Codeblack Films
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| Company type | Division of Lionsgate |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2005 (as Codeblack Entertainment) 2012 (as Codeblack Films) |
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Key people | Jeff Clanagan (President) Quincy Newell (Executive Vice President & General Manager) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Website | Official website |
Codeblack Films is an American film production and distribution company founded and run by entrepreneur Jeff Clanagan.
Codeblack Films is the first independent, vertically integrated African-American-owned film studio. According to its founder, Codeblack Films was created to facilitate positive representations of African-Americans in film. Codeblack provides urban-themed programming that is distributed across theatrical, digital, broadcast and internet-based platforms. Codeblack's library consists of dramatic, comedic, romantic and faith-based titles featuring top African-American and Latino talent.[1]
Lionsgate
On May 3, 2012, Lionsgate joined forces with Jeff Clanagan to create Codeblack Films.[2]
References
- ^ Nicole LaPorte (2006-11-20). "Codeblack books five pix". Variety. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "Lionsgate Pacts With CodeBlack CEO Jeff Clanagan". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-02-08.