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2010 Pan African Film and Arts Festival announces filmmaker awards

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 SPEED-DATING. The documentary on the L.A. Black Panthers 41ST & CENTRAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE L.A. BLACK PANTHERS won the Audience Favorite Documentary Award.

Pan African Film and Arts Festival announces 2010 Night of Tribute honorees

The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest and most prestigious Black film and arts festival, has announced Emmy award-winning actor Glynn Turman (“Cooley High,” “The Wire”) as the 2010 PAFF Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. Taking place Friday, February 12 (7 p.m.) at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (4718 Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles), the PAFF Night of Tribute is a star-studded red carpet affair that is televised on The Africa Channel (www.theafricachannel.com) and shown nationally and internationally throughout Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. Other distinguished honorees include: Pioneer Award recipient film director F. Gary Gray (“The Italian Job,” “A Man Apart”); Beah Richards Award recipient actress Tatyana Ali (“The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Love That Girl”); Canada Lee Award recipient actor Nate Parker (“The Secret Life of Bees,” “The Great Debaters,” “Blood Done Sign My Name”); Nigerian filmmaker and founder of the influential African Academy of Motion Pictures Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, recipient of the PAFF/African Channel Visionary Award; and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Community Service Award recipient. This year’s Night of Tribute will be hosted by the PAFF 2010 Celebrity Host actress CCH Pounder.

Pan African Film and Arts Festival announces 2010 lineup

The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest and most prestigious international Black film and arts festival has announced its 2010 lineup of films selected to be screened for its Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Narrative Short, Best Narrative Feature, and Best First Feature film competitions. In total, 135 films were selected representing 36 countries, including 40 in competition, 64 feature length films, and 12 films at the Festival will be world premieres. The PAFF filmmaker awards will be announced on Feb. 17 at the Closing Night Presentation (7 p.m.).