Tanya Kersey is best known as the Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Black Film Festival (http://www.hbff.org), an annual 6-day celebration of black cinema drawing together established filmmakers, popular film and TV stars, writers, directors, industry executives, emerging artists and new audiences from Southern California and around the world; and as the Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the entertainment trade publication, BlackTalentNews.com (http://www.blacktalentnews.com), a leading entertainment industry website that offers news, information and resources relevant to Blacks in the entertainment industry. She currently produces and hosts the popular radio show, “Inside Urban Hollywood” on BlogTakradio (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/InsideUrbanHollywood). With over two decades of experience in the entertainment field, Tanya is known as a “guru” who has an enviable reputation for having her finger on the pulse of what’s happening in ‘Black Hollywood.’ She is exceptionally well informed on the state of Black Hollywood and the critical issues faced by blacks in entertainment. Tanya’s many books include The Black Filmmaker’s Guide to Unlocking the Secrets to Film Festival Success (http://www.blackfimmakersguide.com); Surefire Tips for Building Your Social Capital in Hollywood; Black State of the Arts: A Guide to Developing a Successful Career as a Black Performing Artist, considered by many to be the “Bible” for blacks in the performing arts; The Black Film Report (http://www.blackfilmreport.com), a comprehensive report on the financial performance of black films; and the Urban Hollywood Resource Directory (http://www.urbanhollywoodresourcedirectory.com), the “yellow pages” of urban entertainment contacts and resources. She recently launched BlackHollywoodUniversity.com, a “one-stop shop” for starting, building and growing a career in Hollywood. The online repository of information is focused on serving the career needs of beginning and veteran African Americans in the entertainment industry. Tanya has appeared on news and entertainment programs on countless television and cable networks including CNN, NBC, the BBC, FOX-11, KTLA, BET and Reelz Channel, to name just a few; and she has been interviewed by and written about in dozens of newspapers and magazines. For more information: http://www.tanyakersey.com. For Tanya’s Hollywood Career Resources visit http://www.tanyakersey.com/hollywoodcareerresources.php. Email: tanya@tanyakersey.com. Voicemail: (310) 929-7522.
