About Us

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The Black TV & Film Collective的成立是为了为黑人和非洲裔艺术家提供机会,让他们在所有内容创作领域实现经济上可持续的职业生涯. BTFC是一个编剧的集体, directors, producers, content creators, editors, cinematographers, animators, 代理商和其他媒体专业人士.

The Black TV & Film Collective成立于2015年,由一小群艺术家组成,他们的使命是:朋友帮助朋友创作他们的项目. 什么开始作为一个简单的行为创造工作, 因为黑人电影人缺乏机会, eventually blossomed into a dynamic and effective meetup group. 我们的第一个办公室位于纽约布鲁克林一个荒凉的工业区.


By 2017, we were given 501(c)(3) non profit status, and it has been blue skies ever since. 我们的会员来自世界各地,包括非洲、南美和欧洲大陆. BTFC members work in front of the camera, behind the camera, and everywhere in between. Presently, we have members in 5 major media centers in North America: New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Raleigh and Toronto. As we grow, what continues to be at the heart of the Black TV & 电影集体,是朋友帮朋友创作.

Today, with over 1300 members in major media hubs across North America, the Black TV & Film Collective是黑人和棕色人种内容创作者和专业人士的开发和制作中心. BTFC has supported over 200 projects since its founding in 2015. Our members have created award winning work that is screened nationally and internationally, on the big screen, 电视和流媒体平台,如Hulu, Mubi, Netflix and Amazon.

Board of Directors

Kibi Anderson

Kibi Anderson

Co-President & Chair

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Kibi是洛杉矶的商业主管和艾美奖获奖制片人,拥有超过18年的战略经验, business development, media, entertainment, tech, 金融与创业. 在Red Table Talk担任执行职务(总裁),Bloomberg Media担任数字战略主管 & 业务发展), ABC新闻(高级经理, 业务策略及运作), 和百老汇联邦银行(副总裁/业务发展经理),她的综合行业洞察力得到了认可, 企业家的智慧, and strategic communications skills to build digital businesses and brands globally.

Kibi 在纽约大学斯特恩商学院获得工商管理硕士学位,是哈佛大学的优等毕业生, 她在那里获得了东亚研究学士学位.

你可以在facebook、Twitter或Instagram上关注她 @kibianderson.

Lemu Coker

Lemu Coker

Co-President & Chair

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莱姆是b谷歌的高管,隶属于支持广播公司的全球媒体和娱乐合作组织, sports leagues, 娱乐公司将其内容货币化. 他拥有超过15年的战略经验, business development, and operations within the Media and Technology space having worked at Google, Twitter, Verizon Media, MTV Networks, Apple, and Myspace.

他曾担任AdColor的顾问委员会成员, 黑人谷歌人网络的领导职位, 并为许多创业公司和企业家提供建议. He is a proud husband and father of a son and 5-year-old English bulldog, Madiba.

Lemu received his MBA from the University of Michigan, and his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in Mass Media and Marketing Studies.

Huriyyah Muhammad

Huriyyah Muhammad

创始人/名誉董事

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Huriyyah 是一位获奖作家, director and producer whose projects have been invited to the Sundance Film Festival, 翠贝卡电影节, 奥斯汀电影节, 黑人电影中的新声音, 美国黑人电影节和其他许多电影节. 她是2018年圣丹斯创意制作研究员,也是2020年圣丹斯创意制作奖的获得者, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in US Dramatic Competition.

胡里亚也是“365bet官方投注网站”的联合创始人 & Film Collective, a 1400-member 501c3 dedicated to developing and supporting artists of color. At the Collective, 胡里亚身兼数职, 其中大部分可以概括为领导这个出色的团队,每天都受到我们成员的启发.

Chris Gorges

Chris Gorges

通讯委员会主席

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Chris是一名独立的品牌战略和设计顾问,也是Thompson的创始人兼首席执行官 & 王子和港湾. Previously, 他是英菲尼亚集团的总经理, 领导Infinia Ventures, 致力于为创业生态系统服务的实践. Before Infinia, 他曾在包括Droga5在内的创意机构担任自由战略顾问,之后加入哈瓦斯全球, Clear M&C Saatchi, CHI&合伙人和长子.

克里斯做过品牌战略咨询工作, digital, and growth strategy for a wide range of clients including Google, IBM, Spotify, TIAA, Amtrak, Wiley, NYCEDC和美国国防部. Chris mentors and advises startups via a number of accelerator, incubator, 风险投资组织, 包括Big Idea Ventures, Acceleprise, XRC Labs, RetailXelerator, VentureOut, Lambda School, 首飞创业中心, Launch Chapel Hill, and WeWork Labs.

Early in his career, Chris worked for IBM and Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, DC. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and an undergraduate business degree from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Okema T. Moore

Okema T. Moore

节目编制委员会主席

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Okema T. 摩尔是一位经验丰富的制片人, writer and director who started as a child actor on Sesame Street, 从那时起,培养了相当丰富的生活经验. These experiences include sharing an EMMY Nomination for a PSA she AD’d, produced and voiced, premiering as a digital series producer at 翠贝卡电影节’s Tribeca N.O.W. 2019, producing the NAACP nominated doc series UNLADYLIKE2020 for PBS, and producing the American Black Film Festival 2019 Best Web Series, Little Apple. 在蒙哥马利的布赖恩·史蒂文森的平等司法倡议遗产博物馆里,可以看到她的全息图, AL and in successful web series such as Makeup X Breakup and the Emmy Nominated Pillow Talk.

Behind the scenes, Okema拥有布鲁克林学院的金融和商业学士学位,以及纽约大学SPS的生产认证. Black TV的董事会成员 & 电影集体,Okema领导节目.

Ejeb Dema

Board Member

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Ejeb Dema是纽约的一位娱乐高管. 在Facebook和b谷歌工作, 她在直接面向消费者(D2C)和垂直电子商务领域管理了1亿美元的收入,积累了7年的合作伙伴关系和业务发展经验. Her belief that media inspires empathy and education drives her passion for the industry. 她为CultureCon提供打包交易和体验, MVAAFF, and SXSW, 最引人注目的是在翠贝卡电影节上与尊尼获加和肯亚·巴里斯合作推出了第一个黑人空间. Ultimately, Ejeb aspires to EP Black stories across TV/film, music, books and Broadway and

最近,她被选为多元化代表的黑人娱乐执行计划(1).2% acceptance rate) and served on the 2020-22 ADCOLOR Advisory Board. Ejeb喜欢当地的图书馆, banana bread, 杂志和诙谐的玩笑——如果你在附近看到她,打个招呼!

Sharon Liggins

Board Member

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高级公关主管Sharon Liggins是高级副总裁, Head of Communications for FIFTH SEASON (formerly Endeavor Content), a leading global, 高级影视工作室. FIFTH SEASON is the studio for the ensemble comedy 80 FOR BRADY, 获得奥斯卡提名的《beat365官方网站大全》,以及获得艾美奖好评的Apple TV+剧集《365bet官方投注网站》. Sharon之前是副总统, 在Ava DuVernay的叙事变化和社会影响集体ARRAY担任宣传工作,并担任独立公关顾问, working with such clients as the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson/Firelight Films and the Broad Museum. 在职业生涯早期,莎伦曾在全球媒体公司nbc环球有线娱乐公司和华特迪士尼公司abc娱乐公司担任高管职务. 沙龙还担任了两届电视学院理事会成员,并共同主持了多元化委员会. While governor, 莎伦发起了奥斯卡有史以来第一次为有色人种提名者举办的艾美奖招待会.

Ron

Ron McCants

Board Member & Parity项目创始人

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MFA, TV writer, playwright; WGA member who has written for Speechless. 他的戏剧曾在洛杉矶、纽约和伦敦上演. 罗恩是迪斯尼ABC写作计划的作家,多次获得剧本奖和儿童电视弗雷德罗杰斯纪念奖学金.

他最近是《365bet官方投注网站》的特约撰稿人, but he’s written a music video for Nas and worked on Marvel’s Falcon and The Winter Soldier. 他经营着一个组织,旨在通过数据改善边缘化作家的职业成果.

Derrick Pete

Derrick Pete

Board Member & 平价项目顾问

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德里克·皮特从加州大学洛杉矶分校广受赞誉的电影学院获得硕士学位 & 电视编剧研究生课程. 在节目中, he was honored with the prestigious Showcase Award for best screenplay, 引起了好莱坞经纪人和制片人的注意. Recently, Pete has turned his attention toward expanding his creative territory, 在等式中加上生产和导向.

To date, he has produced and directed three music videos and four short films. 他制作了那部获奖短片, Six Letter Word, 由鲁默·威利斯主演,参加美国电影学院女性导演研讨会.

Anthony Santagati

Board Member

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With nearly 25 years of experience in industries including fashion, luxury, media, and tech, Anthony曾为包括Burberry在内的国际品牌提供设计和营销解决方案, Lacoste, HBO, FX, AMC Networks, Airbnb, 以及南卡罗来纳大学. 作为一个创意总监, he has developed the look and feel of a variety of consumer-facing projects, 从网站到电子商务平台, 现场活动的店面. 在数字战略角色, 他在预测科技和社交媒体的新兴趋势方面表现出了非凡的能力, 把最好的新东西带到传统市场.

安东尼的教育结合了艺术视野和学术严谨:他拥有霍华德大学(BFA)的美术和法律学位, 1999; JD, 2005) and continually updates his knowledge and skills by attending conferences on design, innovation, 以及全球的创造力. 作为他所在领域的领导者, 从国际同事到有抱负的大学生,他都与大家分享了自己的专业知识和经验. A native of South Carolina’s Sea Islands, he currently lives with his wife in Brooklyn.

Avril Speaks

Board Member

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艾薇儿一直在开拓自己的道路作为一个大胆的, 几年的创新内容创造者, 不仅是作为制片人和导演,而且在她担任霍华德大学教授的前几天. 艾薇儿制作了获奖影片《beat365官方网站大全》, which premiered in Narrative Competition at SXSW and won Special Jury Recognition for Writing. 《beat365官方网站大全》通过米高梅/猎户座经典发行,并继续在世界各地上映.

Avril has also produced several films including Hosea and the upcoming comedy Dotty & Soul, starring Leslie Uggams, Gary Owen, David Koechner and Margot Bingham. Her latest projects include the South African film African America, 在泛非电影节首映的电影, 纪录片《365bet官方投注网站》的副制片人,并帮助制作了BET的脚本和非脚本内容, Coca Cola, Essence, and others. 她最近是Wayfarer Studios的《365bet官方投注网站》电影项目的制片顾问, 也是短片《beat365官方网站大全》的制片人, 在Netflix电影俱乐部播出的.

Avril has been selected for producing labs with Film Independent, Sundance, IFP, 鹿特丹和戛纳, and Sundance. 艾薇儿是Level Ground的董事会主席, an award-winning artist collective and production studio creating experiments in empathy, 她是DearProducer的特约撰稿人.com. 她还执导了两部故事片,《365bet官方投注网站》和获奖的《beat365官方网站大全》.

Advisory Board

Kai Akira

导演、故事美工、角色设计师(Netflix)

Thembi Banks

Writer, Producer, Director (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Only Murders in the Building)

珍妮·谢尔曼·巴罗斯

执行制片人,编剧(《beat365官方网站大全》,《365bet官方投注网站》,《365bet官方投注网站》)

Effie Brown

CEO & 制作人(Gamechanger Films)

Deniese Davis

CEO & 制片人(改革传媒)

Cassian Elwes

Producer

Guetty Felin

导演/老师/馆长

Hilliard Guess

制片人/编剧(Hilldog Productions)

Eric Haywood

编剧/导演/制片人(米尔路媒体公司.)

Mynette Louie

艾美奖提名制作人(《365bet官方投注网站》、《365bet官方投注网站》)

Jeff Melvoin

执行制片人/制片人/编剧/作者(《beat365官方网站大全》)

Kaita Mpambara

Writer

Huriyyah Muhammad

制片人/作家/导演

Ekwa Msangi

Writer/Director

Ramfis Myrthil

导演/制片人/作家

Arinze Onugha

Attorney, Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Kemp Powers

编剧/导演(《beat365官方网站大全》、《365bet官方投注网站》)

Peter Ramsey

索尼动画公司导演

Aida Rodriguez

喜剧演员/作家(Dancing With Raymond Productions)

Bianca Sams

Writer/Actor

Malcolm Spellman

作家,Prouder(《365bet官方投注网站》、《beat365官方网站大全》)

Aaron Rahsaan Thomas

编剧、制片人(BET Studios, SWAT)

Eric Wallace

Actor

Ben Watkins

Showrunner/Writer/Director/Producer (Blue Monday Productions)

Partners

Gotham Film & Media Institute

The Gotham Film & 媒体研究所是一家非营利性机构,致力于发现, developing and celebrating the people and projects that shape the future of story.

翠贝卡电影学院

翠贝卡电影学院支持讲故事的人成为他们所在社区和世界各地变革的催化剂.

Wavelength Films

Wavelength is an award-winning film studio committed to developing, producing and financing films that tell great f**king stories.

Cinereach

重要的故事,巧妙地讲述.

Ablecine

为内容创作者提供设备、服务支持 & knowledge.

TCS Films

作为纽约领先的供应商,TCS为摄影师和制作人员提供专业的电影设备租赁和支持,已有40年的历史.

索尼影视公司

索尼影视电视公司. (SPT) is an American television production and distribution studio. 总部设在卡尔弗城的索尼电影工作室, it is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment and a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

电影学系

The 电影学系 produces narrative and documentary features and series, 专注于雄心勃勃, cinematic, 以及能引起情感共鸣的故事.

拉丁裔独立制片人全国协会

NALIP旨在通过倡导和促进拉丁裔艺术家在媒体领域的专业需求来改变媒体文化.

纽约女电影人

NYCWF是一个非营利组织,致力于促进女性的职业生涯,非二元 & GNC创作者在电影,电视 & Media.

Impact24PR

Impact24, Inc. 是全方位服务的娱乐公关机构吗.

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