Division of Lionsgate | |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2005 (as Codeblack Entertainment) 2012 (as Codeblack Films) |
Headquarters | Universal City, California, United States |
Key people
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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.
On May 3, 2012, Lionsgate joined forces with Jeff Clanagan to create Codeblack Films.