The American Black Film Fesitval (ABFF) is the premier international marketplace for films that showcase the best new work by and about people of African descent.ABFF's competitions reward excellence in independent Black cinema. With the support of major U.S. corporations, the festival awards cash and other prizes valued in the six figures. The award winners were as follows:
HBO Short Film Award, Presented by HBO
The Second Coming, directed by Ya'ke
Audience Award for Best U.S. Feature presented by Blockbuster
I'm through with White Girls directed by Jennifer Sharp
Heineken Red Star Award for Creativity
South of Pico directed by Ernst Gossner
Allstate Beyond February "Be Reel Contest Winner, Presented by Allstate
Give along the way, written and directed by Alrick Brown
Best Documentary (tie)
Black to our Roots, directed by Tre "Subira" Whitlow
Prince Among Slaves, directed by Andrea Kalin & Bill Duke Director of Re-Creations
Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay presented by Allstate
The Mannsfield 12 written by Alton Glass
Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor
Henry Simmons
Grand Jury Prize for Best Director
Craig Ross, Jr.
Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture, Presented by Kodak
South of Pico directed by Ernst Gossner
The ABFF, cofounded by Jeff Friday in 1997, is a property of Film Life, Inc., a New York-based film marketing and distribution company. Its mission is to spearhead the global distribution of quality Black films and be the leading American brand producing Black movies, television, events and digital content. Film Life's key properties include the American Black Film Festival (abff.com); The Black Movie Awards on TNT (blackmovieawards.com); and the ABFF DVD Series (thefilmlife.com), a partnership with Warner Home Video.
For more information visit: www.abff.com
