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American Black Film Festival Culminates 25th Anniversary with Best of the ABFF Awards – A Celebration of Festival Winners

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 30, 2021November 30, 20211141

ABFF winners receive a combined total cash prize of over $55,000 along with two actors cast in an upcoming original series. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry...

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The American Black Film Festival Is Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary During Its Virtual Festival Next Month

Derek MajorOctober 25, 2021October 25, 2021

by Derek MajorOctober 25, 2021October 25, 2021480

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with its virtual event featuring 100 movies from Nov. 3-28, 2021....

Arts and Culture

American Black Film Festival Founders Launch Nonprofit For Social Change And Racial Justice

Dana GivensJune 27, 2020June 25, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 27, 2020June 25, 20201831

The founders of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) are coming together to create a new nonprofit to promote social change and racial injustice....

Arts and Culture

The American Black Film Festival Is Going Virtual For Its 2020 Participants

Dana GivensJune 14, 2020June 12, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 14, 2020June 12, 20206267

The 24th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will take place online August 21-30, 2020 amid the global COVID-19, or novel coronavirus pandemic....

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Film ‘Legacy Lives On’ Premieres At ABFF, Follows Financial Journey of Three Black Women

Ida HarrisJune 18, 2019June 18, 2019

by Ida HarrisJune 18, 2019June 18, 20191482

Legacy Lives On, screened at ABFF, follows the financial journey of three black women and highlights the relationship African Americans have with money....

Lifestyle

The Black Films and TV Shows We Can’t Wait To See This Summer

Selena HillJune 25, 2018June 25, 2018

by Selena HillJune 25, 2018June 25, 2018885

There's a lot of black films and TV shows to look forward to this summer. Here's a list of must-see productions featuring black leads, producers,...

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Slideshow: Everything You Missed at the American Black Film Festival 2018 Including Future, Kofi, and Coogler

Derek T. DingleJune 22, 2018June 22, 2018

by Derek T. DingleJune 22, 2018June 22, 2018764

If you were seeking to break into the film industry or you love black movies and television show, the only place to be on this...

Money

‘Black Panther’ Crushes Box Office Records, Making Black History

Selena HillFebruary 26, 2018February 26, 2018

by Selena HillFebruary 26, 2018February 26, 20181820

Call it fate that 'Black Panther,' a Marvel movie featuring a mostly dark-complexed black cast and director by a 31-year-old black man, would make history...

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ABFF Honors to Recognize Tiffany Haddish, Omari Hardwick, Billy Dee Williams, and More

Selena HillDecember 7, 2017February 14, 2019

by Selena HillDecember 7, 2017February 14, 20191157

The 2018 American Black Film Festival Honors will recognize African Americans entertainers for their contributions in film and TV, including Tiffany Haddish....

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ABFF and Lightbox Launch Documentary Film Competition for Black Filmmakers

Selena HillJuly 15, 2017September 28, 2017

by Selena HillJuly 15, 2017September 28, 2017775

If you’re a black filmmaker with an original documentary idea, then don’t miss this opportunity to sign up for the ABFF Feature Documentary Competition....