FESTIVAL CLOSES WITH TOP HONORS TO “DESTINED” FOR BEST ACTOR & BEST DIRECTOR Miami, Florida (June 27, 2016) - The 20th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced the winners of its competition categories at an awards ceremony on Saturday, June 18, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Top awards went to Destined, Daddy Don't Go and Service to Man. This year’s ABFF was filled with informative and innovative programming that included film premieres, panels, workshops and master classes led by Hollywood notables. The star-studded lineup included Common, ...

The 20th American Black Film Festival Will Screen a Wide and Diverse Selection of Narratives, Documentaries, Short Films and Webisodes in Miami, June 15-19

"CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE" WITH DWAYNE JOHNSON AND KEVIN HART TO PREMIERE AS OPENING NIGHT FILM AT THE ABFF -- OMARI HARDWICK SERVES AS ABFF JURY PRESIDENT-- New York, New York (June 1, 2016) - The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced today the lineup of over 25 narrative features, web originals, short films and documentaries that will be showcased at the Olympia Theater, Colony Theatre and Regal Cinemas in Miami Beach, Florida, June 15-19. Director Rawson Marshall Thurber's Central Intelligence, presented by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), ...

“Central Intelligence” Starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, to Screen as Opening Night Film at the 20th American Black Film Festival on June 15, 2016 in Miami

ABFF FIRST LOOK CONVERSATIONS CONFIRMED WITH NATE PARKER, AJA NAOMI KING AND GABRIELLE UNION FOR “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” AND GABRIELLE UNION, DAVID E. TALBERT AND WILL PACKER FOR “ALMOST CHRISTMAS” PRESENTED BY THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (MPAA), WITH COURTESY FROM WARNER BROS. PICTURES, FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES New York, New York (May 24, 2016) - The new action comedy Central Intelligence, from director Rawson Marshall Thurber (We're the Millers, Dodgeball) will screen on opening night of the 20th American Black ...

The American Black Film Festival to Launch “ABFF Creators Summit”

A one-day intensive program for diverse emerging content creators hosted by Creative Artists Agency New York, New York (April 25, 2016) - In Fall 2016, the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will unveil the "ABFF Creators Summit" in Los Angeles, CA. Hosted by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the one-day summit for a select group of writers, producers and directors will include award-winning filmmakers from the 2016 American Black Film Festival. The goal of this intensive program is to provide diverse storytellers valuable insights into the process of pitching and ...