ABFF Filmmaker Ceremony

21st Annual American Black Film Festival Announces 2017 Dates

HBO Celebrates 20th Anniversary as Founding and Presenting Sponsor NEW YORK, (October 20, 2016) - The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced that the 21st annual event will be held in Miami, June 14-18, 2017. In addition to the best of Black film and TV, the five-day festival will offer an innovative program with new experiences, including The Byron Lewis Careers in Entertainment Center, a multiday educational forum with lectures led by industry experts to provide insight into job opportunities in front of and behind the camera at studios and networks; and ABFF Immersive, where festivalgoers are introduced to virtual reality, 360° ...