Apollo Presents: Best of the ABFF x HBO® Short Film Award Showcase

Celebrating the Torchbearers of 21st?Century Black Film highlights key players in the legacy of Black film. For 30 years, the American Black Film Festival and HBO® have created an?ecosystem and launch pad for talent development, exhibition, and recognition, helping propel the careers of trailblazing filmmakers from short films to Oscar winners, Critics Choice and NAACP Image Award recipients, creating box office and television history. Their global cultural impact has been felt across films such as?The Black Panther,?Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, King Richard, The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, and more. The legacy of the American Black Film Festival and the HBO® Short Film Award broke ground in Hollywood and fueled a pipeline of talent, empowering a new generation of filmmakers with agency.? Their decades-long commitment to nurturing authentic voices has created a legacy of creativity and empowerment that continues to inspire and reshape culture.?