ABFF Ventures, the corporate behind the American Movie Competition (ABFF), is rebranding as Good Crowd.

The corporate based by CEO Jeff Friday and president Nicole Friday is kicking off their twenty seventh annual ABFF in Miami Seaside this week and is increasing their occasion choices to incorporate comedy, well being & wellness, meals and superb arts.

Launching in October in Washington, D.C., the primary occasion below the Good Crowd banner might be As a result of They’re Humorous (BTF), a brand new comedy competition showcasing comedic expertise inside BIPOC communities.

“We’re so thrilled to announce our new comedy competition, As a result of They’re Humorous, which launches in Washington, DC, the hometown of lots of right this moment’s most beloved comedians of colour,” the Fridays stated in an announcement. “Whereas we proudly replicate on this competition and the corporate’s many accomplishments over time, we sit up for a fair brighter future, with much more unimaginable occasion choices, as Good Crowd.”

The American Black Movie Competition was based in 1997 and showcases Black filmmakers, actors, writers and stand-up comedians. Opening night time picks for this yr contains the satirical conspiracy caper movie They Cloned Tyrone from Netflix, which stars John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx.

Later this yr in London and working between September 1-3, the ABFF World Movie Collection will host “a world screening collection selling the common attraction of Black content material whereas encouraging collaboration between artists all through the African Diaspora.”

The sixth annual ABFF Honors are scheduled to be held in March 2024 in L.A. to have a good time “Black artists who’ve made important contributions to American leisure by way of their work in addition to those that champion variety and inclusion in Hollywood.”

Previous recipients of the accolade embody Denzel Washington, Ava DuVernay, Regina King, Tiffany Haddish, Ryan Coogler, Don Cheadle, Will Packer, Queen Latifah, Lena Waithe, Terrence Howard, F. Gary Grey, Billy Dee Williams, Issa Rae, Omari Hardwick, Louis Gossett, Jr., the late Diahann Carroll, Janelle Monáe, Kerry Washington, and the forged of basic movies and tv exhibits together with Martin, The Wire, Hollywood Shuffle, Eve’s Bayou, and Love Jones.