Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Effie Brown: Changing the Game

Thursday, April 16, 2020 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Online Location

Effie T. Brown is the CEO of Gamechanger, which launched in 2013 as the first film financing fund by and for women and now under Brown’s leadership includes projects by and about people of color, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities as well as its expansion into television and digital content.

Brown is also an award-winning film, television, and digital producer known for her highly acclaimed, multi-platform repertoire as well as championing inclusion and diversity in Hollywood, both behind and in front of the camera. Brown has produced several critically acclaimed films and award-winning projects including Real Women Have Curves (directed by Patricia Cardosa), Dear White People​ (2015 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay), HBO’s Project Greenlight (Executive Produced by Matt Damon annd Ben Affleck), among others.

Brown also served as an executive producer on Lee Daniels’ ​Star on FOX and Disney Channel’s ​Zombies. Prior to Gamechanger, Brown founded Duly Noted Inc., a company dedicated to ground-breaking narratives that use genre to challenge and advance our culture in a disruptive way. Brown’s dream is to change the world through film and TV -- celebrating our differences while bringing us all closer together.

Find her company on Instagram @Gamechangerfilms and Twitter @GCfilmfund