Landmark Films and Industry Talents Unite
at the 2007 Roxbury Film Festival

Boris Kodjoe

Boston, MA - ACT Roxbury and The Color of Film Collaborative are pleased to announce that over 50 films will be screened August 1-5 at the 9th Annual Roxbury Film Festival (RFF). RFF, the largest film festival in New England dedicated to films that celebrate people of color, features a variety of films, from features, documentaries, shorts and youth-produced works.

"This year's festival is especially notable for the caliber of films that we will be screening and our exceptional filmmaking panels and workshops. We are showing fewer films than we did last year, but I think the films at the ninth RFF are particularly impressive."

Lisa Simmons, president of The Color of Film Collaborative adds, "With evolving media technology and myriad distribution avenues, it is now more important than ever to support independent voices. Festivals like RFF are integral to the dissemination of those unique voices and stories that are found beyond the superficiality of Hollywood."

Actor Boris Kodjoe ("Madea's Family Reunion", "Love & Basketball" and "Soul Food: The Series") as well as acting coach and Boston native Susan Batson are among the special guests attending this year's Festival. Batson has coached many of Hollywood's A-list actors including; Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Connelly and Sean Combs. She will be leading an acting workshop at the Festival. Boris Kodjoe will attend the MFA screening of his film "All About Us" a movie about two struggling Hollywood filmmakers who decide to travel to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to personally ask Morgan Freemen to star in their next movie. Also appearing is Anthony Montgomery star of RFF opening night film, "I'm Through with White Girls," a romantic comedy directed by Jennifer Sharp. Victoria Rowell will screen her new short film, "The Mentor" and will be signing copies of her book, The Women Who Raised Me.

New this year is a special event, "Dinner and a Movie" at the Haley House Café in Roxbury on Friday, August 3.

Tickets for the Festival are as follows:

General Festival Screening: $8 per screening
MFA tickets: $12
Festival Passes: $125 - All inclusive pass*
$100 - Opening Gala Only
$ 75 - General Pass
Panels & Workshops See website for details

The 9th annual Roxbury Film Festival will be held August 1-5, 2007. Films will be screened at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Cabral Center at Northeastern University, Tower Auditorium at the Massachusetts College of Art, Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall, and Annex Auditorium at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Updated information on special guests, panels, awards and other festival events can be found at www.roxburyfilmfestival.org.

The festival is co-produced by ACT Roxbury and The Color of Film Collaborative with assistance from The Roxbury Film Festival Planning Committee.

*This pass includes opening and closing reception galas.

ACT Roxbury, a program of Madison Park Development Corporation, promotes arts and culture as a vehicle for economic development. ACT stands for Arts, Culture and Trade. The Roxbury Film Festival is one of several annual events of the Roxbury Arts Series produced by ACT Roxbury. For more information on ACT Roxbury, visit www.actroxbury.org .

The Color of Film Collaborative is a non-profit organization that works to support media makers of color and others who have an interest in creating and developing new and diverse images of people of color in film, video and performing arts. For more information on the Color of Film Collaborative, contact info@coloroffilm.org.

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