture Company To Produce the American Black Film Festival, Develop New Properties December 4, 2014, New York, New York – BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) President and CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. and Film Life Inc. Founder and CEO Jeff Friday are announcing a new joint venture, representing a partnership […]
ABFF Announces 2015 Dates & Host City
FESTIVAL EXPANDS TO SHOWCASE DIVERSITY IN TELEVISION REGISTRATION AND FILM SUBMISSIONS BEGIN DECEMBER 5 November 19, 2014, New York, New York – Film Life, Inc., is pleased to announce the 19th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will take place in New York City, June 11-14, 2015, at the New York Hilton Midtown and AMC […]
17th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Culminates with the Announcement of the 2013 Award Winners
Highlights Included the HBO® Short Film Competition Winner, “A Different Tree, ” and Second-Time ABFF Winner Stephen Lloyd Jackson’s Latest Film “Sable Fable” which took High Honors for Best Director and Best Narrative Feature presented by Cadillac Nia Long, Nick Cannon, Kevin Hart, Spike Lee, Robert Townsend, Sanaa Lathan, Malcolm D. Lee, Boris Kodjoe, Terrence […]
World Premiere of Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain to Close 17th Annual American Black Film Festival as Part of Festival’s Overall Official Line-up
“The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” Co-Executive Produced by GRAMMY® Award-Winner Alicia Keys, to Open the Festival and Ryan Coogler’s Award-Winning “Fruitvale Station” to Serve as the Festival’s Alumni Spotlight Screening NEW YORK, NY, June 4, 2013 – Today Film Life’s 17th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), announced its official slate of films, […]