PRESS RELEASES

February 6, 2024
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL HONOREE, KELVIN HARRISON JR., AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 RISING STAR AWARD

January 24, 2024
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ANNOUNCES 2024 HONOREES & 2024 SHOW DATE OF MARCH 3RD

February 13, 2023
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ANNOUNCES 2023 HONOREES

December 14, 2022
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS RETURNS IN 2023 TO CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE IN HOLLYWOOD

February 5, 2020
ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER JAMIE FOXX TO RECEIVE 'EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS' AWARD AT AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS

January 7, 2020
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS TO RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HOLLYWOOD TRAILBLAZERS LOUIS GOSSETT, JR., LENA WAITHE

December 18, 2019
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ANNOUNCES 2020 "MOVIE OF THE YEAR" AWARD NOMINEES

November 26, 2019
CYNTHIA ERIVO TO RECEIVE THE 'RISING STAR' AWARD AT THE 2020 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS

November 19, 2019
ACTOR AND COMEDIAN DEON COLE TO HOST THE 2020 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ON FEBRUARY 23 IN LOS ANGELES

February 26, 2018
AVA DUVERNAY, TIFFANY HADDISH, BILLY DEE WILLIAMS, OMARI HARDWICK, AND THE CAST OF "MARTIN" WERE HONORED LAST NIGHT AT THE 2018 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS

February 1, 2018
LENA WAITHE CONFIRMED AS A PRESENTER AT THE 2018 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS

December 6, 2017
THE 2018 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR MOVIE AND TELEVISION SHOWS (DRAMA & COMEDY) OF THE YEAR

November 29, 2017
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS, TIFFANY HADDISH AND OMARI HARDWICK CONFIRMED AS HONOREES AT THE 2018 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS

November 14, 2017
DIRECTOR AVA DUVERNAY TO RECEIVE THE INDUSTRY VISIONARY AWARD AT THE 2018 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS

February 6, 2017
THE 2017 "BET PRESENTS THE AMERICAN BLACK FESTIVAL HONORS" ADDS TERRENCE HOWARD AS HONOREE WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY KOFI SIRIBOE, JAY ELLIS, ALEXANDRA SHIPP AND KYLIE BUNBURY

February 3, 2017
BET NETWORKS, THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF) AND HILTON TEAM UP TO GIVE A VIP EXPERIENCE TO A LUCKY WINNER TO THE 2017 BET PRESENTS THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS IN LOS ANGELES ON FEBRUARY 17

January 31, 2017
DENZEL WASHINGTON, ISSA RAE AND F. GARY GRAY CONFIRMED AS HONOREES AT THE 2017 "BET PRESENTS THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS"

January 26, 2017
ABFF AND BET NETWORKS TEAM UP TO ANNOUNCE THE 2017 TELEVISION AND MOVIE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES FOR "BET PRESENTS THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS"

February 8, 2016
BET NETWORKS PARTNERS WITH THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL TO PRODUCE THE 2016 ABFF AWARDS: A CELEBRATION OF HOLLYWOOD PREMIERING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD AT 8PM ET/PT

January 20, 2016
ABFF HONORS ANNOUNCES ITS "TELEVISION SHOW OF THE YEAR" AND "FILM OF THE YEAR" NOMINEES

December 21, 2015
TELEVISION AND FILM PRODUCER WILL PACKER TO RECEIVE "DISTINGUISHED ABFF ALUMNI AWARD" AT THE 2016 ABFF HONORS

December 14, 2015
ACTRESS, SINGER AND AUTHOR DIAHANN CARROLL TO RECEIVE "HOLLYWOOD LEGACY AWARD" AT THE 2016 ABFF HONORS

October 27, 2015
ACTOR AND COMEDIAN MIKE EPPS CONFIRMED AS HOST OF THE 2016 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF) HONORS