H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 3/16 in. (21.6 × 14.2 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
souvenir programs
Place used:
Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1997
Description:
Inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) program guide from the festival held in Acapulco, Mexico, June 24-29, 1997. The program guide is a small staple bound booklet. The front cover of the booklet is black and features several graphics. The central graphic is of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white outlined in red. It is overlaying a graphic of a grey filmstrip. The left edge of the front cover also has a graphic a vertical piece of rainbow-colored film strip with each filmstrip image depicting palm trees. Below is the abbreviation of the festival's name, [ABFF], printed in orange gradient text above the date, [June 24-29, 1997], printed in blue text. The title of the event is printed at the top and the bottom of the front cover in black text shadowed in light blue that reads [ACAPULCO] at the top and [BLACK FILM / FESTIVAL] at the bottom. The back cover features an advertisement from American Express. The interior pages are white with black text, black-and-white photographs, and some color graphics and photographs. It features the festival schedule, honoree biographies on Halle Berry and Bill Duke, award recipient biographies, panels, and feature films. The booklet has thirty-four (34) pages.
