Flavor Unit Entertainment
Private | |
Industry | Entertainment |
Headquarters | Miami, Florida, United States |
Key people |
Queen Latifah (Co-founder) Shakim Compere (Co-Founder) |
Products | Motion pictures, Music, Home entertainment, Television production |
Flavor Unit Entertainment is an American entertainment company originally launched in Jersey City, New Jersey, but is now based in Miami, Florida, United States.[1][2] The company was founded by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere in 1995.
The company produces films and television shows. In February 2013, Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Flavor Unit Entertainment. Netflix will have its pick of movies produced by Flavor Unit Entertainment to debut on its internet streaming service.[3]
In April 2014, Flavor Unit Entertainment entered into an exclusive programming partnership with Centric which will re-brand the cable television channel as the first network designed for the black woman.[4] The deal includes bringing Flavor Unit Entertainment's Single Ladies to Centric for a fourth season.
Filmography
Year | Film | Director |
---|---|---|
2004 | The Cookout | Lance Rivera |
2005 | Beauty Shop | Bille Woodruff |
2007 | The Perfect Holiday | Lance Rivera |
Life Support (film) (TV) | Nelson George | |
Wifey (TV) | Reginald Hudlin | |
2010 | Just Wright | Sanaa Hamri |
2011 | The Cookout 2 | Lance Rivera |
2012 | Steel Magnolias (2012 film) (TV) | Kenny Leon |
2013 | House Of Bodies | Alex Merkin |
Percentage | Alex Merkin | |
2015 | Brotherly Love (2015 film) | Jamal Hill |
Bessie (film) | Dee Rees | |
2016 | The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (TV)[5][6] | Nelson George |
Television
- The Queen Latifah Show (1999-2001) (with Telepictures Productions)
- Let's Stay Together (TV series) (2011–2014) (with Cofer Entertainment Group, BET Originals)
- Single Ladies (TV series) (2011–Present)
- The Star Next Door (2012) (with 25/7 Productions and Raquel Productions)
- The Next (2012) (with 25/7 Productions and Raquel Productions)
- The Queen Latifah Show[7](2013)
References
- ↑ "Queen Latifah Production Company".
- ↑ "New Jersey Business Portal". www.nj.gov. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Netflix Signs Exclusive Agreement With Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment". www.deadline.com. 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment Enters into Exclusive New Programming Partnership with Centric, the First Network Designed for the Black Woman".
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/02/cassandra-freeman-traci-thoms-queen-latifah-the-real-mvp-kevin-durant-movie-1201695463/
- ↑ http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-real-mvp-the-wanda-durant-story
- ↑ "CBS TV Stations Land Sony TV's Queen Latifah Daytime Talk Show For Fall 2013". www.deadline.com. 29 October 2012.
External links
- Flavor Unit Entertainment
- Flavor Unit Entertainment at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Twitter Page
- Official Facebook Page
- Official YouTube Page