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The 13th Annual American Black Film Festival Culminates with Awards Presentation, a Private Community Reception and Screening of Pastor Brown

The Roe Effect Wins the HBO® Short Film Award, Len Bias Wins Best Documentary and Mississippi Damned Wins Best Feature Miami, FL - June 30, 2009 - Film Film Life's 13th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced the winners of their Independent Film Awards at the Colony Theatre on June 27, 2009. The ABFF is the premier international marketplace for films that showcase the best new work by and about people of African descent. The ABFF Audience Award winner, Blue, was determined by mobile voting as part of the festival's digital media marketing initiatives. HBO® is the festival's Founding and Premier sponsor. In addition, this year ...

The 13th Annual American Black Film Festival Culminates with its Awards Presentation and Screening of “Black Dynamite”

The Roe Effect Wins the HBO® Short Film Award and Mississippi Damned Wins Best Narrative Feature Miami, FL - June 29, 2009 - Film Film Life's 13th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced the winners of their Independent Film Awards at the Colony Theatre on June 27, 2009. The ABFF is the premier destination marketplace for films that showcase the best new work by and about people of African descent. The Best Narrative Feature winner was Mississippi Damned which also took home the prize for Best Actor. HBO® is the festival's Founding and Premier sponsor. "The ABFF Independent Film Awards continues to celebrate the best independent ...

2009 American Black Film Festival Announces Film Sections, Deadlines and Awards

New York, NY (March 20, 2009) - Film Life's 13th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced its film sections, competitions and festival awards. The ABFF is the premier international marketplace for films made by and about people of African descent. The festival will be held from June 24 to 27 in South Beach, Miami. HBO® is the festival's founding and title sponsor. Founded in 1997, the ABFF was born out of the need to facilitate distribution opportunities for quality Black cinema, showcase the top echelon of emerging artists and promote cultural diversity within the motion picture industry. Since its inception, the ABFF has ...

Film Life Launches The Star Project

Acting Competition is sponsored by VIBE magazine New York, NY (March 5, 2009) - Film Life, Inc. announced today the launch of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Star Project, an international acting competition for multicultural artists. "We wanted to foster the discovery of emerging actors in the same way we have been at the forefront in nurturing and identifying the best and brightest independent filmmakers of color," said Jeff Friday, CEO of Film Life, Inc., and founder of ABFF. "We are very excited to be partnering with VIBE, and are looking forward to what promises to be an interesting competition," Friday added. "Vibe is one of the ...

American Black Film Festival Returns to the Beach

HBO® is the Festival's Founding and Premier Sponsor New York, NY (March 2, 2009) - Film Life's the American Black Film Festival (ABFF), the premier destination event celebrating and awarding independent films by and about people of color, will be held June 24th-27th, 2009 on South Beach in Miami. Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO) is the festival's Founding and Premier Sponsor. Founded in 1997, the ABFF was born out of the need to generate distribution opportunities for independent Black films, and promote cultural diversity within the motion picture industry by strengthening the Black filmmaking community through resource sharing, education, artistic ...