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African American Film Critics Association Award 2021 Winners

“JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH” SELECTED AS BEST FILM BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (AAFCA)

Regina King, Chadwick Boseman, Andra Day and Daniel Kaluuya Also Win Top Honors

The 12th AAFCA Awards will take place virtually on April 7, 2021

“Judas and the Black Messiah” was named the year’s Best Film today by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the world’s largest group of Black film critics. In addition to Best Picture, the film also earned two additional awards for Best Actor for Daniel Kaluuya and Best Supporting Actress for Dominique Fishback.

The see the complete list of the 12th AAFCA winners are:

Best Picture: Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Best Director: Regina King, One Night In Miami (Amazon Studios)
Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix)
Best Actress: Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Best Supporting Actress: Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Best Screenplay: Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
Best Ensemble: One Night In Miami (Amazon Studios)
Best Foreign Film: Night of the Kings (Neon)Best Documentary: All In: The Fight For Democracy (Amazon Studios)
Best Animation: Soul (Pixar/Disney)
Best Short Film: Two Distant Strangers
Breakout Performance: Radha Blank (Netflix)
Breakout Director: Shaka King (Warner Bros.)

“Serving alongside an all-Black producing team, “Judas and the Black Messiah" director Shaka King created a project that permanently enshrines pivotal Black Panther leader Fred Hampton as an American hero. Released against the backdrop of the present-day Black Lives Matter movement, the film's message of commitment and sacrifice to social justice is empowering,” says AAFCA President/Co-Founder Gil Robertson. "Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton is literally on fire and is supported well by Dominique Fishback who increasingly has become an actress to watch. Our members are thrilled to award the film with our highest honor.”

“Our Best Actress winner Andra Day was phenomenal as Billie Holiday,” continues Robertson. "Director Lee Daniels has a terrific knack for bringing out the very best from his actors and Day is no exception as she delivered a performance that serves as an impressive launch to an acting career we feel has great promise. The members of AAFCA are excited to see even more of her range in the future.”

“In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Chadwick Boseman again showcased a great understanding and execution of the acting craft. In what is the final performance of his career, he confirmed why he will forever be considered one of the best actors of his generation. AAFCA is tremendously pleased to honor him for this extraordinary performance.”

The organization, whose membership spans the U.S., the Caribbean, Europe and Africa and is the largest of its kind, also announced its Top 10 films of the year:

1. Judas And The Black Messiah
2. One Night In Miami
3. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
4. Nomadland
5. Night Of The Kings
6. American Skin
7. Da 5 Bloods
8. Minari
9. Miss Juneteenth
10. The United States Vs. Billie Holiday“

The common theme with all of our Top 10 Films this year is the grace of humanity. All of these films spotlighted different circumstances that put the human spirit to a test. During a year when COVID-19 forced everyone on this planet to unite against a common threat to our health and well-being, these films spoke to the resilience and courage we all possess to overcome challenging odds. The AAFCA members were deeply heartened and inspired by these amazing stories as we also look forward to a return to “going to the movies” with our family
and friends,” said Robertson. Sponsored by Nissan and Morgan Stanley, the 12th AAFCA Awards will take place virtually on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

ABOUT AAFCA
Established in 2003, AAFCA is the premiere body of Black film critics in the world, actively reviewing film and television, with a particular emphasis on entertainment that includes the Black experience and storytellers from the African Diaspora. The organization’s primary mission is to cultivate understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contributions of African descended talent to cinematic and television culture – from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined breakthroughs of future generations. AAFCA
members are a geographically diverse cross-section of journalists, covering all genres of the cinematic arts, while representing multiple mediums – including print, TV, radio broadcast and online. Collectively, they reach a worldwide audience in excess of 100 million. As a non-profit organization, AAFCA is committed to numerous educational and philanthropic efforts, particularly those that foster and celebrate diversity and inclusion. For more information on AAFCA and its programs visit http://AAFCA.com.

Angela Davis, Lee Daniels, Genius: Aretha, Queen Latifah, Nika King, and More Featured During Second Week of the Pan African Film Festival

Special screenings, conversations, panels, and events

LOS ANGELES - America’s largest Black film festival, the Pan African Film Festival, continues this week. Below are highlights of this week’s programming.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Pan African Film Festival will run through March 14 on-line and on-demand only. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience. More information and tickets can be found at www.paff.org.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

CBS has partnered with PAFF to premiere episodes from The Equalizer (Mar. 9, 6 p.m. PT), The Neighborhood (Mar. 12, 6 p.m. PT), and Bob❤️Abishola (Mar. 12, 6 p.m. PT) along with exclusive Q&As with the cast of each show.

National Geographic’s Genius: Aretha starring Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, The Color Purple) will premiere during the PAFF on Mar. 11 at 6 p.m. PT.

Closing Night (Mar. 14, 6p.m. PT) will spotlight Lázaro Ramos’ directorial debut Executive Order. The film is set in a dystopian near future in Brazil where an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa – creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation. Director Lázaro Ramos’ and members of the cast will participate in a Q&A following the screening. Mar. 14, 6 p.m. PT.

Trade tells the story of two men, one a streetwise hustler, the other a strait-laced lawyer, who meet and form a relationship that brings to light who they really are. As their relationship deepens and their lives intertwine, the complexity and dangers of living their truths reveal themselves in ultimately tragic ways. Hosted by Better Brothers Los Angeles and In the Meantime Men’s Group, following the screening, there will be a discussion about the lives of transgender people and how to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Mar. 12, 6 p.m. PT.

CLIPS AND CONVERSATIONS

A special conversation with director Lee Daniels and the cast of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday. Mar.10, 6 p.m. PT.

PANELS

Unless otherwise stated, panels are on-demand at paff.org.

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? - A powerful group of change-makers across multiple generations come together to discuss today’s Black Lives Matter Movement in the context of the struggle for Black Liberation. Panelists include activist and professor Angela Y. Davis, historian and scholar Dr. Gerald Horne, Black Lives Matter activist Dr. Melina Abdullah, and political strategist and journalist Jasmyne A. Cannick. The conversation is moderated by Pan African Film Festival co-founder Ayuko Babu.

Facebook Presents ‘We the Culture’ - PAFF and Facebook will host a roundtable discussion with filmmakers and digital creators from Facebook's We The Culture Program--a creative community fueled and curated by Black creators, dedicated to celebrating and championing Black culture and broader conversations important to the Black community. Panelists include: Dr. Mehret Mandefro, Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Wesley Armstrong, and James Bland. Mar. 12, 4 p.m. PT on Facebook.com/paffnow.

Showtime Presents ‘Inside THE CHI Writers' Room’ - Get an inside look into The Chi's Writers Room. Features panelists Justin Hillian, Showrunner, Writer, and Executive Producer, Jewel Coronel, Writer and Co-Executive Producer, Resheida Brady, Writer and Supervising Producer, and James Rogers III, Writer and Executive Story Editor.

The Intersectionality of Women of Color in Film & TV - Women of Color Unite (WOCU) hosts a discussion on the highs and lows of the intersection of Women of Color in film, the Women of Color run media and entertainment organizations that support them and the infrastructure that tries to erase them. Panelists include: Cheryl L. Bedford, Nikki Bailey, Tatiana Lee, Fanshen Cox, Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Twinkie Byrd, and Tonya Pinkins.

Other panels include: How to Get Your Kids Into Show Biz, Fix it in Post, Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Black Women Transforming the Industry, and By Any Means Necessary: Making Movies on Micro to No Budget.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Spoken Word - Hosted by poets Paul Mabon and LaLa Deville, PAFF will once again present its popular poetry slam featuring the best wordsmiths in Los Angeles. Premieres Wed. Mar. 10, 6 p.m. PT and then available on-demand.

LOL! Comedy Jam - PAFF’s annual comedy show featuring comics from around the world. Hosted by Nika King (Euphoria), this year’s featured comics include Jazmyn W (Tik Tok content creator), Marcus Smith (You Know Maacus), Zainab Johnson (100 Humans), Jonnae Johnson (Tru TV), and David Lucas (Freshest Fat Boy). Premieres Wed. Mar. 10, 6 p.m. PT and then available on-demand.

Children’s Fest - Free age-appropriate screenings for children 4 to 12. Feature films include Nigeria’s Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters and various Disney animation features. Sponsored by Union Bank. Mar. 13-14, 11 a.m. PT.

Black Lives Matter Centered at Pan African Film Festival with Selection of Nate Parker’s AMERICAN SKIN as Centerpiece

AMERICAN SKIN tells the story of a Black teenager shot to death by a white LAPD officer during a traffic stop in an affluent neighborhood

LOS ANGELES - The Pan African Film Festival today announced that Nate Parker’s American Skin (Vertical Entertainment) has been selected as the Centerpiece for the 29th edition of the Festival. The Centerpiece screening will be held virtually this year on Sunday, March 7 at 6 p.m. PT. A Q&A with the cast will follow the screening. The Pan African Film Festival is taking place globally online and on-demand through March 14.

Lincoln Jefferson is a Marine veteran who has served two combat tours in Iraq. Now stateside, he works as a custodian in a prestigious California high school- a job he secured only to ensure enrollment in the school to his 14-year old son KJ, following his divorce. One night, Lincoln and his son are stopped by police and an altercation leads to the fatal shooting of Lincoln’s unarmed son. Lincoln, hopeful the system will provide a trial, is dismayed to learn the officer responsible for pulling the trigger will go uncharged and will return to active duty without an indictment. Disillusioned by the fact he was denied a fair trial for the death of his only son, Lincoln desperately takes the matter into his own hands in a series of events he hopes will finally lead to justice for his son.

The film’s stellar ensemble cast includes Nate Parker, Omari Hardwick, Beau Knapp, Theo Rossi, Shane Paul McGhie, Milauna Jackson, AnnaLynne McCord, and Vanessa Bell Calloway.

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Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank; Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Showtime, Facebook, Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Woodford Reserve, Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival is supported, in part, by a grant provided by: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; LA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund with the California Community Foundation; and the LA County COVID-19 Arts Relief Fund administered by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture.

About the Pan African Film Festival

Gearing up for its 29th anniversary, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

PAFF is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon” movie franchise), Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’Net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series, “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu, an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in Pan African Affairs. PAFF is dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and creative expression.

The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, and lifestyles in an entertaining way while at the same time, serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

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February 28 - March 14, 2021
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The Pan African Film Festival Kicks Off 14-Day Virtual Festival with David Oyelowo’s “The Water Man”

Festival set to host World Premiere of “Coming 2 America” with Amazon Studios Mar. 3

March 1, 2021 (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -

Sunday, Feb. 28, actor, activist and festival co-founder Danny Glover officially opened the 2021 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) kicking off the 14-day festival with the U.S. Premiere of David Oyelowo’s (The Last King of Scotland, Lincoln) directorial debut The Water Man. The invitation-only virtual screening attracted 600 viewers and was followed by a Q&A discussion with Oyelowo and the film’s two stars Lonnie Chavis and Amiah Miller.

Over the next 14-days, the Pan African Film Festival’s line-up will feature stories that showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes, and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience.

On Wednesday, Mar. 3, PAFF will join Amazon Studios in hosting the World Premiere of the highly anticipated sequel Coming 2 America.

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began. Original cast favorites from Coming to America return including King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones), Queen Lisa (Shari Headley), Cleo McDowell (John Amos), Maurice (Louie Anderson) and the motley barbershop crew. Joining this star-studded ensemble are Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Jermaine Fowler, Bella Murphy, Rotimi, KiKi Layne, Nomzamo Mbatha and Teyana Taylor, making Coming 2 America the most anticipated comedy film of the year.

The Festival is accepting RSVPs for this invite-only event at www.paff.org.

Other highlights of this year’s festival include Nate Parker’s American Skin (Centerpiece) and a special conversation with director Lee Daniels and the cast of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.

This year’s PAFF will feature four Academy Award Best Foreign Film submissions including the U.S. premiere of The Milkmaid (Nigeria), The Fisherman’s Diary (Cameroon), The Letter (Kenya), and This Is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection (Lesotho).

CBS has partnered with PAFF to premiere episodes from The Neighborhood, Bob❤️Abishola, Clarice, The Equalizer along with exclusive Q&As with the cast of each show.

Closing Night will spotlight Lázaro Ramos’ directorial debut Executive Order. Executive Order is set in a dystopian near future in Brazil, where an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa – creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation. Executive Order will screen globally on Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 pm. Director Lázaro Ramos’ and members of the cast will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

Festival favorites will take place online including PAFF’s Children’s Fest, Student Fest, Senior Connection, Spokenword poetry slam and comedy show.

This year, the festival features more than 200 films made by and about Black people from 83 countries, including 168 narrative films, 39 documentaries, 159 short and mini short films from 45 countries and in 43 languages.

The Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually. People can attend by purchasing a festival pass or screening ticket.

See the complete 2021 PAFF Program here, purchase festival passes and access to individual film screenings at paff.org.

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Pan African Film Festival Kicks Off Online and On-Demand Sunday Feb. 28

Festival single tickets and passes on sale now

February 26, 2021 - LOS ANGELES - The 2021 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will kick off on Sunday, Feb. 28 with the U.S. Premiere of David Oyelowo’s (The Last King of Scotland, Lincoln) directorial debut The Water Man and run through March 14. This year’s festival is virtual and will be entirely online and on-demand at paff.org.

The Pan African Film Festival’s line-up will feature stories that showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes, and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience.

Festival co-founder and award-winning actor and activist Danny Glover will serve as the celebrity ambassador. As an ambassador, Glover will help bring awareness of this year’s festival lineup and PAFF’s 29-year legacy.

Highlights of this year’s festival include an advanced screening of the highly anticipated Coming 2 America starring Eddie Murphy, Nate Parker’s American Skin (Centerpiece) and a special conversation with director Lee Daniels and the cast of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.

Festival favorites will take place online including PAFF’s Children’s Fest, Student Fest, Senior Connection, Spokenword and Lol Comedy Show.

The Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually. People can attend by purchasing a festival pass or screening ticket.

See the complete 2021 PAFF Program here, purchase festival passes and access to individual film screenings at paff.org.

For photos and press materials visit paff.org/pressroom.

Hashtags: #PAFFNow
Twitter: @paffnow
Instagram: @paffnow
Facebook: facebook.com/paffnow

Festival Sponsors and Partners

About the Pan African Film Festival

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AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA

A CRACKLE ORIGINAL MOVIE - PREMIERING EXCLUSIVELY ON CRACKLE IN THE US ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18th

Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes
Language: English
Genre: Documentary Feature
Country: USA, Honduras
Director: Aengus James (AMERICAN HARMONY, SCANDALOUS)
Executive Producers: Van Toffler, Floris Bauer, Jude Harris, Meredith Vieira
Producers: Amy Rapp, Aengus James, Colin King Miller, Paul Lima

A GUNPOWDER & SKY / THIS IS JUST A TEST/ MEREDITH VIEIRA PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTION

Official Selection: DOC NYC, Woodstock Film Festival and many more.

Award-winning documentary AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA tells the story of a son obsessed with capturing his father’s killer. Paul Lima has spent over a decade seeking justice for his slain father, Albert. Though convicted, Albert’s murderer has remained free in Honduras. After years of the legal system failing him, Paul takes the unorthodox step of hiring two bounty hunters to travel with him to Honduras to track down and capture his father’s killer. This riveting, and, at times, darkly comedic documentary explores both the importance of family and the dangers of taking the law into your own hands.

AENGUS JAMES is an award-winning filmmaker and television producer. His recent works include SCANDALOUS (Magnolia, CNN, BBC), the untold story of The National Enquirer, Undercover Billionaire (Discovery), and the GLAAD Media Award-winning I Am Jazz. Aengus began his career serving as Barry Levinson's cinematographer in POLIWOOD. AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA follows Aengus' directorial debut and IDA award nominated documentary comedy AMERICAN HARMONY.

He has created and directed content for global brands and non-profits, and his work has received numerous honors including special recognition from the White House and the United Nations for raising awareness on issues including veterans' mental health and women's healthcare around the world.

Aengus is the co-founder and head of This is Just a Test.

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Late Filmmaker’s Documentary on the LAPD and the Black Panther Party to Screen at the Pan African Film Festival

Gregory Everett’s Documentary '41st and Central' to Screen Virtually Feb. 20

February 14, 2021

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LOS ANGELES - The Pan African Film Festival announced today that 41st and Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers will screen globally as a part of the Festival's pre-festival kickoff. The screening will be a fundraiser for writer and director Gregory Everett's family after he tragically passed away from complications of COVID-19 on January 24. Sponsored in part by The Cochran Firm California, the screening will take place virtually on February 20 at 5 p.m. P.T. followed by a Q&A with special guests. For tickets and more information, please visit www.paff.org. The 29th Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually from February 28 – March 14.

41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers, winner of the 2010 Pan African Film Festival's Audience Favorite Documentary, features exclusive interviews from Black Panther party leaders Geronimo Ji Jagga, Elaine Brown, and Kathleen Cleaver, retired Los Angeles City Councilmember and former L.A.P.D. Police Chief Bernard Parks. The film was the first part of a documentary series by filmmaker Gregory Everett following the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense from its glorious Black Power beginnings through to its tragic demise. The film explores the Black Panther ethos, its conflict with the L.A.P.D. and the U.S. Organization, and the events that shaped the complicated and often contradictory legacy of the L.A. chapter.

Using exclusive interviews with former Black Panther Party members along with archival footage detailing the history of racism in Los Angeles, including the Watt's Uprising, 41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers, has been called the most in-depth study ever of the murders of L.A. Chapter founder Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins at U.C.L.A. The documentary includes first-hand accounts of the Party's formation as told by the original surviving members and eyewitness accounts of the murders at U.C.L.A. Also featured in the film are former Black Panther members Ericka Huggins, Roland & Ronald Freeman, Wayne Pharr, Jeffrey Everett, Long John Washington, US Organization member Wesley Kabaila, U.C.L.A. Professor Scot Brown, and Bernie Morris, oldest brother of Bunchy Carter.

The son of a Black Panther, Everett learned film and video through the Barnsdale Park Foundation, the Ebony Showcase, and Los Angeles City College. He launched a music career with the emergence of rap, establishing Ultra Wave Promotions (now Ultra Wave Media), and eventually directed over 30 music videos. Everett was also an accomplished editor, producer, and writer.

The Festival’s Odududwa Olatunji said, "Greg was a man of great talent. In addition to being one of the early ambassadors of hip hop, he was a noted filmmaker. His presence will be felt throughout L.A. as his work lives on."

The Pan African Film Festival is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival and largest Black History Month event. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Pan African Film Festival will run February 28 – March 14 on-line and on-demand only. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience. More information can be found at www.paff.org.

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Screening Sponsors and Partners

This screening is sponsored in part by The Cochran Firm California.

Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank; Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

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THE SPINE OF NIGHT – SXSW 2021- MIDNIGHTERS SECTION

Directors and writers: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello
Also starring: Abby Savage, Larry Fessenden and Rob McClure
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Horror

THE SPINE OF NIGHT - (SXSW 2021- MIDNIGHTERS SECTION)

This epic begins many years ago when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant and, as he falls to its darker temptations, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. As his power grows over the years, there are many who stand against him. Among them are a daring tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer, winged assassins, and an undying guardian.

THE SPINE OF NIGHT is an ultra-violent, hand-rotoscoped epic fantasy inspired by the cult classic works of animators Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta. The film is set in a fantasy land ripe with magic and intrigue where a dark force is unleashed sending mankind into an age of ruin. It falls on heroes from different eras and cultures to fight back , and stars Richard E. Grant (STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA), Lucy Lawless (ASH VS. EVIL DEAD, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS ), Patton Oswalt (THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, PARKS AND RECREATION), Betty Gabriel (GET OUT, UPGRADE), and Joe Manganiello (JUSTICE LEAGUE, SPIDER-MAN), also featuring Abby Savage(ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK), and Larry Fessenden (THE DEAD DON’T DIE, DEPRAVED) and Rob McClure.

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107 FILM FESTIVALS TO SEE IN 2021

JANUARY

Sundance Film Festival
Park City, Utah
Regular deadline: September 7, 2021
www.sundance.org
Event date: January 28-February 3
Notes: hybrid event with limited physical screenings

Göteborg Film Festival
Sweden
Regular deadline: October 31, 2021
www.goteborgfilmfestival.se
Event date: January 29 - February 8
Notes: online

FEBRUARY

Pan African Film and Arts Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: September 20, 2020
www.paff.org
Event date: February 28-March 14, 2021
Notes: online

Austin Revolution Film Festival
Austin, TX
Regular deadline: August 15, 2021
www.austinrevolution.com
Event date: February 15-19, 2022

Oaxaca FilmFest
Oaxaca, Mexico
Final Pitching Regular deadline: October 30, 2020
www.oaxacafilmfest.com
Event date: February 8-26, 2021

San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular deadline: April 2021 TBA
www.sdbff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

International Film Festival Rotterdam
Netherlands
Next Regular deadline: September 21, 2020
Website: www.iffr.com
Event date: February 1-7, 2021
Notes: 50th anniversary celebration. A hybrid with second event June 2-6, 2021

Glasgow Film Festival
UK
Regular deadline: September 11, 2020
Website: www.glasgowfilm.org
Event date: February 24-March 7, 2021
Notes: hybrid event

MARCH

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
Regular deadline: November 30, 2020
Website: www.filmfestival.gr
Event date: March 4-14, 2021
Notes: online; June 24-July 4, 2021, a hybrid event

New York International Children’s Film Festival
New York, NY
Regular deadline: October 5, 2020
Website: www.nycff.org
Event date: March 4-15, 2021
Notes: online event

Miami Film Festival
Miami, FL
Regular deadline: July 31, 2020
Website: www.miamifilmfestival.com
Event date: March 5-14, 2021
Notes: a hybrid event

Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia, Bulgaria
Regular deadline:
Website: www.siff.bg
Event date: March 11-31, 2021
Notes: online

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum
Hong Kong
Website: www.haf.or.hk
Event date: March 15-17, 2021

SXSW/South by Southwest
Austin, TX
Regular deadline:
Website: www.sxsw.com
Event date: March 16-20, 2021
Notes: online

CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
Regular deadline: September 1, 2021, December 1, 2021
Website: www.cphdox.dk
Event date: March 17-28, 2021

APRIL

Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong
Regular deadline: December 31, 2020
Website: www.hkiff.org.hk
Event date: April 1-12, 2021

Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, WA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: January 8, 2021
www.siff.net
Event date: April 8-18, 2021

Istanbul International Film Festival
Turkey
Regular deadline: March 26, 2021
Website: www.istanbulfilmfestival.com
Event date: April 9-20, 2021

Shriekfest Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival & Screenplay competition
Los Angeles, CA
Regular deadline: March 1, 2021
www.shriekfest.com
Event date: April 15-18, 2021

Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Dubuque, IA
Regular deadline: January 15, 2021
www.julienfilmfest.com
Event date: April 18-25, 2021

Twister Alley Film Festival
Woodward, OK
Regular deadline: January 21, 2021
www.twisteralleyfilmfestival.com
Event date: April 29-May 1, 2021

Jeonju International Film Festival
South Korea
Regular deadline: January 18, 2021
Website: www.jeonjufest.kr
Event date: April 29-May 8
Notes: online

Hot Docs
Canada
Next Regular deadline:
Website: www.hotdocs.ca
Event date: April 29-May 9, 2021
Notes: hybrid event

IndieLisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Regular deadline: December 23, 2020
Website: www.indielisboa.com
Event date: April 29-May 9, 2021

MAY

True/False Film Fest
Columbia, MO
Extended Regular deadline: January 3, 2021
Website: www.truefalse.org
Event date: May 5-9, 2021
Notes: in-person with online component

Harlem International Film Festival
Harlem, NY
Regular deadline: December 5, 2020
www.harlemfilmfestival.org
Event date: May 6-9, 2021

Cheltenham International Film Festival
Cheltenham, UK
Regular deadline: March 5, 2021
Website: www.cheltfilm.com
Event date: May 25-June 5, 2021

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
Regular deadline: January 8, 2021
Website: www.insideout.ca
Event date: May 27-June 6, 2021
Notes: online exhibition

Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Ukraine
Regular deadline: February 15, 2021
Website: www.molodist.com
Event date: May 29-June 6, 2021
Notes: hybrid event

Krakow Film Festival
Krakow, Poland
International Regular deadline: January 31, 2021
Website: www.krakowfilmfestival.pl
Event date: May 30-June 6, 2021

JUNE

Nippon Connection Film Festival
Frankfurt, Germany
Regular deadline: February 15, 2021
Website: www.nipponconnection.com
Event date: June 1-6, 2021
Notes: online

Malaga Film Festival
Malaga, Spain
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.festivaldemalaga.com
Event date: June 4-13, 2021

Oak Cliff Film Festival
Dallas, TX
Regular deadline: March 19, 2021
www.oakclifffilmfestival.com
Event date: June 3-6, 2021

Brooklyn Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Canadian Screen Award Qualifying
Regular deadline: January 27, 2021
www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
Event date: June 4-13, 2021

Diagonale Festival of Austrian Film
Graz, Austria
Regular deadline: November 30, 2020
Website: www.diagonale.at
Event date: June 8-13, 2021

Tribeca Film Festival
NY, NY
Official Regular deadline: December 2, 2020
Website: www.tribecafilm.com
Event date: June 9-20, 2021

Annecy International Animation Festival
France
Regular deadline: April 6, 2021
Website: www.annecy.org
Event date: June 14-19, 2021

deadCenter Film Festival
Oklahoma City, OK
Regular deadline: January 31, 2021
www.deadcenterfilm.org
Event date: June 10-13, 2021
Notes: online

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Event date: TBA
Notes: no future Event date: listed

Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: 2022 TBA
www.psfilmfest.org
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: will skip the 2021 edition

Berlin International Film Festival -
Germany
Regular deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: www.berlinale.de
Event date: March 1-5, 2021. 71^st Berlinale online
Notes: June 9-20, 2021. Summer Special, a hybrid event in -person event

San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
Regular deadline: March 1, 2021
Website: www.sfbff.org
Event date: June 17-20, 2021

Monte Carlo Television Festival
Monaco
Regular deadline: March 19, 2021
Website: www.tvfestival.com
Event date: June 18-22, 2021

Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, UK
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.edfilmfest.org.uk
Event date: June 23-July 4, 2021

Brussels International Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Regular deadline: March 29, 2021
Website: www.briff.be
Event date: June 24-July 4, 2021

JULY

Docaviv – Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Tel Aviv, Israel
Regular deadline: February 4, 2021
Website: www.docaviv.co.il
Event date: July 1-10, 2021

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Regular deadline: February 28, 2021
Website: www.kviff.com
Event date: July 2-10, 2021

Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France
Feature Regular deadline: April 26, 2021
Website: https://m.festival-cannes.com
Event date: July 6-17, 2021

American Black Film Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Regular deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.abff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

Stony Brook Film Festval
Stony Brook, New York
Regular deadline: March 15, 2021
Website: www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com
Event date: July 22-31, 2021

Comic-Con International
San Diego, CA
Website: www.comic-con.org
Event date: July 22-25, 2021

Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania, Romania
Regular deadline: March 1, 2021
Website: www.tiff.ro
Event date: July 23-August 1, 2021

Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, MA
Regular deadline: April 1, 2021
www.woodsholefilmfestival.com
Event date: July 31-August 7, 2021

AUGUST

Locarno Film Festival
Locarno, Switzerland
Regular deadline: May 5, 2021
Website: www.locarnofestival.ch
Event date: August 4-14, 2021

Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia
Next Regular deadline: February 28, 2021
Website: www.miff.com.au
Event date: August 5-22, 2021

Fantasia Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canadian Screen Award Qualifying
Regular deadline: March 28, 2021
www.fantasiafestival.com
Event date: August 5-25, 2021

HollyShorts Film Festival
Sherman Oaks, CA
Next Regular deadline: April 2, 2021
www.hollyshorts.com
Event date: August 12-21, 2021

Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Next Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.sff.ba
Event date: August 13-20, 2021

Nevada City Film Festival
Nevada City, CA
Regular deadline: March 1, 2021
www.nevadacitychamber.com
Event date: August 20-September 3, 2021

CinemaCon
Las Vegas, NV
Website: www.cinemacon.com
Event date: August 23-26, 2021

Sidewalk Film Festival
Birmingham, Alabama
Regular deadline: February 1, 2021
www.sidewalkfest.com
Event date: August 23-19, 2021

Filmfestival Kitzbuehel
Vienna, Austria
Regular deadline: March 29, 2021
www.ffkb.at
Event date: August 23-29, 2021

American Black Film Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Regular deadline: 2021 TBA
www.abff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular deadline: April 2021 TBA
www.sdbff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

Series Mania
Lillie, France
Regular deadline: May 10, 2021
Website: www.seriesmania.com
Event date: August 26-September 2, 2021

SEPTEMBER

Venice International Film Festival
Venice, Italy
Regular deadline: March 2021
Website: www.labiennale.org
Event date: September 1-11, 2021

DC Shorts International Film Festival
Washington, DC
Regular deadline: February 28, 2021
Website: www.dcshorts.com
Event date: September 9-19, 2021

Camden International Film Festival
Camden, ME
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: April 12, 2021
Website: www.pointsnorthinstitute.org
Event date: September 16-26, 2021

Coney Island Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Regular deadline: March 12, 2021
Website: www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com
Event date: September 17-19, 2021

Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary, AB, Canada
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: May 28, 2021
Website: www.calgaryfilm.com
Event date: September 23-October 3, 2021

Zurich Film Festival
Zurich, Switzerland
Regular deadline: June 30, 2021
Website: www.zff.com
Event date: September 23-October 3, 2021

Golden Door International Film Festival
Jersey City, New Jersey-New York
Official Regular deadline: February 19, 2021
Website: www.goldendoorfilmfestival.org
Event date: September 23-26, 2021

Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.tiff.net
Event date: September 2021 TBA

International Black Movie Festival
Nashville, TN
Regular deadline: March 31, 2021
Website: www.ibffevents.com
Event date: September 30-October 3, 2021
Notes: online

Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: May 27, 2021
Website: www.nashvillefilmfestival.org
Event date: September 30-October 6, 2021

OCTOBER

34th Edmonton International Film Festival
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: April 15, 2021
Website: www.edmontonfilmfest.com
Event date: October 1-10, 2021

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Regular deadline: May 24, 2021
Website: www.chagrinfilmfest.org
Event date: October 5-10, 2021

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival
CARDIFF, United Kingdom
BAFTA Qualifying
Regular deadline: June 1, 2021
Website: www.irisprize.org
Event date: October 5-10, 2021

Tacoma Film Festival
Tacoma, Washington
Regular deadline: May 1, 2021
Website: www.tacomafilmfestival.com
Event date: October 7-14, 2021

Heartland International Film Festival
Indianapolis, IN
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: May 23, 2021
Website: www.heartlandfilm.org
Event date: October 7—17, 2021

BendFilm Festival
Bend, Oregon
Regular deadline: April 28, 2021
Website: www.bendfilm.org
Event date: October 7-17, 2021
Notes: drive-in and virtual screenings

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Hot Springs National Park, AR
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: February 12, 2021
Website: www.hsdfi.org
Event date: October 8-16, 2021
Notes: drive-in screenings and virtual platforms

Canneseries
France
Website: www.canneseries.com
Event date: October 8-13, 2021
Notes: hybrid format

Portland Film Festival
Portland, OR
Regular deadline: February 12, 2020
www.portlandfilmfestival.com
Event date: October 10-16, 2021

Film Fest Gent
Ghent, Belgium
Regular deadline: August 1, 20221
Website: www.filmfestival.be
Event date: October 12-23, 2021

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Santa Fe, NM
Regular deadline: May 5, 2021
Website: www.santafeindependentfilmfestival.com
Event date: October 13-17, 2021

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Regular deadline: 2022 TBA
Website: www.mammothlakesfilmfestival.com
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: all submissions will be honored and carry-over into the 2022 season

FilmQuest
Provo, Utah
Regular deadline: June 21, 2021
Website: www.filmquestfest.com
Event date: October 15-23, 2021

San Jose International Short Film Festival
San Jose, CA
Regular deadline: May 14, 2021
Website: www.sjsff.com
Event date: October 21-24, 2021

Washington West International Film Festival
Reston, VA
Regular deadline: April 30, 2021
Website: www.wwfilmfest.com
Event date: October 21-25, 2021

Abuja International Film Festival
Lagos, Nigeria
Regular deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.abujafilmfestival.org
Event date: October 2021 TBA

Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.outfest.org
Event date: 2021 TBA

SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Savannah, Georgia
Regular deadline: June 1, 2021
Website: www.filmfest.scad.edu/festival
Event date: October 23-30, 2021

Ji.hlava International Documentary Festival
Ji.hlava, Czech Republic
Regular deadline: May 31, 2021
Website: www.ji-hlava.com
Event date: October 26-31
Notes: physical event

Raindance Film Festival
London, UK
Regular deadline: May 10, 2021
Website: www.raindance.org
Event date: October 27-November 6

Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Next Regular deadline: May 9, 2021
Website: www.evolutionfilmfestival.org
Event date: October 27-November 2, 2021

American Black Film Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Regular deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.abff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular deadline: April 2021 TBA
Website: www.sdbff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

NOVEMBER

Denver Film Festival
Denver, Colorado
Regular deadline: May 3, 2021
Website: www.denverfilmfestival.org
Event date: November 3-14, 2021

Hawaii International Film Festival
Honolulu, Hawaii
Regular deadline: May 21, 2021
Website: www.hiff.org
Event date: November 4-21, 2021

Lone Star Film Festival
Fort Worth, Texas
Regular deadline: July 29, 2021
Website: www.lonestarfilmfestival.com
Event date: November 4-7, 2021

New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans, LA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: March 17, 2021
Website: www.neworleansfilmsociety.org
Event date: November 5-21, 2021

Napa Valley Film Festival
Napa, CA
Regular deadline: February 18, 2021
Website: www.napavalleyfilmfest.org
Event date: November 10-14, 2021

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Event date: TBA
Notes: no future Event date: listed

Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: 2022 TBA
Website: www.psfilmfest.org
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: will skip the 2021 edition

Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
Regular deadline: July 15, 2021
Website: www.stockholmfilmfestival.se
Event date: November 10-21, 2021

DECEMBER

San Diego Underground Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular deadline: May 31, 2021
Website: www.sdundergroundarts.org
Event date: December 3-5, 2021

The 29th Pan African Film Festival Announces Competition Selections

Global Black Film Festival to Feature Over 65 World Premiere Titles

For Immediate Release: February 5, 2021

Media Contact: press@paff.org

LOS ANGELES - The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) announced today film nominations in its prestigious juried competition. The Pan African Film Festival is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, the PAFF screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films. The 29th Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually from February 28 – March 14.

This year, the competitions will include over 65 World premiere titles and over 29 US premieres.

Best Narrative Feature Competition

Back of the Moon (South Africa)
Director: Angus Gibson

Caged Birds (US)
Director: Fredrick Leach

Poppie Nongena (South Africa)
Director: Christiaan Olwagen

Red Pill (US)
Director: Tonya Pinkins

The Fisherman's Diary (Cameroon)
Director: Enah Johnscott

The Ghost and the House of Truth (Nigeria)
Director: Akin Omotoso

The Milkmaid (Nigeria)
Director: Desmond Ovbiagele

Best Documentary Competition

City On the Hill (US)
Director: Xavier Underwood

Disruptor Conductor (Canada, US)
Director: Sharon Lewis

Firestarter - The Story of Bangarra (Australia)
Director: Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin

Fresh Guide To Florence with Fab 5 Freddy (Italy, US, UK)
Director: David Shulman

Lake Women (Rwanda, Germany)
Director: Deve Shema

Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend (US)
Director: Ryan Matthew Polomski, Dean Prator

Through the Night (US)
Director: Loira Limbal

Uprooted - The Journey of Jazz Dance (Canada, France, UK, US)
Director: Khadifa Wong

Best First Feature - Director Competition

Narratives
African America (South Africa, US)
Director: Muzi Mthembu

Caged Birds (US)
Director: Fredrick Leach

Executive Order (Brazil)
Director: Lázaro Ramos

Love Like Winter (US)
Director: Artel Great

Shaina (Zimbabwe, South Africa)
Director: Beautie Masvaure Alt

Documentaries

Finding Sally (Ethiopia, Canada)
Director: Tamara Dawit

Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (US)
Director: Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Kathy McCampbell Vance

Softie (Kenya, US)
Director: Sam Soko

The Letter (Kenya)
Director: Maia Lekow, Christopher King

The Patterson: Another Bronx Tale (US)
Director: Bahati Adrien Best

Who is Gatsby Randolph (US)
Director: Kobie Randolph

Best Short Narrative (Animation or Live Action)

#WeAreDyingHere (South Africa)
Director: Shane Vermooten

Antivirus (Greece)
Director: Anastasia Sima

Guillermina (Cuba)
Director: Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy

Junebug (US)
Director: Winter Dunn

Junior (US)
Director: Jehnovah Carlisle

London Arabia (UK)
Director: Daniel Jewel

Nazen (US)
Director: Shemar Yanick Jonas

Pure (US)
Director: Natalie Jasmine Harris

Sër Bi (Les Tissus Blancs) (Senegal, France)
Director: Moly Kane

Smell of Summer (US)
Director: Kris Wilson

The Cypher (US)
Director: Letia Solomon

The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie (US)
Director: Ken Sagoes

The Power Of Hope (US)
Director: Kalia Love Jones

Till Death Do Us Part (Póki śmierć nas nie rozłączy ) (Uganda, Poland)
Director: Dolores Vunda

Tuk-tuk (Egypt)
Director: Mohamed Kheidr

Two Single Beds (UK)
Director: William Stefan Smith

Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank; Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

About the Pan African Film Festival

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