2008 American Black Film Festival Announces Dates and Calls For Submissions

Allstate® signs on as festival Presenting Sponsor New York, NY, April 1, 2008 - Film Life's 12th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will take place August 7-10, 2008, in Los Angeles, CA, it was announced by the festival founder and CEO of Film Life, Inc., Jeff Friday. "We are very exited about once again being in Los Angeles and providing the opportunity to link the independent Black film community with Hollywood," Friday stated. Festival activities will be centered in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Allstate® has signed on as the 2008 presenting sponsor. HBO®, the festival's founding sponsor, returns along with BETJ and Lincoln as ...

2007 American Black Film Festival Announces Festival Award Winners

Two Co-hosts to Grace Oscar's Red Carpet Show Beverly Hills, CA - Regis Philbin, who will host the official 30-minute red carpet arrivals show preceding the 80th Academy Awards® presentation, will be joined by co-hosts Samantha Harris and Shaun Robinson, executive producer Gil Cates and producer Dennis Doty announced today. This will be Harris's first time working on Oscar's Red Carpet Show and Robinson's fourth time hailing the stars on Oscar's behalf. Harris is best known for her daily reporting for E! Entertainment Television's "E! News" and co-hosting duties on "Dancing with the Stars." A two-time Emmy nominee, she also serves as a ...

Tickets and Passes for 11th Annual American Black Film Festival On Sale Now!

FESTIVAL OPENS OCTOBER 25TH IN LOS ANGELES New York, NY, September 25, 2007 - Film Life's 11th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will kick-off Thursday October 25th in Los Angeles with the special screening of the upcoming Sony/Screen Gems film This Christmas, starring Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Divine, Mekhi Phifer and Regina King. Festival passes and tickets for the ABFF are on sale now at ticket web (www.ticketweb.com) or by visiting www.abff.com. "We are excited to be kicking off this year's festival with this highly anticipated film, produced by ABFF alumni Will packer and Preston A. Whitmore II," said Jeff Friday, founder/CEO ...

2007 American Black Film Festival Announces Sponsors

SPONSORSHIPS DRIVE FESTIVAL GROWTH AND UNDERSCORES CORPORATE COMMITMENT TO DIVERSE FILMMAKING Allstate, BET J, Target, MTV and Nokia are among the new sponsors scheduled to bring innovative programs to 11 year old fest New York, NY, September 25, 2007 - The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced the sponsors for the 2007 Festival, which includes the addition of marquee brands Allstate, Nokia, Target, BET-J, as well as the continued support of numerous returning sponsors, including HBO, the ABFF's Founding and Title Sponsor. The Festival, now in its eleventh year, will take place October 25 - October 29, 2007 in its new home, Los ...

Anthony Anderson is Named Ambassador of the 2007 American Black Film Festival

New York, NY, August 27, 2007 - Today, actor Anthony Anderson was named ambassador for the 2007 American Black Film Festival (ABFF). The ABFF is the premier international marketplace for films that showcase the best new work by and about people of African descent. The role of the ABFF ambassador is to broaden public awareness of the festival and its mission to strengthen Black filmmaking through collaboration and support between Hollywood and the independent film community. The 2007 ABFF is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from October 25-29. Anderson, who received the festival's Rising Star Award in 2000, is ABFF's first ambassador. In this ...