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October 18, 2018
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(BPRW) ABFF Now Accepting Submissions for the Competitive and Showcase Sessions

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA -- The American Black Film Festival screens dynamic content by and about people of African descent from around the world. The festival has both competitive and non-competitive sections. Below is a summary of the 2019 sections.

Submissions open now

CATEGORY

KEY DATES

AWARD

Narrative Features

Early Submissions: December 31, 2018

Regular Submissions: February 15, 2019

Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature (Prize $5,000)

Jury Award – Best Director, Narrative Feature (Prize $5,000)

Jury Award – Best Screenplay, Narrative Feature (Prize $2,500)

NBC Actor Spotlight Award (Prize TBD)

Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature (Prize TBD)

Documentaries

Early Submissions: December 31, 2018

Regular Submissions: February 15, 2019

Jury Award – Best Documentary (Prize $2,500)

HBO Short Film Competition

Early Submissions: December 31, 2018

Regular Submissions: February 15, 2019

HBO Short Film Award (Grand Prize $10,000)

Runners up (Cash Prize $5,000 (4 finalists))

Web Series

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019

Jury Award – Best Web Series (Prize TBD)

Showcase Sections

Early Submissions: December 31, 2018

Regular Submissions: February 15, 2019

Non-competitive

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