It's another giant stride for popular movie producer, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, as his romantic comedy movie, ATM has secured an official invitational selection for screening at the third-annual Denton Black Film Festival (DBFF) which will come up between January 27-29, 2017 at the historic Campus Theatre in downtown Denton, North Texas.
The week long festival
celebrating the diverse stories and culture of the black community through
film, music and art, will feature narratives, documentaries, and shorts submitted
by filmmakers nationwide and internationally.
In its second year, the festival
garnered an audience of about 2,500 and festival organizers are expecting more
than 4,000 attendees in 2017.
DBFF, an event of stories that
empowers, Arts that inspires and Culture that builds; is a platform for stories
about black lives, black culture and black experiences to be shared, told and
lived which makes ita great match for ATM and Lancelot's movies.
ATM, a romantic comedy which
featured British born fluent Pidgin English speaking actress, Oyinbo Princess
and sensational Alex Ekubor, would also host valentine couples in a unique
valentine experience on saturday February 11, 2017 at Aldeez 7879 Spring Valley
Road, Dallas, TX was screened at the Capital City Festival at Houston Texas in
August 2016, will have a tour of major streets in the US starting from Dallas
to Austin TX, during the launch of African Cinemas in the State under Texas
Blue Mountain Media Inc's 'Reel 2 Reel' initiative in February, then to Houston
before its London screening.
Denton, a rapidly evolving arts
and culture hotbed provides the perfect backdrop for DBFF on its trajectory to
building community, celebrating culture, but most importantly, sharing stories.
The DBFF leadership has also
added to its ranks, Valeshia Butterfield-Jones as the national chair. Ms. Jones
a renowned leader in the entertainment industry and is currently serving as the
head of Black Community Engagement at Google.
Main attractions and activities
during the festival include a music concert on Saturday, January 28th,
headlined by acclaimed jazz vocalist, Ashleigh Smith, a two week-long art
exhibit featuring select works of Dallas visual artist, Christopher Blay,
and a “Women In Entertainment” component. Other ancillary events are spoken
word and comedy showcases, industry workshops and an artist mixer event.
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