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American Black Film Festival has recently announced that film producer Will Packer will be serving as the Jury President for the 2021 American Black Film Festival (ABFF). Later this year, the ABFF will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film festival with a new format a hybrid event, with live events taking place in Miami Beach, Nov. 3–7, followed by a week of virtual events on abffplay.com Nov. 8–14.
Packer and ABFF made the announcement on their perspective Twitter accounts:
I premiered my first theatrical feature in 1999 at #ABFF, and now I’m a part of ushering in a new era of Black filmmaking as the first-ever JURY PRESIDENT for @ABFF’s 25th anniversary event. #CallMeMrPRESIDENT#ABFF pic.twitter.com/dPp7aH5kCB