The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will be bringing A-list Hollywood actors and Hollywood insiders to Miami Beach from July 6-9, 2011 for screenings, seminars and soirees.  Visionary entrepreneur, Jeff Friday, founded the ABFF and created a much needed and dynamic platform for diverse African-American film content, networking, empowerment and film knowledge to flourish.  HBO is the ABFF’s founding and premier sponsor.

ABFF describes their programming initiatives as:

EDUCATION: Traditional teaching methods – workshops, panels and seminars – convey information and knowledge to empower the ABFF audience.

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION: A diverse cross-section of Pan-African films champion creative expression.

COLLABORATION: The festival encourages its attendees to offer support and resources to one another. It has hence become a venue where both the aspiring and accomplished share information for a common goal: building and improving Black cinema.

ACCESS: Networking events and exhibitions provide attendees access to “industry insiders” creating distribution and employment opportunities.

RECOGNITION: Through film competitions and showcases, the festival recognizes and rewards artistic achievement by independent filmmakers

In addition to the independent films that will be shown, festival attendees have a full schedule of events to look forward to such as:

• The “MASTER CLASS” LINEUP WITH ACCLAIMED INDUSTRY EXPERTS MICHAEL ELLIOT, BILL DUKE AND ROBERT TOWNSEND, which will be Intense Workshops for Aspiring Actors, Producers, Writers and Directors
• The ABFF Honors where film industry veteran, Keenan Ivory Wayans will be honored.
• “The Enduring Significance of Boys n the Hood” Screening of a 27 minute documentary followed by a Q &A with the film’s Oscar nominated writer/director John Singleton.

Here’s the ABFF movie schedule:

Opening Night Film

IN THE HIVE, World Premiere

Narrative Features Competition

BLACK GOLD, World Premiere
DAVID IS DYING, World Premiere
DYSFUNCTIONAL FRIENDS, World Premiere
THE LAST LAUGH, World Premiere
THE TESTED

Documentary Competition

BROWN BABIES, World Premiere
MORE THAN CONQUERORS, World Premiere
SOLE OF A HUSTLA, World Premiere
THE SCROLL, World Premiere

HBO Short Film Competition

FIG, World Premiere
FOR FLOW, World Premiere
PAGE 36, World Premiere
SALVATION ROAD, World Premiere
THE TURTLE & THE NIGHTINGALE, World Premiere

Out of Competition

BREATHE, World Premiere
MOTHER COUNTRY, World Premiere
THE SHANGHAI HOTEL, World Premiere
THE EXPERIENCE, World Premiere

 

 

 

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