The 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced the Best of the ABFF Award winners.
The presentation hosted by three-time Emmy-nominated actor and author Dondré Whitfield was an on-point wrap to the five-day festival with producer/director/actress Issa Rae acting as the Festival Ambassador.
The 26th annual festival returned live to Miami, June 15-19 and continues virtually through June 30 with independent films, the Best of the ABFF Awards and more programming on its custom-designed online platform ABFF Play.
The Best of ABFF Awards include winners in the official film selection categories — narrative and documentary features, web series and the 25th HBO Short Film Award Showcase, as well as its talent pipeline program comprised of national casting and writing competitions.
The Jury Award winners are:
Best Narrative Feature
Our Father, the Devil
Directed by Ellie Foumbi, produced by Ellie Foumbi, Joseph Mastantuono;
Prize: 2,500, presented by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Best Director,...
The presentation hosted by three-time Emmy-nominated actor and author Dondré Whitfield was an on-point wrap to the five-day festival with producer/director/actress Issa Rae acting as the Festival Ambassador.
The 26th annual festival returned live to Miami, June 15-19 and continues virtually through June 30 with independent films, the Best of the ABFF Awards and more programming on its custom-designed online platform ABFF Play.
The Best of ABFF Awards include winners in the official film selection categories — narrative and documentary features, web series and the 25th HBO Short Film Award Showcase, as well as its talent pipeline program comprised of national casting and writing competitions.
The Jury Award winners are:
Best Narrative Feature
Our Father, the Devil
Directed by Ellie Foumbi, produced by Ellie Foumbi, Joseph Mastantuono;
Prize: 2,500, presented by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Best Director,...
- 6/28/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The American Black Film Festival has announced this year’s Best of ABFF award winners, with “Our Father, the Devil” and “Feel Like Ghosts” among the top honorees.
After two years of virtual programing, ABFF returned to Miami Beach for its 26th edition, with live events held June 15-19. The 2022 winners were announced by Emmy nominee Dondré Whitfield, who hosted the ceremony on the final day of ABFF’s in-person program, with a virtual presentation of the event now available to view on its custom-designed online platform, ABFF Play, where the festival continues until June 30.
The Best of ABFF Awards includes winners in the official film selection categories — narrative and documentary features, web series and the 25th HBO Short Film Award Showcase, decided by a jury led by Michael Quigley, Warner Bros. Discovery’s exec VP of content acquisitions for TNT, TBS, truTV, HBO and HBO Max — as well as...
After two years of virtual programing, ABFF returned to Miami Beach for its 26th edition, with live events held June 15-19. The 2022 winners were announced by Emmy nominee Dondré Whitfield, who hosted the ceremony on the final day of ABFF’s in-person program, with a virtual presentation of the event now available to view on its custom-designed online platform, ABFF Play, where the festival continues until June 30.
The Best of ABFF Awards includes winners in the official film selection categories — narrative and documentary features, web series and the 25th HBO Short Film Award Showcase, decided by a jury led by Michael Quigley, Warner Bros. Discovery’s exec VP of content acquisitions for TNT, TBS, truTV, HBO and HBO Max — as well as...
- 6/27/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
IFP has announced its recipients of its annual Ifp Independent Filmmaker Lab Finishing Grants totaling $90,000. Congratulations goes to Stranger Things' Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal and War Don Don's Rebecca Richman Cohen. Both will receive a package valued at $45,000, that includes post-production services from Goldcrest Post New York, post-graphic services from Edgeworx, Inc., legal consultation from Gray Krauss Llp, publicity consultation from International House of Publicity, test screening space courtesy of The Tank, and promotional materials from 4over4. Additional award finalists included narrative projects Amy Seimetz's City on a Hill and Russell Costanzo's The Tested, and documentary projects Luisa Dantas's Land of Opportunity and...
- 2/19/2010
- by Melissa Silvestri
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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