The nominations for the 15th Annual Black Reel Awards were announced yesterday and Twitter was on fire with the results. Many of this year’s nominees and past honorees weighed in with their appreciation and you can read their excited reactions below. (more…)
There wasn’t a total Blackout over the weekend as Ava Duvernay’s film won the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Award. Don’t care what anybody says, but we are truly in a new renaissance of stories told from a Black perspective. Here’s hoping that DuVernay’s achievement will motivate the next generation of filmmakers!!! #trailblazers #congratulations
Congratulations to the ladies, writer/director Melissa Hazlip and writer/director Ava DuVernay for their wins at the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards!!! (more…)
This weekend at the Pan African Film Festival, a rare display of cinematic sisterhood occurred Captured were four Black female warriors who are at the forefront of telling amazing stories about Black women. (more…)
Black Reel Award winner Ava DuVernay’s latest short film, The Door, is a loving Valentine of femininity and loving support featuring several loyal friends supporting a woman with a broken heart. Beautiful, touching and wonderfully done by Ava; love watching this Sistah’s continued evolution and stories of female empowerement!!! (more…)
Denzel Washington wins Outstanding Actor for record fourth time
New York City — Earlier this evening, at the MIST Harlem art house theater in New York City, the 13th annual Black Reel Awards presented their winners for the finest entertainment contributions of 2012, highlighting the superb accomplishments and achievements of blacks in feature, independent and television films. (more…)
Pariah, the story of a Brooklyn lesbian teenager searching for her sexual expression led the field with nine nominations as the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced its nominees Wednesday for its 12th annual Black Reel Awards. (more…)
Two-time Black Reel Awards nominated director Ava DuVernay is back with a tender story of self-discovery the beautiful drama, I Will Follow.
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The Black Reel Awards 