American Black Film Festival coming to Atlanta as part of 4-city pop-up tour

Tami Roman, Lance Gross, Lil Mama, and Tasha Smith are seen at a Q&A for "When Love Kills," a made-for-television movie filmed in Atlanta, during the 2017 American Black Film Festival at Colony Theater on Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP)

The American Black Film Festival has named Atlanta one of several cities participating in an upcoming pop-up tour that will shine a spotlight on Black filmmakers and creatives.

Nice Crowd, the live events company behind the festival, announced the launch of the ABFF Pop-Up Tour on Wednesday.

The tour will kick off in New York City on Oct. 25 and feature award-winning independent film screenings and celebrity conversations. One of the tour’s events, BOB Talks, will serve as a speaker series highlighting Black owned brands.