Angela Bassett will be honored at the 8th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors with the Excellence in the Arts Award recognizing a “highly acclaimed artist for their body of work and distinguished career achievements.”
American Black Film Festival
The ABFF film program is primarily composed of world premieres of narrative, documentary and short films. As such, it is the leading film festival in the world for African American and urban content. Since its inception, the ABFF has showcased more than 600 films, rewarding and redefining artistic excellence in independent filmmaking.
American Black Film Festival started in 1996 and takes place in Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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Angela Bassett to Receive Excellence in the Arts Award at ABFF Honors
Angela Bassett (DAndre Michael)
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Regina King Named Festival Ambassador of American Black Film Festival
Regina King (courtesy ABFF) Regina King, known for her Oscar-winning performance in If Beale Street Could Talk, has been named the Festival Ambassador of the 30th American Black Film Festival.
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American Black Film Festival Launches Pop-Up Tour
American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is expanding beyond its flagship annual Miami Beach event to launch the ABFF Pop-Up Tour, a new national initiative bringing the festival to four major cities across the U.S. this fall.
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Nia Long and Larenz Tate Named Ambassadors of 29th American Black Film Festival
Nia Long (NY Mag), Larenz Tate (Jonavennci Divad) Nia Long and Larenz Tate, stars of the 1997 iconic romantic drama Love Jones has reunited to serve as Ambassadors to the 29th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) taking place live in Miami Beach June 11-15, followed by an online segment June 16-23 on ABFF PLAY.
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Marla Gibbs and Aaron Pierre Set for Awards at ABFF Honors
Marla Gibbs, Aaron Pierre (courtesy ABFF) Marla Gibbs and Aaron Pierre have been added to the list of honorees at the 7th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors. ABFF Honors will also celebrate the community of Altadena, paying tribute to its residents and their extraordinary contributions to Black history and culture.
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Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Giancarlo Esposito Named 2025 Honorees for American Black Film Festival Honors
Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Giancarlo Esposito (courtesy American Black Film Festival Honors) Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Giancarlo Esposito have been named the recipients of the 7th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors, celebrating, recognizing excellence in the motion picture and television industry.
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American Black Film Festival Unveils Spotlight Screenings – Kerry Washington’s UnPrisoned (Season 2) and More
Kerry Washington in UnPrisoned (Photo credit: Hulu / Kelsey McNeal) The 2024 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) unveiled this year’s Spotlight Screenings lineup featuring the world premieres of UnPrisoned (Season 2) with Kerry Washington; Wu-Tang Clan documentary Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys; and Down In the Valley starring Nicco Annan of P-Valley.
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American Black Film Festival to Feature Retrospective: Celebrating The Legacy Of Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (photo: Brian Bowen Smith, Variety) The 28th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) taking place live in Miami Beach June 12-16, 2024 announced the Retrospective: Celebrating the Legacy of Denzel Washington program. This program is the first of its kind, celebrating the careers of extraordinary Black artists.
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Kate Davis and Luchina Fisher’s LOCKED OUT Documentary Follows Black Women Facing Housing Dilemma in Detroit | Trailer
Locked Out directed by Kate Davis and Luchina Fisher Locked Out, a Detroit-based documentary follows Black women as they battle evictions, predatory lending, and modern-day redlining in what the filmmakers describe as America’s most segregated city.
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JAGGED MIND Trailer. Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward Star in Queer Psychological Thriller
Jagged Mind directed b Kelley Kali HULU revealed the official trailer for Jagged Mind, a queer psychological thriller starring Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward
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American Black Film Festival 2023 Reveals Feature and Documentary Lineup, They Cloned Tyrone Starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx is Opening Night Film
They Cloned Tyrone starring Juel Taylor The Netflix satirical conspiracy caper film They Cloned Tyrone starring Golden Globe winner John Boyega (Small Axe, Attack the Block, Star Wars), Teyonah Parris (The Marvels, WandaVision) and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Ray, Just Mercy) will open the 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF). Emmy-winning writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe is ABFF’s 2023 Festival Ambassador.
