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AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

March 24, 2020

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MARY J. BLIGE TO SERVE AS 2020 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL AMBASSADOR

March 3, 2020

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SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR 2020 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL’S HBO SHORT FILM COMPETITION

December 12, 2019

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ACTOR AND COMEDIAN DEON COLE TO HOST THE 2020 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ON FEBRUARY 23 IN LOS ANGELES

November 19, 2019

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SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE ACQUIRES OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS FROM THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

October 10, 2019

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FIRST AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL GLOBAL FILM SERIES EVENT IN LONDON IS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

October 2, 2019

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THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2020 DATES AND CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

September 27, 2019

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ACADEMY AWARD^® AND BAFTA NOMINATED NAOMIE HARRIS SET TO OPEN THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL’S FIRST EVER GLOBAL FILM SERIES

September 25, 2019

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THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, LAUNCHES ABFF GLOBAL FILM SERIES IN LONDON

August 28, 2019

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SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ON ITS “ABFF 365” DIVERSITY INITIATIVE

August 26, 2019

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THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL WRAPS WITH DIVERSE SLATE OF WINNING FILMS CONTENT CREATORS AND HISTORIC MOMENTS

June 17, 2019

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THE GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (GMCVB) AND THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL PARTNER FOR ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY SHOWCASE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 16

June 6, 2019

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THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE 2019 EMERGING DIRECTORS AND MUSIC IN MOTION SHOWCASE SELECTIONS

May 20, 2019

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THE SLATE OF FILMS IN COMPETITION ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

May 10, 2019

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THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS LINEUP OF PANELS, CONVERSATIONS AND SPOTLIGHT SCREENINGS

May 8, 2019

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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 7TH ANNUAL ABFF COMEDY WINGS COMPETITION

April 17, 2019

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THE ‘ABOUT WOMEN’ GLOBAL INITIATIVE LAUNCHES AS A PANEL AT THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

March 20, 2019

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THE SOCIAL IMPACT SHOWCASE, A SECTION DEDICATED TO SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS FILMS, LAUNCHES AT THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

February 13, 2019

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NEW LINE CINEMA’S “SHAFT” SELECTED AS THE OPENING NIGHT FILM AT THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

February 5, 2019

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ACTRESS/PRODUCER LA LA ANTHONY WILL SERVE AS THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL AMBASSADOR

January 25, 2019

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FILM SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR THE 2019 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

January 24, 2019