Code Black Entertainment

Code Black Entertainment

Codeblack Entertainment is an American entertainment conglomerate founded and run by an African-American entrepreneur, Jeff Clanagan.

Codeblack Entertainment (Codeblack) is the first independent, vertically integrated African-American-owned film studio, actively engaged in the business of feature film production, film distribution, worldwide DVD and digital assets distribution, urban marketing consulting and a production of programs for television broadcast and syndication.

According to its founder, Codeblack Entertainment was created to facilitate positive representations of African-Americans in film. A multi-faceted entertainment organization, Codeblack provides a consistent stream of urban-themed programming that is distributed across theatrical, digital, broadcast and internet-based platforms. Codeblack's expansive library consists of dramatic, comedic, romantic and faith-based titles featuring top African American and Latino talent.

Despite its relatively young age as a company, Jeff Clanagan and his team have already established Codeblack Entertainment as an independent distributor of urban-themed content releasing urban content through theatrical, DVD, and broadcast channels and has further increased its equity by developing a strategic business alliance with one of Hollywood's biggest media conglomerates, 20th Century Fox. Codeblack presently has a multi-picture deal with 20th Century Fox's new film distribution division, Fox Faith, to produce six original films targeting the African-American faith-based market. The first two productions are film adaptations of the 1980s Off-Broadway gospel musical hit Mama, I Want to Sing! as well as the popular play A Good Man is Hard to Find. In June 2009 CB entered into a partnership with basketball player Shaquille O’Neal to produce and distribute the All Star Comedy Jam series. Featuring some of the most celebrated stand-up comics. The first installment of the series premiered on Showtime on June 17, 2009, and was directed by Leslie Smalls. The second installment of the All Star Comedy Jam series was filmed on June 26, 2009 in Miami and premiered December 5, 2009.