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- The Festival stayed in Florida until 2007 when it was moved to Los Angeles, California, in an effort to attract more celebrity attendees and thereby generating more general interest in the festival. While initially successful, the change in venue ultimately resulted in a decline in attendance from members of the actual Black filmmaking community.
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Apr 24, 2024 · LOS ANGELES, (April 24, 2024) – The 28th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced its lineup of the narrative and documentary features. This year’s festival, which takes place live in Miami Beach June 12-16, followed by an online segment June 17-24 on ABFF PLAY ( https://abffplay.com/ ), spotlights incredible emerging ...
Jeff Friday took over execution of the festival, which he renamed the American Black Film Festival (also abbreviated as ABFF). The festival was moved to South Beach, Florida . Since its transformation in 2002, the ABFF has drawn new corporate sponsors (including Grey Goose , Ford , NBC , CBS , and Nickelodeon ) and a dramatically increased ...
Nov 2, 2021 · In 2002, after acquiring full rights to the name, Friday re-branded the fest as the American Black Film Festival and relocated its base to Miami. “It just happened to work out that Acapulco and...
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Aug 26, 2021 · News. Aug 26, 2021 10:30am PT. American Black Film Festival Shifts to Virtual Model for Milestone 25th Edition (EXCLUSIVE) By Angelique Jackson. ABFF Ventures LLC. The 25th American...
Sep 20, 2022 · Sep 20, 2022. ABFF is already gearing up for 2023. Just months after a successful 26th annual event, the American Black Film Festival is plotting its return to Miami Beach, Florida, next...
LOS ANGELES, (April 20, 2023) – The 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced its lineup of narrative and documentary features. This year’s festival, which takes place live in Miami Beach June 14-18, followed by a virtual segment June 19-25 on ABFF PLAY ( https://abffplay.com/ ), showcases the best of emerging artists from ...
Jun 27, 2022 · The American Black Film Festival has announced this year’s Best of ABFF award winners, with “Our Father, the Devil” and “Feel Like Ghosts” among the top honorees.. After two years of ...
