Michelle Commander Named Deputy of Smithsonian’s African American History Museum
This honor is commanding attention....
Tag : black directors
The ‘Reel Divas’ Initiative Brings Women of Color Together From Film and TV
The ‘Reel Divas’ Initiative brings together 20 women of color from the film and TV industry to promote black writers, producers, and directors...
‘Girls Trip’ and Other High-Grossing, Black-Directed Movies
In honor of "Girls Trip" becoming the first all-black film to earn $100M, here’s a look at 5 other high-grossing movies directed by black filmmakers....
Warner Bros. Takes Steps to Increase Career Opportunities for Minority Directors
Warner Bros. creates Emerging Film Directors Workshop to increase the number of minority filmmakers....
Director Dee Rees On Making Emmy Award-Winning HBO Movie ‘Bessie’ With Queen Latifah
Bessie chronicles the life of Smith from her rise to fame to the expression of her sexuality....
Ava DuVernay Passes on Directing ‘Black Panther’ Movie
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay reveals that she turned down the opportunity to direct the "Black Panther" movie...
Entrepreneur of the Week: Forrest Tuff, One Vision Productions
Producing films of impact is nothing short of a day’s work for One Vision Productions CEO Forrest Tuff. In 2004, Tuff started his Atlanta-based multimedia...
‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Director Antoine Fuqua Talks White House Thrillers and Hollywood Boss Moves
Opening in theaters today, March 22, we caught up with film director on White House thrillers and advice for filmmakers on the come-up....
Black Women Honored at the BronzeLens Film Festival
S. Epatha Merkerson was one of the women honored at the Women Superstars Luncheon during the BronzeLens Film Festival....
David Banner Joins Cast of Lee Daniels’ New Movie
The star-studded cast just got bigger...