Acapulco Black Film Festival

Also known as:	The Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF)
Location:	Acapulco, Mexico
Media type(s):	Film
Event type:	Special interest festival
Official website(s):	http://www.abff.com/
Notes:	The ABFF is an internationally recognized showcase for independent Black cinema. The annual event is designed to heighten interest in and exposure to Black films, and to salute the cinematic work of Black filmmakers, actors and actresses. The festival showcases a selection of feature-length films, documentaries, and film shorts that recognize the best of independent, international and classic Black cinema. (from the festival's web site) The festival took place from 1997 to 2000 and was the predecessor to the American Black Film Festival.

Date	Host(s)	Black Film Award
2001 4 June - 9 June	unknown	unknown
2000 5 June - 10 June	Robert Townsend (I)	unknown
1999 8 June - 12 June		Negotiator, The (1998)
1998		Eve's Bayou (1997) Soul Food (1997)
1997 24 June - 29 June		Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995)