Today, the Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) announced its lineup for its upcoming in-person festival Feb. 6-19, 2024. Now in its 32nd year, the Festival is returning to the Cinemark Baldwin Hills and XD and the adjacent Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza will host its renowned fine art show featuring over 100 established and emerging fine artists and quality craftspeople from all over the Black Diaspora. This year’s film festival features over 200 films from 54 countries, in 28 languages, including 68 World and 25 North American premieres. Of the films selected for the Festival, 49% are helmed by female, queer or non-binary filmmakers. Passes are on sale now and can be purchased at paff.org
2024 Celebrity Ambassadors
The 2024 PAFF Celebrity Ambassadors are actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer, actress Novi Brown (“Tyler Perry’s Sistas”), Amin Joseph (“Snowfall”), former NBA player John Salley, rapper and actor Jahking Guillory (“The Chi”), and actor Johnell Young (“Wu-Tang: An American Saga”).
For more information on this year’s lineup, please visit paff.org.