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“Middle of Nowhere” Wins Four Awards At The AAFCA

Ava Duvernay's independent film keeps winning accolades

Sundance Film Festival’s first woman of color to win their Best Director Prize, stacks up…

By Cedric 'Big Ced' Thornton

Posted: December 20, 2012 Tags: , , ,
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Sundance Film Review: ‘Middle of Nowhere’

Check out the review of this much talked about film.

Check out the review of this much talked about film.

By Sasha King

Posted: October 26, 2012 Tags: , , ,
"Middle of Nowhere" Portraits - 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

Urban World Film Festival Must-See Guide

The ladies represent on this list

The ladies represent on this list

By Demetria Irwin

Posted: September 18, 2012 Tags: , , , , ,
A packed house of A-list celebrities, studio executives and industry tastemakers came out to celebrate the AAFCA Awards. Produced by the African American Film Critics Association, the invitation only, red carpet took place at PIPS Restaurant (renamed the AAFCA Playhouse) in Los Angeles. Hosted by noted entertainment journalist Kevin Frazier, (of CBS's The Insider) the event featured awards handed out in categories that included: Best Actor, Actress, Director and Best Film, among others. AAFCA Special Achievement Awards were also presented to iconic actors Richard Roundtree, Hattie Winston, legendary producer George Lucas and entertainment giant Sony Pictures Entertainment.---Gil Robertson Pictured here: Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis and the legendary Richard Roundtree

Black Hollywood Comes Out to Support the African American Critics Awards

Black Hollywood comes out to support African-American leaders in the entertainment and film industry

Black Hollywood comes out to support and honor African-American leaders in the entertainment and film…

By Gil Robertson

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , ,
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The Future of Black History: Film Director Ava DuVernay

The bold entrepreneur goes from film publicist to the first black woman to win the Best Director award at the Sundance film festival

Ava DuVernay, former publicist and Sundance’s first-black-woman-award-winning director, chats new horizons in Hollywood

By Gil Robertson

Posted: February 13, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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Ava DuVernay Becomes First Black Woman to Win Best Director at Sundance

Veteran industry executive wins big at Sundance 2012

Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Directing Award for her…

By Sade K. Muhammad

Posted: January 30, 2012 Tags: , , , , ,
Facebook, Kickstarter, Demand It and other social media platforms have created a viral movie-loving audience, making 2011 an explosive year for the independent Black filmmaker. Online options are proving fruitful for movie producers with their backs against the wall and no distribution deals on the table. PR icon, Ava DuVernay used $50,000 of her own money to produce and release her film, I Will Follow, independently through AMC Independent after a social campaign couldn’t contain the demand for more Black films. First-time filmmaker, Qasim Basir, wrote and independently produced Mooz-lum, which he released domestically last February and beat out films like Justin Bieber: Never Say Never in per screen earnings. With the International Black Film Festival of Nashville declaring October Black Movie Month, BlackEnterprise.com highlights 10 of the top-grossing independent Black films. —Darralynn Hutson

10 Most Profitable Independent Black Films

As part of Black Movie Month, we highlight indie projects that earned major box office bank

Independent films may not have big budgets but their quality can sometimes attract mainstream audiences,…

By Darralynn Hutson

Posted: October 7, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
DuVernay with I Will Follow star Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Marcia Wade Talbert)

Filmmaker Takes AFFRM-ative Action to Promote Black Cinema

Ava DuVernay unites black film festivals to encourage national releases of more movies for us and by us

DuVernay with I Will Follow star Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Marcia Wade Talbert)
Ava DuVernay has accomplished three…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: February 4, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

WATCH: Urbanworld Film Festival Draws Top Black Talent

Founder seeks to give minority directors prominent voice

On the opening night of the Urban World Film Festival, BET host Free, far left,…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: September 20, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,