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Kathleen Collins (1942-1988) was an author, teacher, scholar, and filmmaker. Her film, Losing Ground, about a strained marriage between a teacher and her husband, a painter, was one of the first feature films directed by a Black woman.
First African American producer whose film was nominated for Best Picture. 2009: Lee Daniels: Precious: Nominated First African American director whose film was nominated for Best Picture. First time two films with African American producers were nominated for Best Picture in the same year. Broderick Johnson: The Blind Side: Nominated 2012 ...
Inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1990); Essence Award (1989); and; Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. [21] (1988). Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1983 and ...
Debra Martin Chase (born October 11, 1956) is an American film, television, and theater producer. Chase was the first Black female producer to have a deal at any major studio. [citation needed] She is also one of the first Black filmmakers to produce a film that grossed over $100 million. To date, her films have grossed over a half billion ...
The 1970s Black variant sought to tell Black stories with Black actors to Black audiences, but they were usually not produced by African Americans. As Junius Griffin, the president of the Hollywood branch of the NAACP , wrote in a New York Times op-ed in 1972: "At present, Black movies are a 'rip off' enriching major white film producers and a ...
“Black Adam” filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra has been hired by Amazon MGM Studios to direct a movie starring Emily Blunt as pioneering female detective Kate Warne. Melissa Stack wrote the ...
Film portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American film producers . It includes film producers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
EXCLUSIVE: Danni Conner, Trevite Willis, Avril Speaks, Adetoro Makinde, Letitia Guillory, Ashley Chrisman, and Jessica Funches has been named the 2020 fellows for The Blackhouse Foundation’s 2nd ...