Jeff Friday

Jeff Friday is one of the most innovative entrepreneurs in the film and television industry today. A successful producer, festival founder, film financier, champion of diversity and mentor to many, Friday has established a unique legacy in Hollywood, generating a tremendous amount of goodwill within the creative and corporate communities. In his early career, Friday served as president of UniWorld Films, a division of UniWorld Group, Inc., the largest multicultural advertising agencies at the time. It was then, in 1997, he attended the Sundance Film Festival and was inspired by the opportunity to introduce filmmakers of color to the industry-at-large. From there, he launched the American Black Film Festival (ABFF), now the nation's largest gathering of film and television enthusiasts, and considered the most prestigious festival in the world for Black content. For more than two decades, the ABFF has been the standard-bearer of excellence in independent Black cinema, having premiered