The Africa Channel announces Pan African Film and Arts Festival Night of Tribute encore
Featured performer Andy Allo at the PAFF Night of Tribute
Encore Presentation to Air March 6, 7 p.m PST/10 p.m. EST
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Mar. 1, 2010) – Taped live at the 2010 Pan African Film Festival Feb. 12 in Los Angeles at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, The Africa Channel will present an encore presentation of the PAFF’s red carpet, star studded event, the Night of Tribute, that honors the achievements of acclaimed actors, artists, activists and filmmakers from America, Africa and African Diaspora on Saturday, March 6 at 7 p.m. PST/10 p.m. EST. The broadcast will air nationally and internationally and throughout Europe and the Caribbean. For local listings and times, please check with cable providers.
2010 honorees included director F. Gary Gray, actor Nate Parker, actress Tatyana Ali, founder of the influential African Academy of Motion Pictures Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and Glynn Turman who recieved the Lifetime Achievement Award. Highlights included an exciting look at the 135 quality films featured in the festival and the reveal of each honoree’s DNA test results tying them to Mother Africa. Presenters included actors Louis Gossett, Jr., Isaiah Washington, Omar Benson Miller, and Karyn Parsons. Other presenters include Rosie Motene, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Mwezi Ngangura, Ja’net Dubois, and Felicia Mabuza Suttle host of The Africa Channel’s flagship series Conversations with Felicia. Featured performances include Kossa Kossa Africa, Andy Allo, West Angeles Cathedral Singers, Comedian Seyi Brown, and the Black Nature of the Refugee All Stars. The event was hosted by acclaimed actress CCH Pounder.
The 2008 PAFF Night of Tribute broadcast won the prestigious 2009 Vision Award from the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) which honors achievements in television programming diversity.
About the Pan African Film & Arts Festival
The PAFF presents and showcases a broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes of Africans and African-Americans. In addition to the film festival, the PAFF presents a world renowned Art Show featuring over 100 fine artists and craftspeople from around the world showcasing the best in Black fine art, sculpture, photography, unique handmade crafts, home furnishings, designer jewelry, designer fashions and accessories that highlight the artistry and beauty of the African aesthetic. For more information, please visit www.paff.org or call (310) 337-4737.
The 18th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival is an official event of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Black History Month Celebration and is supported in part by: the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and Los Angeles County Arts Commission with support from Los Angeles 8th District Council Member Bernard Parks Sr., Los Angeles 9th District Council Member Jan Perry, Los Angeles 10th District Council Member Herb Wesson Jr., Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, California State Senator Curren D. Price Jr., Assemblymember Karen Bass, and Assemblymember Steve Bradford. The 2010 PAFF is an official recipient of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.
2010 sponsors include: Macy’s, Wells Fargo Bank, Mc Donald’s USA, Water Replenishment District of Southern California, US Bank, TV5 Monde, the French Consulate, Goethe Institute Los Angeles, PXP, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, United States Census 2010 Road Tour, AARP, South African Airways, Ethiopian Airways, Coca-Cola, Red Tea Rooibos, Ceres, Izze Sparking Juice, Time Warner Cable, The Africa Channel, KPFK, Our Weekly Newspaper, The Immigrant Magazine, LaHitz Media, African Trumpet, Directors Guild of America, Sony Pictures, and 21st Century Fox.
