production companies

Represents production companies founded and owned by two or more people of different racial/ethnic backgrounds.

22 Summers: 22 Summers, founded by multi-award-winning filmmakers Idris Elba and Diene Petterle, is a premium production company. Driven by a passion for storytelling, it produces cinematic, distinctive, and authentic films that entertain and inspire. It provides a home for world-class filmmaking talent and champions diverse voices.

51 Minds Entertainment: 51 Minds Entertainment is an unscripted production company (a division of Banijay), the world’s largest international content producer and distributor. It is led by Christian Sarabia and Zachary Klein, who serve as Chief Operating Officer.

786 Entertainment: 786 Entertainment is a British-Saudi production company founded by Boxer Ramla Ali, managing partner & producer Richard A. Moore, His Highness Prince Faisal Al Saud, and the Vainqueur Family Group. The company aims to amplify and platform untold stories, developing and producing feature-length dramas and television projects with a focus on minority-led storylines and female narratives for a global audience.

Antigravity Academy: Antigravity Academy is a multimedia production company founded by director Carlos López Estrada and actress Kelly Marie Tran to develop and produce movies, television, theater, and short-form content for people from underrepresented groups

Blackwater Pictures: Blackwater Pictures is a film production company founded by Antoine Dixon-Bellot and Kevin Harvey that combines the art of storytelling with innovative technology.

Color Farm Media: Color Farm Media was co-founded by actress Erika Alexander and Ben Arnon to develop and produce premium-quality content for multiple platforms (motion pictures, television, streaming, podcast) that feature multicultural characters and storylines for global, multicultural audiences.

Dream Bay Entertainment: Jason Hafford and Thomas Drachkovitch founded Dream Bay Entertainment, a film and television production company.

F.L.U.I.D.: F.L.U.I.D. (Fierce, Liberation, Unique Intersection of Diversity) are a film and television production company founded by Akbar Hamid & Evan Schwartz to produce film and television projects, engage film funds, and provide resources for LGBTQIA+ filmmakers, storytellers, and artists.

Forrest Films: Forrest Films is a film distribution and production company founded by Ali Afshar and Forrest Lucas.

H.wood Media: H.wood Media is a film production company founded by John Terzian, Jeremy Allen, and Brian Toll.

Hillman Grad Productions: Hillman Grad Productions is a full-service media and production company founded by writer, producer, and actor, Lena Waithe, and led by CEO Rishi Rajani. It has six divisions across TV/Film, Music, Books, Podcasts, Branded Content, and Mentorship–quickly rising to become one of the most prominent companies in entertainment.

Honor Role: Honor Role is a film and television production company founded by Camila Mendes & Rachel Matthews to develop dynamic character-driven stories from sharp filmmakers.

Hyde Park Entertainment: Ashok Amritraj and David Hoberman founded Hyde Park Entertainment, an independent film and television production and finance company.

Infinity Hill: Infinity Hill is a global multilingual film and television production company founded by Axel Kuschevatzky, Phin Glynn, and Cindy Teperman.

La Banda Films: La Banda Films is an American/Mexican film and television production company run by Roberto Sneider, Isabel Echeverry, and Jackeline Sánchez.

MRC Entertainment: MRC Entertainment is a film and television production company as well as a media investment firm founded by Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk.

Mucho Mas Media: Mucho Mas Media is a film and television finance and production company founded by Javier Chapa JD and Simon Wise to develop content for global Hispanic audiences.

Onyx Collective: Onyx Collective is a content brand, a subsidiary of Disney Entertainment, which focuses on projects from creators of color and other underrepresented groups and is led by Tara Duncan.

Prettybird: Prettybird is a hybrid production company bringing an elevated, yet holistic approach to content creation, founded by Paul Hunter and Kerstin Emhoff.

Proximity Media: Proximity Media was founded by director Ryan Coogler, his wife Zinzi Coogler, and writer Sev Ohanian in 2021 to create event-driven content across various platforms.

Rampage ‘n J Productions: Rampage ‘n J Productions is a film and television production company founded by Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Joel Silverman to develop biopics, silver screen adaptations of literature, and scripted dramatic series.

Rock and Rose Studio: Rock and Rose Studio, founded by Jess Khanom and Rosemond Perdue, manages creative development, rights, and multi-platform expansions for original IP with offices in London and L.A..

Runyonland: Runyonland is a screen and theater production company founded by Alyah Chanelle Scott and Thomas Laub.

Significant Productions: Significant Productions is a motion picture production company founded by Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi, which champions storytellers of color, proponents of authentic lenses, activists through film production, and mentors of unique voices.

Straight To Cards: Straight To Cards is a production company founded by Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel.

Southland Stories: Southland Stories is a film production company founded by radio host, television presenter, and Black Effect Podcast Network entrepreneur Lenard McKelvey (Charlamagne tha God) and veteran producer and financier Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road Pictures and Asbury Park Pictures that is designed to bring to the screen the life and culture of the American South.

Two Shakes Entertainment: Two Shakes Entertainment is a scripted and unscripted media production company founded by Damon Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow.

Umbrelic Entertainment: Umbrelic Entertainment is a film and television production and financing company founded by Brian Katz and Thomas Zambeck.

Unrivaled: Unrivaled is a 3v3 professional women's basketball league, founded by U.S. Olympians Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart with six teams with five players each. This innovative league provides a platform for elite women's basketball talent.

Wayne & Mandie Creative: Wayne & Mandie Creative is a multimedia production company founded by TV host, comedian, actor, and singer Wayne Brady and his ex-wife and business partner Mandie Taketa.

Winter Coats Film: Winter Coasts Film is a film and television production company founded by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon.

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Promise Studios: Promise Studios, founded by Dave Clark, Jamie Byrne, and George Strompolos, produces original films, series, and new formats in collaboration with top GenAI artists, proven storytellers, and IP rights-holders.

Round Mound Media: Round Mound Media is a media production company founded by NBA vet Charles Barkley in partnership with EverWonder Studio to develop and produce documentaries, live telecasts, and scripted content.