ABFF Miami Beach June 14-18, 2023 - Virtual on ABFF Play June 19-25, 2023

Showcasing Black Talent. Discovering New Voices.

The 27th Annual American Black Film Festival took place live in Miami Beach from June 14-18, 2023, and was followed by a virtual segment on ABFF Play from June 19-25, 2023. An experience like no other, the festival brought together Black culture enthusiasts, executives and content creators from around the world for five days of screenings, talk events, exclusive parties and high-powered networking.

2023 Program Guide
ABFF 2023 - Best of the ABFF Awards
ABFF 2023 - Red Carpet
ABFF 2023 - 27th Annual ABFF Festival Welcome - ABFF Ventures President Nicole Friday & 2023 Festival Ambassador Lena Waithe
ABFF 2023 - They Cloned Tyrone
ABFF 2023 - Nicole & Jeff Friday
ABFF 2023
ABFF 2023 - Legendary White Party
ABFF 2023
ABFF 2023 - the Cast of Act Your Age
ABFF 2023 - Let’s Get Candid with the Cast of Act Your Age Panel
ABFF 2023 -Shoot Your Shot
ABFF 2023 - Hip House
ABFF 2023 - The Lena Waithe Effect
ABFF 2023 -26th Annual HBO Short Film Award Showcase
ABFF 2023
ABFF 2023 - Black & Unlimited: A Conversation on Black Fatherhood
ABFF 2023 - Black & Unlimited: A Conversation on Black Fatherhood Panel
ABFF 2023 - Red Carpet
ABFF 2023
ABFF 2023 - Queen Latifah
ABFF 2023 - ABFF First Look: The Color Purple – A Bold New Take on a Beloved Classic
ABFF 2023 - ABFF First Look: The Color Purple – A Bold New Take on a Beloved Classic
ABFF 2023 - Red Carpet
ABFF 2023 - I'm a Virgo
ABFF 2023 - “That’s Our Business” A Conversation with Tabitha & Chance Brown
Talks & Events
The Color Purple
“That’s Our Business” A Conversation with Tabitha & Chance Brown
All American: Getting Authentic Black Stories to the End Zone
Legendary White Party
How Social Media Transformed Filmmaking
WBD Access Music Supervisor Panel
Let’s Get Candid with the Cast of Act Your Age
We’re Not Just Sports
The Lena Waithe Effect
Writers (Un) Blocked: Black Women Writers Tackle Film & TV
Hip House
Shoot Your Shot
Your Mental Health: Why it Matters More Than Ever
Production in the Heart of the Peach
Finding Your Audience: Putting the Customer in the Driver's Seat
Thursdays Are For Lovers at TV One: The One and Asking For a Friend
Creator Economy: From Bootstrapping to Business
Black & Unlimited: A Conversation on Black Fatherhood
The Creator Cameo: How We The Culture Is Powering The Next Generation of Black Hollywood
Morning Mindset with Tai
How to Secure (and Grow) the Bag: Making Your Money Work Harder Than You Do
Widening the View of the Black Experience
“Best of ABFF Awards” Ceremony
Where Blackness is Infinite. Welcome Home
Creating Cultural Capital
Killing It: Satire in Society
Spotlight Screenings
They Cloned Tyrone Opening Night Film
Donyale Luna: Supermodel
FOUND
The YouTube Black Voices Festival Showcase
The Blackening
Three Ways
Exposing Parchman
Average Joe
The Perfect Find
Time of Essence
A Mother’s Intuition
I’m a Virgo
Chris Spencer Comedy Special: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK
Official Selections

SEE FULL LIST OF WINNERS

HBO Short Film Award Showcase
Narrative Features
Documentary Features
Series
Voices of Culture
2023 Virtual Festival
Hip Hop Destinations: The Conversation
Keeping It Real: Maintaining Mental Wellness as a Creator of Color
Use IMDbPro to Navigate Your Career
Ready to Love
Judge Me Not
Makeup x Breakup
The Conversations Project
Exposing Parchman
2023 SPONSORS
Founding Sponsors
Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO
Presenting Sponsors
Andscape, Ally, Comcast NBCUniversal, Cadillac, Walmart
Major Sponsors
City of Miami Beach, GMCVB, UPS, TV ONE, Netflix, Meta, Prime Video
Official Sponsors
American Airlines, IMDb, SONY Pictures, Variety, YouTube BVFF, Prudential, Warner Bros. Television Group, ALLBLK, OWN, Bounce
Supporting Sponsors
A&E, BET, MPA, Confluential Films, Miami Beach VCA, Pfizer, P&G Queen Collective, Fulton Films, Lionsgate, New World Center, ESPN FILMS

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