THE PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL IS HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR THE SPOKEN WORD FEST!   Auditions will be held Saturday & Sunday in the Community Room of the Baldwin Hills Plaza.  Saturday January 21 from 3pm-6pm Sunday January 22 from 2pm-5pm We ask that you bring original spoken word or poetry pieces that are no longer than 3 minutes.  The address for the Baldwin Hills Malls is given below. 3650 West Martin Luther King jr. Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90008 323.290.6636...

blank_page The Jury, Audience, Festival, and other special award-winners of the 2010 PAN AFRICAN FILM & FESTIVAL (PAFF) were announced tonight at the Festival's Awards Ceremony hosted by actress CCH Pounder (Avatar) at the Culver Plaza Theatres (9919 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles).  The Kenyan narrative FROM A WHISPER won for Best Narrative Feature.  A three-way tie was announced for the Audience Favorite Narrative Award for films SOUL DIASPORA, A STING IN A TALE, and ...

The PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (PAFF) will host a panel discussion on THE RISE OF THE BLACK STUDIO on Wednesday, February 13 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theater (Theater 4) located at 4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008. The panel is $20 and tickets can be purchased at the theater box office. For more information, please call (323) 295-1706.2007 saw the creation of African-American studios with the ability to distribute their films to their audienc...

The 16th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (PAFF) today announced the line-up of films selected from a record number of submissions for their 2008 film competition. Known for showcasing new films first and recognized as America's premiere black film festival, past PAFF features have included box office and award-winning hits: Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Redemption, Crazy As Hell, Kingdom Come, The Brothers, Gridlock'd, Days of Glory, and the 2006 Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Film, T...