SHELBY STONE
Award winning producer Shelby Stone’s works include: HBO’s Emmy, Golden Globe, and Image Award winning “Lackawanna Blues” which premiered at Sundance 2005; the critically acclaimed “The Middle Passage”; “Boycott”; and “Lumumba,” as well as the Emmy-nominated, multiple award-winning HBO public service spots “Peace: Live in It or Rest in It” staring Queen Latifah, Chris Rock, John Leguizamo, et al. Stone also produced Tamara Davis’ acclaimed “Skipped Parts” starring Jennifer Jason Lee with a cameo by Drew Barrymore. Stone began her career as an independent film executive working in marketing, acquisitions, and finally production before launching her own production company with “DROP Squad” a Spike Lee 40 Acres and a Mule production. Currently she is the Senior Vice President of Development and Production at Foxx/King Entertainment, a newly formed company lead by Jamie Foxx, Jaime King, and Marcus King. “Life Support”, Stone’s latest film was produced in conjunction with Foxx/King Entertainment with Nelson George as writer and director. Starring Queen Latifah, “Life Support” premiered at Sundance 2007 and was the closing night attraction.
Stone is the 2007 recipient of the Black Women Film Preservation’s Trail Blazer Award.
Award winning producer Shelby Stone is currently the Senior Vice President of Development and Production at Foxx/King Entertainment, a newly formed company lead by Jamie Foxx, Jaime King, and Marcus King. As a follow up to her Emmy and Golden Globe wining film “Lackawanna Blues”, Shelby joined Foxx/King to produce “Life Support” starring Queen Latifah written and directed by Nelson George. “Life Support” premiered at Sundance 2007 and was the closing night attraction.
Film List:
Life Support - Executive Producer
Director: Nelson George
HBO FILMS
(World Premiere at Sundance 2007 and was closing night attraction)
Lackawanna Blues - Executive Producer
Director: George C. Wolfe
HBO FILMS
(World Premiere at Sundance 2005)
Lumumba (English language version) - Executive Producer
Director: Raoul Peck
HBO FILMS
The Middle Passage (English language version) - Executive Producer
Director: Guy Deslauriers
HBO FILMS
Boycott - Executive Producer
Director: Clark Johnson
HBO FILMS
Skipped Parts - Producer
Director: Tamara Davis
Lion’s Gate Films
Drop Squad - Producer
Director: David Johnson
Grammercy Pictures / Universal
Radio Bikini - Co- Producer
Director: Robert Stone
Peace: Live In It Or Rest In It - Producer
Directors include Allen & Albert Hughes, John Leguizamo, Tamara Davis, and Nelson George
HBO/Warner Music Group
Foxx / King Entertainment – Senior VP Production and Development – current
At Foxx/King, Stone works closely with Jaime King, Marcus King, and Jamie Foxx to develop and produce film, television, and internet projects.
SCS Films - Head of Production 1990 - 1993
Stone ran the day-to-day operations of financier Stephen Swid’s production company while developing and financing Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair).
Professional Accomplishments:
Life Support
- Golden Globe – Best Performance by an Actress Queen Latifah
- SAG Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Queen Latifah
- Image Award – Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Wendell Pierce
- Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Queen Latifah
- Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Lackawanna Blues
- Golden Globe – Best Actress S. Epatha Merkerson
- Emmy – Best Actress S. Epatha Merkerson
- SAG – Best Actress S. Epatha Merkerson
- DGA – Directing George C. Wolfe
- Humanitas Prize – 90 Minute or Longer Category
- Casting Society of America’s Artios Award - Best Movie of the Week Casting
- Image Award – Outstanding Actress S. Epatha Merkerson and Outstanding Actor Terrence Howard
- Nominated for over 50 awards including 2 Spirit Awards
Other Awards includes
- The George F. Peabody Award
- AFI Award
- NAACP Image Awards
- Clio’s
- Andy Award
- Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame Award
- Multiple Emmy nominee
- Best Documentary Academy Award nominee for Radio Bikini.
- 2007 Black Women Film Preservation’s Trail Blazer Award
