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Screen Daily | TFI unveils Ava DuVernay as Heineken winner

Ebony | Ava DuVernay Wins Heineken Affinity Award

Shadow & Act | Tribeca Film Institute's Inaugural Heineken Affinity Award Goes To Ava DuVernay

USA Today | Black-themed film proves word of mouth's power

New York Times | Building an Alliance to Aid Films by Blacks

CNN | New indie film receives rave reviews

NPR | The Root: The Black Side Of Sundance

Indiewire | AFFRM: A New View of Distribution

The Root | Ava DuVernay Forms African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement

The Urban Daily | What Is The Future of Black Film? Top Execs Discuss At Sundance Festival 

blogtalkradio | Ava DuVernay Discusses Her Brainchild: The African American Film Festival Releasing Movement

Shadow and Act | Watch A Clip Of AFFRM Gathering At Sundance

The Grio | Building an alliance to aid films by blacks

Movie City News | Step In The Right Direction

Black Enterprise | Filmmaker Takes AFFRM-ative Action to Promote Black Cinema

Film Slate | AFFRM: Helping African-American Indie Films Get Theatrical Distribution

Blackfilm.com | The 10 Black Breakouts of 2011

Ebony | 100 Ways to Have the Life You Want

Shadow and Act | Inaugural Black Cinema Toasts 

The Urban Daily | "I Will Follow" Director Relaunches AFFRM Website

Shadow and Act | AFFRM Re-launches Website with New Content and Features

Uptown Magazine | Ava DuVernay Transforms From PR Powerhouse to Hollywood Film Prodigy

Kam Williams | Newsblaze

 

ACQUISITIONS

Los Angeles Times | ARRAY Acquires Slamdance film 'Big Words'

Entertainment Weekly | Neil Drumming's 'Big Words' finds distribution label

Indiewire | AFFRM's ARRAY Adds 'Big Words' To Their Growing Acquisition List

Blackfilm.com | AFFRM label ARRAY Acquires Neil Drumming's Big Words

Shadow & Act | AFFRM's ARRAY Takes Neil Drumming's Nostalgic 'Big Words' - Its 6th Acquisition

Variety | AFFRM launches black indie film label; ARRAY also acquires feature rights to 'Better Mus' Come'   

 The Wrap | African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement Launches Multi-Platform Label, Array 

Shadow & Act | Up Next For AFFRM - Storm Saulter's 'Better Mus' Come' + New Multi-Platform Label

Deadline.com | AFFRM Takes Sundances' Restless City for US 

The Hollywood Reporter | AFFRM Picks Up Sundance 2011 Drama 'Restless City'

Indiewire | AFFRM Buys Sundance 2011 Title "Restless City" 

Shadow & Act | Andrew Dosunmu's Visually Intoxicating "Restless City" Announced As 3rd AFFRM Release; April 27th Debut Scheduled 

Variety | “Participant Media and AFFRM Acquire U.S. Theatrical Rights to 2012 Sundance Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE” by Jeff Sneider

The Hollywood Reporter | “Participant Media and AFFRM Acquire U.S. Theatrical Rights to 2012 Sundance Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE”, by Borys Kit

IndieWire | “Participant Media and AFFRM Acquire U.S. Theatrical Rights to 2012 Sundance Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,”  by Peter Knegt

Deadline Hollywood | “Participant Media and AFFRM Acquire U.S. Theatrical Rights to 2012 Sundance Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE” by Mike Fleming

Movie City News |  “Participant Media and AFFRM Acquire U.S. Theatrical Rights to 2012 Sundance Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE” by Ray Pride

Movieline | "Sundance 2012 Pick Ups Headed to a Theater Near You" 

Shadow and Act |  2nd AFFRM Film Title and Date Announced