“Relative Stranger” Premieres at 17th Annual PAFF
Family drama “Relative Stranger,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, premiered at the 17th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF). The screening took place Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Culver Plaza Theatre as part of the PAFF’s Closing Night Gala celebration. “Relative Stranger,” features an all-star cast includes Emmy® and Golden Globe nominee Eriq La Salle (“ER”), Emmy and NAACP Image Award® winner Miss Cicely Tyson (“Diary of a Mad Black Woman”), SAG Award™ nominee Michael Michele (“ER”) and NAACP Image Award winner Michael Beach (“Third Watch”).
PAFF Announces Winners of 17th Annual Film Competition
The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) announced today the winners of its annual film competition. A favorite among PAFF jurors and audiences was the South Africa/UK film “Skin” starring Sophie Okonedo. Based on a true story, a genetic abnormality caused Sandra Laing (Sophie Okonedo), born of white parents in apartheid South Africa, to look like a black person. Tormented and unaccepted by white society though classified as white, she falls in love with a Black man and moves to a township, alienating her parents.
PAFF Announces Filmmaker Awards
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17th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILM COMPETITION WINNERS ON FEBRUARY 16th, 10 A.M.
Largest U.S. Black History Month Celebration
WHO: 2009 Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) filmmakers, celebrity guests, and VIP’s
WHAT: The 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) film competition award breakfast
WHERE: Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd., Culver [...]
PAFF Night of Tribute Nominated for a 2009 NAMIC Vision Award
The Pan African Film & Arts Festival’s (PAFF) 2008 Night of Tribute has been nominated for a 2009 NAMIC Vision Award by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). The prestigious entertainment industry award honors achievements in television programming diversity.
PAFF Annual Fashion Show
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17th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNUAL FASHION SHOW ON FEBRUARY 15th, 2 P.M.
Largest U.S. Black History Month Celebration
WHO: 2009 Pan African Film & Arts Festival Artist Market
WHAT: The 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) fashion show
WHERE: Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., L.A.
WHEN: Sunday, February [...]
PAFF Closing Night Gala Presentation
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“RELATIVE STRANGER,” WITH ERIQ LASALLE, CICELY TYSON, MICHAEL MICHELE, AND MICHAEL BEACH CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING AT 17th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL ON FEBRUARY 15th, 6 P.M.
WHO: “RELATIVE STRANGER” cast members, award winning director Charles Burnett, celebrity guests, and VIP’s
WHAT: The 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will present a [...]
Tip Sheet – February 13, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
PAFF Press Contact:
Jasmyne Cannick
Phone: (323) 295-1706
publicity@paff.org
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Attn: Assignment Editors, Reporters, Producers
Human Interest, Africa, Black History Month, Youth, Seniors, Students, Women’s Interest, Cinema, Fine Art, Hip-Hop, Spokenword
Below you will find information regarding events for the 17th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009 (Films begin at 1 p.m., [...]
Photo Release – Sandra Laing, Alfre Woodard Attend PAFF Centerpiece Screening of "SKIN"
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Thursday, February 13, 2009
SANDRA LAING, BLACK WOMAN BORN TO WHITE PARENTS SURPRISE GUEST AT 17TH ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Laing’s Lifestory Subject of New Film “Skin” starring Sophie Okonedo
Caption: (Wed. February 11, 2009) Sandra Laing (middle), black woman born to white parents and subject of the new film “SKIN” attends special screening at [...]
Tip Sheet – February 12, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
PAFF Press Contact:
Jasmyne Cannick
Phone: (323) 295-1706
publicity@paff.org
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Below you will find information regarding events for the 17th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009 (Films begin at 1 p.m., Art Market opens at 10 a.m.)
Location: Culver Plaza Theatre, 9919 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles (unless [...]
PAFF Centerpiece "SKIN"
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
AWARD WINNING FILM “SKIN,” WITH SOPHIE OKONEDO, A FEATURED SCREENING AT 17th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL ON FEBRUARY 11th
WHO: “SKIN” cast members, award winning director Anthony Fabian, celebrity guests, and VIP’s
WHAT: The 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will present a featured screening and Q&A of “SKIN.” [...]
February 11 Tip Sheet
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
PAFF Press Contact:
Jasmyne Cannick
Phone: (323) 295-1706
publicity@paff.org
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Below you will find information regarding events for the 17th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 (Films begin at 1 p.m., Art Market opens at 10 a.m.)
Location: Culver Plaza Theatre, 9919 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles (unless otherwise noted)
Press check-in: [...]
Feb. 9th Tip Sheet
Monday, February 9, 2009
PAFF Press Contact:
Jasmyne Cannick
Phone: (323) 295-706
publicity@paff.org
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Below you will find information regarding today’s events for the 17th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
Date: Monday, February 9, 2009 (Films begin at 1 p.m., Art Market opens at 10 a.m.)
Location: Culver Plaza Theatre, 9919 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles (unless otherwise noted)
Press [...]
PAFF Announces Special Screening of "The Least Among You"
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CONTACT: Jasmyne Cannick, (323) 295-1706, publicity@paff.org
New Political Drama Stars Oscar ® Winner Lou Gossett Jr., William Devane, Kate Allison, and Cedric Sanders
LOS ANGELES – Tuesday, February 3, 2009 – The Pan African Film and Arts Festival has announced a special screening of the critically acclaimed film “The Least Among You,” directed by [...]
PAFF Exhibits Sexual Diversity with LGBT Films
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CONTACT: Jasmyne Cannick, (323) 295-1706, publicity@paff.org
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Faith Trimel’s ‘Family’ Nominated for Best First Feature
LOS ANGELES – Monday, February 2, 2009 – The Pan African Film and Arts Festival will once again exhibit the sexual diversity and complexity of people of African descent in their 17th annual film festival. [...]
PAFF Credentials Pick-Up
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CONTACT: Jasmyne Cannick, (323) 295-1706, publicity@paff.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
LOS ANGELES – Sunday, February 1, 2009 –The Pan African Film and Arts Festival’s communication’s office is located at 3775 Santa Rosalia Drive in Los Angeles adjacent to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza and Sears.
The office hours to pick up media credentials will be Monday, February [...]
PAFF ANNOUNCES FILMS IN COMPETITION
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CONTACT: Jasmyne Cannick, (323) 295-1706, publicity@paff.org
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2009 Festival Features Films from 42 Countries
LOS ANGELES – Friday, January 30, 2009 – The Pan African Film and Arts Festival announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in its annual film competitions for the 17th Annual Pan [...]
PAFF Art Market
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
PAN AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL’S ART MARKET RETURNS TO BALDWIN HILLS CRENSHAW PLAZA
2009 Featured Artist Obasogie Aimuwu
LOS ANGELES, CA – The 17th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest and most prestigious flagship black film and arts festival, will take place February 5-16, 2009. With [...]
PAFF Announces 2009 Lineup
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Monday, January 26, 2009
17TH ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL UNVEILS LINEUP
Festival Announces Change of Venue to Culver Plaza Theatre for Films
Art Market Returns to Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
New Interactive Website Launched
Festival Dates February 5-16
LOS ANGELES, CA – The 17th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest and most [...]
PAFF Now Accepting Media Credentials
17TH ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR 2009 CELEBRATION
Nation’s Largest Black History Month Event to Take Place February 5-16
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2008) — The 17th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) is currently accepting media credential applications for its signature event taking place [...]
PAFF Announces Actor Blair Underwood as 2009 Celebrity Host
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Begins Preparations for 17th Annual Celebration
Film Festival Announces Actor Blair Underwood as 2009 Celebrity Host
The 17th Annual Pan African Film And Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest and most prestigious flagship black film and arts festival, has begun preparations for its 2009 celebration of [...]
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