Franklin Leonard is the founder of the Black List, the yearly publication highlighting Hollywood’s most popular unproduced screenplays and...
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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...
The legendary African American Godfather of American Cinema, who recently received a Lifetime Achievement Tribute from the Directors Guild of...
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,...