16TH ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL
Thursday, February 7, 2008 - Monday, February 18, 2008

MAIN VENUES
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90008

** www.paff.org -see website for descriptions of each film **


Now in it’s 16 year, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival(PAFF) boasts an overall
festival attendance of 200,000 and attracts a diverse audience of over 40,000 people to
its films.

Each year the PAFF presents over 175 quality films from the United States, Africa, the
Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the South Pacific and Canada, all showcasing the
diversity and complexity of people of African descent.

PAFF also presents one of America's largest fine art shows featuring prominent and
emerging Black artists and fine craftspeople held at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Other signature PAFF events include over a dozen industry panels and workshops, the
PAFF StudentFest®, ChildrensFest®, SpokenwordFest®, Seniors’ Connection®, and
Comedy Night.

Known for showcasing new films first and recognized as America’s premiere black film
festival, past festival features have included box office and award-winning hits: Ray,
Lackawanna Blues, Redemption, Crazy As Hell, Kingdom Come, The Brothers,
Gridlock’d, Days of Glory, and the 2006 Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Film,
Tsotsi.

History, Mission, and Goals
The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) was founded in 1992 as a non-profit
corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and
understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression.
It is the PAFFs goal to present and showcase a broad spectrum of Black creative works,
particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative
stereotypes.

The PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster
communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while at the
same time, serve as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

FILM FESTIVAL DATES
FEBRUARY 7-18, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

ART MARKET DATES
FEBRUARY 7-18, 2008
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90008

OPENING NIGHT GALA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008
Directors Guild of America
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

NIGHT OF TRIBUTE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4817 Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

FILMMAKER’S PARTY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008
TBA

CENTERPIECE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

CLOSING NIGHT
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

FILMMAKER’S AWARDS BRUNCH
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008
TBA

STUDENTFEST
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

CHILDREN’S FEST
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

SPOKENWORD FEST
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008

SENIORS’ CONNECTION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008


FESTIVAL PUBLIC CONTACT INFORMATION
AMC Crenshaw 15 Theatre Box Office: (323) 290-5900
PAFF Headquarters: (323) 295-1706
(StudentFest, group sales and fund-raisers)
Website: www.PAFF.org
Email: info@paff.org

Information on each event and program can be found at www.paff.org.