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Jordan Peele's Us has been named this year’s Best Film by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). The film, which earned over $255 million globally, received three total wins including Peele for Best Director and Lupita Nyong'o for Best Actress. "Jordan Peele continued to raise the bar in horror…

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) will honor legendary actress, writer and director Elaine May with this year's Career Achievement Award. She will be presented with honor at the organization's annual awards dinner on January 11, 2020, at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. A filmmaker, actor…

Indican Pictures has picked up director Haynze Whitmore's horror film, Crepitus, for domestic theatrical, digital, and DVD distribution. Starring Eve Mauro and horror vet Bill Moseley, the film follows seventeen-year-old Elizabeth and her younger sister Sam who are thrust into terrifying circumstances when they are…

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is set to honor Carolyn Sloss, vice president of Allied Global Marketing, as part of its 8th Annual SYNERGY ATL Program. "For more than a decade Carolyn has led the growth trajectory of the film and entertainment community in Atlanta," AAFCA President Gil Robertson…

The African American Film Critics Association, which just celebrated the 10th anniversary of the AAFCA Awards in February, has taken the wraps off AAFCA TV Honors, a new awards fete celebrating outstanding achievement in television. The TV awards, previously handed out during the AAFCA Awards gala, will now take place…

Music icon Quincy Jones and BlacKkKlansman producer Jason Blum will be recognized as African American Film Critics Association’s 2019 Special Achievement honorees at AAFCA’s annual award ceremony, which takes place in two parts, to celebrate career excellence in and around the cinematic arts. This year’s honorees will…

Warner Bros’ ground-breaking hit rom-com Crazy Rich Asians has been selected as an honoree at 2019 Special Achievement Awards by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). Netflix Vice President of Original Films and former Disney exec Tendo Nagenda, New York Times cultural critic Wesley Morris, Outlier…

The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has partnered with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in For the Academy’s Careers in Film Summit in Atlanta. The summit will take place November 3 at SCADshow. This marks AMPAS’ first educational outreach in the Atlanta area, which has quickly become…

Turner Classic Movies and the African American Film Critics Association have partnered on The Black Experience on Film, a monthlong programming initiative showcasing portrayals of African-Americans throughout cinematic history. Hosted by 13 different members of the AAFCA from print, online and broadcast outlets…

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is launching a new summer screening series to pay homage to timeless Hollywood films. The organization will 30, 25, and 20-year old anniversary titles that celebrate Black culture including Coming To America, Poetic Justice, and the Maya Angelou-directed classic Dow…

True Blood alum Sam Trammell is on the call sheet for Fox 2000’s Roxann Dawson-directed film, The Impossible, a faith-based true story of Joyce Smith’s account of how her faith and prayer led to her son’s recovery after he was proclaimed lifeless. Chrissy Metz stars as Smith, along with Josh Lucas, Mike Colter, and…

Jordan Peele’s Get Out was named the year’s Best Picture by the African American Film Critics Association, which gave the thriller a leading four wins overall in voting including directing and screenplay nods for Peele and best actor for Daniel Kaluuya. The group also voted Frances McDormand as Best Actress for Three B…