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Resources

  • Array – Creates connection between underrepresented artists and passionate audiences. Founded as AFFRM in 2010 by filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
  • Black Women Directors – An ever-growing digital library that celebrates Black women and nonbinary filmmakers around the globe, created by Danielle A. Scruggs.
  • Black Film – Blackfilm’s mission is to promote and support diversity in filmmaking.
  • The Black Film Allegiance – A 501c3 nonprofit organization building visibility for underrepresented creatives. We provide space for talented creatives to showcase their projects, find mentorship and connect with industry professionals.
  • Black Film Space – Black Film Space is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the careers of Black Filmmakers.
  • The Black TV & Film Collective – The Black TV & Film collective is a development and production hub for Black and African Descent artists wishing to create financially sustainable careers in the fields of television, film and digital entertainment.
  • Black Writers Zoom – Monthly Zooms for up and coming Black TV Writers.
  • Color Creative – Discovers emerging talent through various events, workshops, contests, and a referral network. Supports talent by facilitating development and production of their original scripted and unscripted content for Film, TV, and Digital. Presents opportunities for distribution via their YouTube platform. A network of talented writers and their material, acting as a conduit to secure paid opportunities to gain experience and visibility.
  • Diverse Representation – Black agents, attorneys, managers, publicists and executives in the sports and entertainment industries.
  • Ghetto Film School – Ghetto Film School educates, develops and celebrates the next generation of great storytellers.
  • Hillman Grad Mentorship Labs – Provides opportunities for marginalized storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their career in television and film.
  • Hollywood Here – Providing creatives with the tools, knowledge & connections to become game changers regardless of location.
  • In the Cut – ITC helps bridge the knowledge gap and spread information for the black community and other groups who have been historically shut out by Hollywood.
  • MasterClass – Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee
  • Mediaversity Reviews – TV & films graded on diversity.
  • Shadow And Act – Shadow and Act is a website dedicated to cinema, television and web content of Africa and its global Diaspora. With daily news, interviews, in-depth investigations into the audiovisual industry, and more, Shadow and Act promotes content created by and about people of African descent throughout the world.
  • Strong Black Lead – News for all things Black in TV & Film on Netflix
  • Women of Color Unite – WOCU is a social action organization focusing on fair access, fair treatment and fair pay for women of color in all aspects of the entertainment and media industries.

Podcasts

Coming Soon to Hidden TV And Film Pages

Talent Directories: Writers, Directors, Actors, etc…

More Directories: Awards (Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes, NAACP Awards, Spirit Awards, etc…)

Events – Conventions Calendar