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https://youtu.be/0qLVVcFzTEM As a senior vice president at Universal Studio Group, Michael is the studio executive responsible for the production...
https://youtu.be/pHlAdoONKq4 Nate Moore is an Executive of Production & Development at Marvel Studios. In his 10+ years at the...
Kimberly Hardin is a veteran casting director whose career spans over two decades in the entertainment industry and embodies an...
https://youtu.be/9J9D_Xz7z8Q David Oyelowo, a multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated actor and producer, is one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. Oyelowo...
https://youtu.be/cLrVI_eF9NY Comedian Gina Yashere was born and raised in Bethnal Green, London to Nigerian parents. Prior to becoming a...
Rafael Agustín is a writer on the award-winning The CW show, JANE THE VIRGIN. He is a 2016 Sundance...
James Bland is the creator, show-runner, and star of the Emmy Award Winning drama series Giants. With over 5...
An M.F.A. recipient from the Peter Stark Producer’s Program at USC, as well as a USC President Samples Fellows,...
Jason Winston George is an American actor and model He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne...
Carrie Lynn Certa (Producer/Director/Writer) has Line Produced six independent films in horror, comedy and drama. She considers herself fortunate...
Charles Burnett is an African-American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films...
Carl Weathers is an actor best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films, Dillon in...
Darin Scott has directed, produced, or written such films as Menace II Society, Dark House, The Offspring, Love &...
Carl Franklin is is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Carl is a graduate of UC...
Hill Harper is an award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist. Harper starred on the CBS TV drama "CSI: NY" from...
Leah Daniels Butler is a casting director and producer responsible for launching the careers of talented actors like Gaborey...
Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd is a Brooklyn-born and raised casting director with more than 20 years of experience in the...
Zora DeHorter is an independent film, television and commercial CASTING DIRECTOR. She has cast such films as “Ali G...
Franklin Leonard is the founder of the Black List, the yearly publication highlighting Hollywood’s most popular unproduced screenplays and...
Denise Woods’ work as a dialect coach includes British actor Idris Elba, Academy-Award nominated actors Will Smith in “Ali”...
Among his feature film credits are Spike Lee's "Love and Basketball," "Brown Sugar" in which he appeared alongside Taye Diggs...
TFI and Heineken are proud to announce the winner of the inaugural Heineken Affinity Award. Created to empower and encourage an African-American...
An Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor because of the powerful role he played as a drill sergeant in...
Robert Guillaume is an American stage and television actor, known for his role as Benson on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off...
Raised in four countries and fluent in two languages, Nkechi spent her formative years living in the Cote D'Ivoire...
Multiple award winning Leila Djansi is a filmmaker who began her career with the GAMA Film Company in Ghana. She wrote and...
Adesuwa McCalla is extensively educated, trained and experienced in the world of television and film. She has worked for BBC,...
John Wesley, belongs to a “fraternity” of actors, rooted deeply in the American theatre with a strong educational background,...
As a native of Los Angeles, California, Cameron spent most of her life immersed in the entertainment industry. Upon...
Yolonda Brinkley, CEO of YRB International Exposure-a boutique marketing communications firm specializing in sports and entertainment is an Illinois...
Scott David is a highly respected Casting Director in Los Angeles, having cast Criminal Minds for the past nine...
Janine Sherman Barrois is an Executive Producer on CBS’ Criminal Minds, which she joined at the beginning of season six....
Elliott Lester is a multi-disciplinary director with a deep love for storytelling in all its forms. He began his career as...
Mr. Obba Babatunde is a veteran of film, television and stage. His career spans some four and a half...