Crystal Ship Artist & Filmmakers

12/01/2021

Spotlighting the wonderfully talented Rob Stapleton.

Spotlighting the wonderfully talented Rob Stapleton.

10/14/2021

Congrats to our client Brandon Rush for booking a recurring role on the new season of CBS’s Blue Bloods. Check him out Friday nights at 10pm.

Congrats to our client Brandon Rush for booking a recurring role on the new season of CBS’s Blue Bloods. Check him out Friday nights at 10pm.

10/05/2021

Congrats to our client Amanda Shi for booking a role on the new season of NBC’s New Amsterdam. Check her out Tuesday nights at 10pm.

Congrats to our client Amanda Shi for booking a role on the new season of NBC’s New Amsterdam. Check her out Tuesday nights at 10pm.

09/13/2021

Congrats to our client Leah Pressman for booking a recurring role on HBO’s We Own This City. Check her out in the upcoming season Spring 2022!

Congrats to our client Leah Pressman for booking a recurring role on HBO’s We Own This City. Check her out in the upcoming season Spring 2022!

09/08/2021

Congrats to our client Lee Baptise for booking a role on CBS’s Blue Bloods. Check him out in the upcoming new season!

Congrats to our client Lee Baptise for booking a role on CBS’s Blue Bloods. Check him out in the upcoming new season!

09/02/2021

Congrats to our client Mu-Shaka Benson for booking a role on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime. Check him out in the upcoming new season!

Congrats to our client Mu-Shaka Benson for booking a role on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime. Check him out in the upcoming new season!

07/14/2021

God's Not Dead: We The People (Official Trailer)

Another great performance by our client Isaiah Washington. Coming this fall.

06/30/2021

Francesca Grimaldi - Talk With Terra - Business Builder Radio | iHeartRadio

"Talk with Terra" on iHeartRadio with Terra Renee, founder of African American Women in Cinema. Love chatting. Thank you Terra and iHeartRadio.

Hear What Happens When AAWIC President Terra Renee Talks To Francesca Grimaldi. Visit Rudyradio.com For More Shows#trailblazer #radio #veramore #talkshow #ruderangers #rudyradio #podcast #trailblazermedia

06/26/2021

Season 7: June 24 - July 11, 2021. | SeriesFest

Congratulations to Sherry MCCracken and Dina Engle of Little Rock Films and our client Catscape Productions on the acceptance of their pilot "48 Blocks" into SeriesFest.

SeriesFest is an award-winning annual festival based in Denver, Colorado dedicated to showcasing the best and boldest in episodic storytelling from around the world.

06/20/2021

England abolishes slavery in 1833. A hundred and seventeen years later, Earl Cameron in "Pool of London" is the first Black British actor to break through racial exclusion in the British Film Industry in 1950.

England abolishes slavery in 1833. A hundred and seventeen years later, Earl Cameron in "Pool of London" is the first Black British actor to break through racial exclusion in the British Film Industry in 1950.

06/19/2021

Happy Juneteenth!!!

Happy Juneteenth!!!

06/18/2021

Hattie McDaniels, The first black actor to star in her own radio show "The Beulah Show". The first black actor to win an Oscar in 1940. Happy Juneteenth Hattie!

Hattie McDaniels, The first black actor to star in her own radio show "The Beulah Show". The first black actor to win an Oscar in 1940. Happy Juneteenth Hattie!

06/17/2021

Lorrie Bartlett, First black woman to be appointed to Board of Directors of a major talent agency in 2019. Happy Juneteenth Lorrie!

Lorrie Bartlett, First black woman to be appointed to Board of Directors of a major talent agency in 2019. Happy Juneteenth Lorrie!

06/17/2021

Channing Dungey is an American television executive who broke ground as the first Black American president of a major broadcast television network. You can catch her trailblazing her way as chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. This role makes her one of few black executives in a Hollywood television studio. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
#juneteenthcelebration

Channing Dungey is an American television executive who broke ground as the first Black American president of a major broadcast television network. You can catch her trailblazing her way as chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. This role makes her one of few black executives in a Hollywood television studio. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
#juneteenthcelebration

06/17/2021

In honor of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday… over the course of the next few days, CSA will be paying homage to those who have paved the way for African Americans in the entertainment industry. Let’s celebrate this wonderful holiday in unison!

In honor of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday… over the course of the next few days, CSA will be paying homage to those who have paved the way for African Americans in the entertainment industry. Let’s celebrate this wonderful holiday in unison!

06/17/2021

04/21/2021

Shout out to Zag and Candace. You guys rock! Thank you for all you do for our agency!

Shout out to Zag and Candace. You guys rock! Thank you for all you do for our agency!

03/22/2021

Black representation in film and TV: The challenges and impact of increasing diversity

We're back to the question of representation.

New research reveals the barriers that Black talent in the film and TV industry faces, the economic fallout, and solutions for an inclusive, equitable workplace.

01/16/2021

Crystal Ship Artist & Filmmakers updated their phone number.

Crystal Ship Artist & Filmmakers updated their phone number.

01/16/2021

Time to watch.

Time to watch.

10/19/2020

Sony Pictures Enters First Look Deal With Jeff Friday Media For First Access To American Black Film Festival Titles

Congrats to Jeff and ABFF.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is changing the game with its latest venture. The studio has revealed that they have inked a unique first-look deal with Jeff Friday Media (JFM), the ne…

10/10/2020

‘All American’s Dane Morck Signs With Zero Gravity; Evan Mirzai Signs With Innovative Artists; CJ Wallace Inks Deal With CSA

Big welcome to CJ Wallace .

Dane Morck, the co-creator of the CW series All American, has signed with Zero Gravity. He will serve as the Executive Consultant going into Season 3 of the sports drama. Prior to All American Morc…

09/26/2020

Isaiah Washington To Mark Feature Directorial Debut With ‘Corsicana’ Western

Repped by Crystal Ship Artists.

EXCLUSIVE: Grey’s Anatomy alum Isaiah Washington is stepping behind the camera for Corsicana, a character-driven western which will serve as his feature directorial debut. Washington is also starri…

08/20/2020

CSA Promo

CSA Promo

07/23/2020

After an Online Search for Black Union Editors Turns Racist, Filmmaker Ri-Karlo Handy Hopes for Change

Timely indeed.

When filmmaker Ri-Karlo Handy posted a Facebook request on Tuesday for fellow Black union editors to get in touch with him, he thought he was helping diversify productions and expand opportunities …

07/20/2020

New York City Allowing Film and TV Production to Resume Next Week

Getting underway is a blessing.

Cameras are set to roll in the Big Apple again. Film and television production in New York City can resume on July 20, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference on Friday. The restrictions of …

07/19/2020

RZA Says U-God Will be Part of ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)

Great to see the line up is more complete.

“Wu Tang: An American Saga,” created and written by the RZA and Alex Tse, depicts the early days of the Wu-Tang Clan in 1990s New York. Hulu renewed the scripted series for a second season in Janua…

07/16/2020

Showtime And BET Launch Joint SHOxBET Network

More opportunities.

https://shadowandact.com/showtime-and-bet-launch-joint-shoxbet-network

Showtime and BET have launched the joint channel SHOxBET...

07/14/2020

07/14/2020

Former 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Isaiah Washington Opens Up About His New Show and Being Blacklisted By Hollywood (Exclusive)

Watch Isaiah in his new show "Isaiah Washington's Kitchen Talk"

https://popculture.com/streaming/news/former-greys-anatomy-star-isaiah-washingtons-new-show-blacklisted-hollywood/

Grey's Anatomy fans will remember Isaiah Washington's famous role as Dr. Preston Burke on the [...]

07/10/2020

‘P-Valley’s Katori Hall Talks Destigmatizing Stripping, Spotlighting “The New South” And Creating The World Of “Delta Noir”

Check out Isaiah Washington in P-Valley on STARZ.

In 2009, award-winning playwright Katori Hall started research for her play P***y Valley, which put a spotlight on the world of stripping. She stepped into the heels of these women, took pole danci…

07/08/2020

Starz's P-Valley unpacks the nuances of Black womanhood

https://tv.avclub.com/starz-s-p-valley-is-a-spectacular-display-of-black-woma-1844254441

The unapologetically Southern story puts women who are often pushed to society’s edges where they belong—center stage.

06/25/2020

Jonathan Gladding Image.

06/25/2020

Hollywood Attorney Nina Shaw on Being "the Only Black Person in the Room" for 30-Plus Years (Guest Column)

We are here and we are strong. CSA.

https://www-hollywoodreporter-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/hollywood-attorney-nina-shaw-being-black-person-room-30-years-guest-column-1298746

The power lawyer reveals the "deeply troubling" experience of tokenism and recalls the discouraging response to calling for diverse representation in 2016: "That was the embodiment of white privilege."

06/18/2020

Black And Brown Indie Producers Press Hollywood For Commitments To End Systemic Racism: Open Letter

We stand with these producers.

At a moment when Hollywood is listening more than ever to suggestions on how to make this industry more inclusive, a group of indie producers of color have written an open letter with some worthwhi…