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*The Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF) is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). The partnership, which represents a unique cultural exchange between the two organizations will provide attendees of the growing film festival with an opportunity to be exposed to important information about how they [...]
*The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) honored the special achievements of iconic actress Cicely Tyson, vanguard film studio Screen Gems and the renowned Pan African Film Festival. During this year’s ceremony, the organization also introduced its Ashley Boone Award, named for the pioneering former president at Fox Studios, which was presented to Will Packer and [...]
*The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), honored several of the best in film during its annual awards ceremony this past Friday night in Hollywood, CA. Held at the elegant Taglyan Complex, the AAFCA Awards drew an impressive guest list of veteran performers such as Danny Glover, Lynn Whitfield and Richard Roundtree and emerging stars [...]
*Los Angeles, CA – The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named “Zero Dark Thirty” as the Best Picture of 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the Columbia Pictures release captured a majority vote by the organization, which is comprised of leading African-American media professionals from across the nation. The organization will formally present this year’s [...]
*The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) held a reception and screening of “Rise of the Guardians” on Saturday, November 17 in honor of the film’s African American director, Peter Ramsey. The event began at the RAVE Cinemas Baldwin Hills and was followed by a lively Q & A and awards reception at the Post [...]
“Famed George Lucas is back, 18 years after his last project, to create the 20th Century Fox distributed film Red Tails based on the lives of the first group of black U.S. Airmen from the experimental Tuskegee training program. Red Tails, which arrives in theaters January 20, 2012, is a LucasFilm, LTD presentation and is [...]
*The Brad Pitt/Sean Penn film “The Tree of Life,” a Terrence Malick-directed drama set in the 1950s [watch trailer below], was named best picture by the African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Monday during a press conference held in Universal City, Calif. Summer blockbuster “The Help” received two acting prizes: Viola Davis won for best actress and Octavia [...]
*On January 8, 2012, some of the industry’s finest actors, producer and directors will be honored at the African American Film Critics Association Awards ceremony. Among those to be recognized include actors Richard Roundtree and Hattie Winston, along with filmmaker George Lucas. “AAFCA is thrilled and honored to bestow recognition to an incredible group of [...]
*With his latest movie, “35 & Ticking,” radio show personality turned director Russ Parr joins a growing group of African American filmmakers who are using their talent to tell our stories with flair and integrity. Although the subtext of this film centers around the important theme of building a lasting relationship, Parr’s team doesn’t ridicule [...]
*What are the key technical and creative elements filmmakers should consider before presenting their work to the media? What are the considerations to make when casting a project? How do plot lines and story narrative play into a critic’s perception of a film? Film Critics Definition: Film Critics offer an analysis and evaluation of films, [...]
*The African-American Film Critics Association will honor director Melvin Van Peebles, the late Lena Horne and film critic Roger Ebert at its second annual awards ceremony in December. Van Peebles is best known for his 1971 film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.” He also earned a Daytime Emmy in 1984 for penning the episode “The Day [...]
*On Sunday, Feb 7, 2010, the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) hosted a panel (Colorstruck: Race and Movie Images in Hollywood) in Culver City, CA at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) Panel members included producer Erika Conner (“Idlewild,” “Black Mama Widow”); screenwriter Rob Edwards (“The Princess and the Frog”) and author Bill Overton [...]
*Three of the original five founding members of the African American Film Critics Association have resigned their posts as a result of recent events and are re-launching under a new name: the Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC). Trouble in the AAFCA started when its president Gil Robertson IV was accused of rigging the 2009 best [...]
*”Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” was the big winner at the African American Film Critics Association in December, picking up awards for best picture, best director, best screenplay and best supporting actress, for Mo’Nique. But the film’s star, Gabourey Sidibe, was snubbed as best actress in favor of Nicole Beharie from the [...]
*Gabourey Sidibe may be on Hollywood’s good side for her breakthrough role in the film “Precious,” but the actress’ performance is at the center of a new situation involving the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). According to reports, internal drama within the organization has surfaced with its award for Best Actress going to Nicole [...]
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