Press Releases

TERRELL SUGGS, BALTIMORE RAVENS ALL-PRO LINEBACKER AND FILM PRODUCER, HAS BEEN NAMED PHI AMBASSADOR Workshop Successful in Bridging Relationships between Professional Athletes and Filmmakers NEW YORK, May 10, 2011 - The Pro-Hollywood Initiative (PHI) returns for a second year to...

NBCUNIVERSAL SIGNS ON AS CONTEST'S SPONSOR UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - March 7, 2011 - Film Life, Inc., announced the kickoff of the 15th Annual American Black Film Festival's (ABFF) Star Project, an international acting competition for emerging multicultural artists. This...

HBO® Continues as Founding and Premier Sponsor NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2011 - Film Life, Inc., announces the 15th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) to be held in Miami, Florida, July 6-9, 2011. The ABFF is an industry retreat...

LEE DANIELS WAS PRESENTED WITH THE CAREER ACHEIVEMENT AWARD AND PRIZES WERE HANDED OUT FOR FILMS IN COMPETITION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE HBO® SHORT FILM COMPETITION WINNER, "STAG & DOE," IDRIS ELBA'S "LEGACY" WINNING BEST FILM AND GOLDEN BROOKS NAMED BEST...

Stomp The Yard: Homecoming to Debut as the Centerpiece Film Festival Competition Awards Totaling $50,000 New York, NY (June 10, 2010) - The 14th Annual American Black Film Festival, taking place in Miami, June 23rd - 26th, today announced its...

CRA to Host Trolley Service for American Black Film Festival participants June 24 and June 25, 2010, to the Overtown, Omni and Park West Redevelopment Districts. MIAMI, FL (June 2010) - The City of Miami's Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRA) have...

Festival to be held June 23-26 in Miami, FL NEW YORK, NY (May 20, 2010) - Film Life, Inc., Jeff Friday, is pleased to announce Oscar nominated Producer-Director Lee Daniels as honoree at the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival...

NEW YORK, NY (April 28, 2010) - The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will launch the Pro-Hollywood Initiative (PHI), a pilot program created to encourage professional athletes to explore careers in the motion picture industry. The program's main objectives are...

Festival to be held June 23-26 in Miami, FL NEW YORK, March 23, 2010 - Film Life, Inc. names Actor Idris Elba Ambassador of the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), to be held in Miami, Florida, June 23-26,...

NEW YORK, NY (December 2, 2009) - More than 200 aspiring writers, directors and producers from as far away as Seattle, took part in acclaimed producer/director Robert Townsend's "The Ultimate Pitch Master Class" lecture series in New York recently. The...