Inaugural program guide for the Acapulco Black Film Festival
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Edited by
content: Florene Wiley
label: Published by
content: UniWorld Group, Inc., American, founded 1969
label: Issued by
content: American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997
label: Subject of
content: Halle Berry, American, born 1966
label: Subject of
content: Bill Duke, American, born 1943
label: Owned by
content: Jeff Friday, American
notes: label: Description
content: Inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) program guide from the festival held in Acapulco, Mexico, June 24-29, 1997. The program guide is a small staple bound booklet. The front cover of the booklet is black and features several graphics. The central graphic is of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white outlined in red. It is overlaying a graphic of a grey filmstrip. The left edge of the front cover also has a graphic a vertical piece of rainbow-colored film strip with each filmstrip image depicting palm trees. Below is the abbreviation of the festival's name, [ABFF], printed in orange gradient text above the date, [June 24-29, 1997], printed in blue text. The title of the event is printed at the top and the bottom of the front cover in black text shadowed in light blue that reads [ACAPULCO] at the top and [BLACK FILM / FESTIVAL] at the bottom. The back cover features an advertisement from American Express. The interior pages are white with black text, black-and-white photographs, and some color graphics and photographs. It features the festival schedule, honoree biographies on Halle Berry and Bill Duke, award recipient biographies, panels, and feature films. The booklet has thirty-four (34) pages.
place: label: Place used
content: Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Arts and music festivals
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.55.2
objectType: label: Type
content: souvenir programs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © ABFF Ventures, LLC.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 3/16 in. (21.6 × 14.2 × 0.5 cm)