June 2019 / Miami, FL / abff.com
“You’ll be hard-pressed to find a sexier location than Miami Beach, especially in June,” says a panelist of American Black Film Festival’s tropical digs. (Naturally, moviemakers in Magic City for ABFF in 2018 raged at DJ sets in all-white attire, and at the fest’s closing night “It’s So Miami” bash on Ocean Drive.) A who’s who of Black entertainers and moviemakers gather at ABFF to celebrate film and television, and one of the things that differentiates the fest from others is that “it also caters to actors, with panels run by top-tier casting directors teaching thespians how to audition and navigate their career,” notes a panelist. Talks by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther) and master classes on “Becoming a Showrunner” and “Film Financing” round out this well-rounded five-day fest.
The cast and crew of Superfly attend the film’s premiere at American Black Film Festival 2018. Photograph courtesy of American Black Film Festival
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How about calling it "Our reviewers 25 favorite festivals" -- for these are festivals that your jury has presumably been to and likes -- and that's fine. To call it the world's 25 coolest is a wee bit presumptuous, no?
Only 5 from the 25 are not in the USA and Crystal Palace International Film Festival (cpiff.co.uk) which is actually known as the UK's coolest festival is not even mentioned!
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Only 5 from the 25 are not in the USA and Crystal Palace International Film Festival (cpiff.co.uk) which is actually known as the UK's coolest festival is not even mentioned!