Opening Night Film Premieres at Harlem's Magic Johnson Theaters Featuring Red Carpet Premiere with Steve Harvey

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by BET Networks, will launch its five-day festival at Magic Johnson Theaters Harlem (300 W. 125th St.) on Wednesday, September 10 with the stand-up comedy extravaganza, Steve Harvey: Still Trippin'. Steve Harvey, a film festival favorite since Urbanworld's presentation of The Original Kings of Comedy in 2000, returns to Urbanworld presenting his newest film success.

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In an all-new live stand-up performance presented by Codeblack Entertainment, Still Trippin' features Steve Harvey once again commanding the stage. On a trip where no topic is off limits, from tattoos and family weddings to polygamous compounds and diaper-wearing astronauts, Harvey keeps it real and never misses a beat. Filmed in New Jersey to a packed house, his energy and comedic timing are second to none.

'We're very excited to have Steve Harvey return to the festival,' states Stacy Spikes, founder of Urbanworld. 'He has always been an Urbanworld audience favorite.'

'Having fan favorite Steve Harvey join us on opening night will ensure the Urbanworld festival starts off in an incredible way,' said Alvin Bowles, Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing, BET Networks. 'BET Networks supports Urbanworld's inherent ability to continuously attract such high quality talent from both in front of and behind the camera to be a part of the festival.'

'With its broad list of marquee sponsors, this year's Urbanworld festival showcases the importance of the event's unique selling environment,' said Louis Carr, President, Broadcast Media Sales, BET Networks. 'In our partnership with Urbanworld, we are proud to embrace the affinity our audience shares with the world of film.'

The Urbanworld Film Festival, with 2008 Honorary Chair Queen Latifah, is dedicated to the exhibition of independent and mainstream cinema by and about people of color. Urbanworld will screen 85 films in New York City from September 10 through 14.