When is the Event Happening?
The 24th Annual American Black Film Festival is going to be held on October 21-25 2020 in Miami Beach. The event was scheduled for March this year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event had to be rescheduled to a later date. Like previous years, the festival is expecting around 7,000 to 10,000 attendees who’ll travel to Miami Beach for the epic 5-day event.
What to Expect at the American Black Film Festival?
Unlimited fun and entertainment are expected at the festival this year. There will be Hollywood premiers, center stage talks, entertainment seminars, TV spotlight screenings, master classes, and several entertainment parties. The final schedule is going to be released soon in the coming months. Keep an eye on their official website for highlights of the festival.
Tickets from June 1st, 2020!
The American Black Film Festival 2020 offers four different pass options, each coming with several benefits. All the passes of the festival allow the attendees to buy an all-inclusive pass and have access to many events throughout the five days. Though there are many options to buy a pass, entry to each screening or event is not guaranteed due to the high number of people wishing to attend the festival. Admission is subject to the availability of the events. If you wish to attend a particular event or screening, you must arrive at the festival early.
The attendees are lined up 45 minutes prior to the start of the festival. The doors of the event open approximately 30 minutes before the event. Group 1 pass holders are allowed access to enter first followed by the Group 2 and Group 3. Though you can have access to different events depending on your pass type, all the pass holders will be allowed entry to Independent Film Screening and Spotlight. Visitors are only admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The passes are divides into four main types;
SPLASH PASS (Films and Talk Events Only)
SOBE PASS (the most popular one including entry to Opening Night Film, Talk Events, Headline Events, Official Parties, Independent Film Screenings, Comedy Wings Competition, Best of the ABFF Awards and many official parties, screenings and events)
DECO PASS (this pass includes premium benefits such as name recognition in Festival Program Guide, Reserved Premium Seat for Opening Night Film, Express Line Pass Pickup in Registration Center, access to may exclusive events)
INDUSTRY PASS (the major highlight of this pass is an invitation to an Exclusive Filmmaker Event along with all other perks that are not offered with other packages)
Please note that the events will be serving alcohol – including all receptions, parties, and networking lounges. These areas are restricted only to the pass holders who are at least 21 years old. Only the Master Classes allow pass holders who are at least 18 years old.
For more information regarding the passes, click on this link.
We all are anxiously waiting for this pandemic to be over. Many of our travel plans have been halted, but we must not lose hope. Let’s start planning our much-awaited trips so we can have everything organized when the flight operations start again.
Stay home, stay safe!
