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    AFFRM Releasing presents: BIG WORDS Philly Premiere July 25, 2013

    July 21, 2013 /

    BE SURE TO CHECK OUT T&T'S Q & A WITH NEIL DRUMMING AND YAYA ALAFIA

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    AFFRM Launches New Distribution Label ARRAY

    February 28, 2013 /

    Ava DuVernay’s AFFRM BECOMES ARRAY “AFFRM’s new label ARRAY is built to serve the tremendous burst of black cinematic talent across the globe, filmmakers who are embracing new technologies to tell their stories by any means necessary,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The goal is to expand the brand cultivated over our first four theatrical releases by reaching new audiences via both digital and traditional platforms,” “Selma” director Ava DuVernay has given an extreme makeover to her 5-year-old distribution company. Previously known as AFFRM (African American Film Festival Releasing Movement), the filmmaker has relaunched and expanded the company as Array. “I’ve always felt as if there were so many films…

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    Middle of Nowhere: Interview with Ava DuVernay and Emayatzy Corinealdi

    October 5, 2012 /

    by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I’ve become a big fan of Ava DuVernay and AFFRM as demonstrated by past Tinsel & Tine posts:  Ava DuVernay, is the first AfricanAmerican woman to take home the U.S. directing award at SundanceFilm Festival (2012) for her film “Middle of Nowhere”. (Opening in Philly October12th). DIY filmmaking, marketing and distribution w/ Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Most importantly, Ms. DuVernay founded AFFRM – African-American Film Releasing Movement, a groundbreakingdistribution company comprised of 6 Black Film Festivals across the country, dedicated to diverse cinematic images, whosemission is to empower black filmmakers through a means of theatricaldistribution beyond the studio system and connect their work with eageraudiences. Support…

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    Philly Welcomes BlackStarFilmFestival – A Conversation with Ava DuVernay

    August 10, 2012 /

    The BlackStar Film Festival took place August 2-5, 2012 in Philadelphia...

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    Support AFFRM – Kinyarwanda at select theaters this weekend

    December 2, 2011 /

    AFFRM is the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement – empowering black independent filmmakers with collaborative, simultaneous theatrical distribution in multiple markets. Last March AFFRM got behind Ava DuVernay’s  I Will Follow (click for T & T commentary). Giving it a chance to reach a wider audience.  This weekend AFFRM is launching Alrick Brown’s KINYARWANDA. Which I will screen on Sunday. The below video from Reelblack features Brown talking about the film, AFFRM and the state of African American Cinema in general. For all its greatness, “Hotel Rwanda” nevertheless used the conventional Hollywood technique of a movie star as a protagonist to serve as the audience’s entry point. None of the…

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