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Photos from the 7th American Black Film Festival Honors (ABFF Honors) at the SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills; Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Aaron Pierre, Giancarlo Esposito, Marla Gibbs, Anthony Mackie, Regina King, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Ava DuVernay, Aloe Blacc, Teyana Taylor...

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 30, 2025) - The 29th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced today that Nia Long and Larenz Tate, stars of the 1997 iconic romantic drama Love Jones will serve as Ambassadors to the festival. As...

MARLA GIBBS TO RECEIVE HOLLYWOOD LEGACY AWARD; AARON PIERRE TO RECEIVE THE RISING STAR AWARD Previously Announced Honorees Include Legendary Performers Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Giancarlo Esposito and Keke Palmer; Actress and Comedian Zainab Johnson will host the event on February 17...

Three-Day Fest Opens with Emmy-nominated Actress Sanaa Lathan's Directorial Debut On the Come Up Program Also Features, Independent Films, Panels and Networking Events LOS ANGELES, (September 14, 2022) - The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) - the leading event in...

Photo from Black and Blue premiere at the last installment of ABFF Global From left to right: Jeff Friday, Founder and CEO, ABFF Ventures LLC, Deon Taylor, Director, Black and Blue, Naomie Harris, actress, Black and Blue, Tyrese Gibson, actor,...

(October 2, 2019) - The first installment of the American Black Film Festival's (ABFF) Global Film Series event, held in London (September 27-29), delivered on its promise of encouraging collaboration and promotion between Black British and Black American filmmaking communities....

(September 25, 2019) - Oscar nominee Naomie Harris, the star of the forthcoming Screen Gems action thriller Black and Blue, will be attending the film's Gala screening at Picturehouse Central, in central London, on Friday, September 27, 2019. The film's...

Event to be held September 27-29, 2019 at Picturehouse Central in London’s West End Los Angeles, CA, (August 28, 2019) - The hugely influential American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will make a timely and historic entrance into the UK next...