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STAR-STUDDED LINEUP OF ENTERTAINERS CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

June 27, 2016

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

June 1, 2016

“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

May 24, 2016

THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL TO LAUNCH “ABFF CREATORS SUMMIT”

April 25, 2016

THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS LIST OF TALENT DISCOVERY PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HBO®, COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL, TV ONE AND MCDONALD’S

March 15, 2016

McDonald’s AND AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL RETURN WITH NATIONAL VIDEO COMPETITION FOR RISING FILMMAKERS

February 15, 2016

BET NETWORKS PARTNERS WITH THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL TO PRODUCE THE 2016 ABFF AWARDS: A CELEBRATION OF HOLLYWOOD PREMIERING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD AT 8PM ET/PT

February 8, 2016

ABFF HONORS ANNOUNCES ITS “TELEVISION SHOW OF THE YEAR” AND “FILM OF THE YEAR” NOMINEES

January 20, 2016

TELEVISION AND FILM PRODUCER WILL PACKER TO RECEIVE “DISTINGUISHED ABFF ALUMNI AWARD” AT THE 2016 ABFF HONORS

December 21, 2015

ACTRESS, SINGER AND AUTHOR DIAHANN CARROLL TO RECEIVE “HOLLYWOOD LEGACY AWARD” AT THE 2016 ABFF HONORS

December 14, 2015

THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF ANNOUNCES ACTOR/ARTIST COMMON AS 2016 CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR

November 12, 2015

ACTOR AND COMEDIAN MIKE EPPS CONFIRMED AS HOST OF THE 2016 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF HONORS

October 27, 2015

GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU AND AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE FESTIVAL RETURN TO MIAMI JUNE 15-19, 2016

August 11, 2015

GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU JOINS AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL TO ANNOUNCE THE FESTIVAL’S RETURN TO MIAMI IN JUNE 2016

August 07, 2015

TARAJI P. HENSON, JOE MORTON, TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, LORRAINE TOUSSAINT, LARRY WILMORE, JOHN SINGLETON, GAYLE KING AND MORE PARTICIPATE IN INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND MORE AT THE 2015 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

June 18, 2015

THE 19TH AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL WILL SCREEN A DIVERSE SLATE OF WEBISODES, NARRATIVES, DOCUMENTARIES AND SHORT FILMS IN NEW YORK CITY FROM JUNE 11-14

May 22, 2015

RICK FAMUYIWA’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILM, “DOPE”, SPONSORED BY THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ANNOUNCED AS OPENING NIGHT FILM

May 11, 2015

AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL PROMOTES GREATER MEDIA DIVERSITY WITH THE UNVEILING OF THE FIRST MULTICULTURAL TELEVISION & MEDIA EXPO JUNE 13 & 14 IN NEW YORK CITY

March 13, 2015

THE 2015 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ACTRESS TARAJI P. HENSON AS CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR

March 4, 2015

THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF LAUNCHES AN ARRAY OF TALENT COMPETITIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HBO®, COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL AND MCDONALD’S

February 19, 2015

McDonald’s and the American Black Film Festival Challenge Rising Filmmakers to Show Lovin’ through a National Video Competition

February 10, 2015

BLACK ENTERPRISE CEO EARL “BUTCH” GRAVES, FILM LIFE INC. CEO JEFF FRIDAY JOIN FORCES TO FORM ABFF VENTURES

December 4, 2014

ABFF Announces 2015 Dates & Host City

November 19, 2014