2010 Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival Issues Call for Submissions and Announces Ted Lange, Judy Pace, and Beverly Todd as Celebrity Honorees

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MABFF 2010 Honoree Ted Lange

Norfolk, VA (PRWEB) August 19, 2010

The organizers of the Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival (MABFF) have announced a final call for submissions for the 2010 festival. The premiere African-American short film festival returns for its fourth year from October 7 - 9, 2010 with three days of screenings and workshops at the historic Crispus Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia. During the three-day festival, veteran TV and film stars Ted Lange ("The Love Boat", "That's My Mama", and "Friday Foster" with Pam Grier), Judy Pace ("Cotton Comes To Harlem", "Brian's Song", Spike Lee’s "Sucker Free City") and Beverly Todd ("Crash", "The Bucket List", "Lean on Me") will attend as celebrity guests and will each be honored with MABFF's Living Legend Award.

As in previous years, the MABFF is accepting entries in the categories of Short Film, Animation, Documentary, Music Video, and Student Film. This year, the festival is also introducing exciting new categories, including a Screenplay Competition, an Original TV Pilot Competition, and a Web Series Competition. Submission forms and general requirements for all categories can be downloaded online at http://www.mabff.org or http://www.withoutabox.com.

The festival will kick off on Thursday, October 7th with a selection of opening day screenings and workshops followed by an Opening Night Ceremony Gala hosted by Beverly Todd and Judy Pace.

Beginning on Thursday, October 7th, Emmy-winning producer/LAWEBFEST founder Michael Ajakwe, Jr. will conduct a two-day Web Series Workshop with informative sessions on Writing, Producing, Marketing and Monetizing Your Web Series.

As part of the festival program, members from the Organization of Black Screenwriters (OBS) will join MABFF in hosting a three-day TV and screenwriting workshop and will also judge the festival’s screenplay and Original TV Pilot competitions. On Thursday, October 7th, OBS will conduct an Intensive half-day TV Writing Workshop followed by an Intensive half-day Screenwriting Workshop on Friday, October 8th. On Saturday, October 9th, the workshop will culminate with a special screening of "For Love of Amy", veteran actor Ted Lange's feature film directorial debut. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with both Lange and the film’s screenwriter/producer/star, Vincent Alston, who will share how he raised the money to complete his first feature film. During the award ceremony later that evening, the two filmmakers will be presented with MABFF’s inaugural Outstanding First Film Award for their achievement.

On Friday, October 8th, celebrity honorees Ted Lange, Judy Pace, and Beverly Todd will join award-winning filmmaker Monty Ross (Spike Lee's "Malcolm X", "Do the Right Thing", "Mo' Better Blues", "School Daze") and Michael Ajakwe, Jr. ("Martin", "Soul Food", "Sister, Sister", "Eve", "Love That Girl", "Talk Soup", "Entertainment Tonight") for ''Black Hollywood Then and Now,'' a blue ribbon panel of industry veterans discussing the state of Black Hollywood and how it has evolved over the last forty years.

Closing night festivities on October 9th will feature finalist screenings of the short film and web series competitions, culminating with the MABFF Award Ceremony at which winners for the various festival competitions will be announced along with the recognition and presentation of awards to this year's distinguished VIP honorees.

About Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival (MABFF)
October 7-9, 2010 at the Historic Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, VA. The Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival (MABFF) is an annual juried competition showcasing independent films from some of the most talented, established and up-and-coming independent filmmakers of color from all over the world. The 2009 MABFF screened over 50 independent films from all across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the Caribbean, Uganda and Zimbabwe, including 15 Virginia premieres. The MABFF is a core program of Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, a non-profit cultural arts organization dedicated to presenting artistic, educational and multicultural activities with an emphasis on the African-American and African Diaspora experience. The festival's lineup highlights various categories of film competitions as well as premieres, international cinema, tributes, and workshops facilitated by leading figures in the film and entertainment industry.

For more information about MABFF, please visit http://www.mabff.org.

For press inquiries, please contact Ngozi Mba of MINC Media at 323.422.1450 or email info(at)mincmedia(dot)com

Media Contact:
Ngozi Mba
MINC Media for Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival
323.544.1450
info(at)mincmedia(dot)com

Festival Contact:
Gail Mathieu Easley
Executive Producer, Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival
757.622.4763
info(at)mabff(dot)org

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