Todd Black to Receive Inaugural Career Producer Honor at the 39th Annual Virginia Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Producer Todd Black will receive the first Career Producer Honor at the 39th Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville, running from 21 to 25 October. The new award recognises the artistic contribution of producers, and Black will take part in festival events including a screening of “The Social Reckoning” and a discussion with its director, Aaron Sorkin.
Black’s credits include “Fences”, which received a Best Picture nomination in 2017, as well as “The Pursuit of Happyness”, “Being the Ricardos” and “Emancipation”. The honour is funded by an endowment created by producer Julie Lynn and her sister Amy Quinn; Black is also producing Amazon MGM’s “Madden”, starring Nicolas Cage, due on Prime Video on 18 November.
- Todd Black will receive Virginia Film Festival’s first producer career award.
- The festival takes place in Charlottesville from 21 to 25 October.
- Black’s forthcoming projects include “The Social Reckoning” and “Madden”.
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Film producers help shape a film from development through to its release, working with directors, writers, cast and studios. Todd Black is an American producer whose credits include Fences, nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 2017, and The Pursuit of Happyness.
The Virginia Film Festival is an annual event held in Charlottesville, Virginia, where films are screened and filmmakers take part in discussions. Its new Career Producer Honor is intended to recognise producers’ artistic contribution, with funding from an endowment established by producer Julie Lynn and her sister Amy Quinn.