David F. Fortune
Film and television professor
Education
- M.F.A., Film and Television Production, Loyola Marymount University
- B.A., Cinema, Television, Emedia Studies, Morehouse College
Credentials
- Part-time professor of film and television, 2025–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- NAACP Image Award – Outstanding Breakthrough Creative Nominee, 2025
- Variety – Variety’s 2025 Directors to Watch, 2025
- Variety – Variety Critic’s Pick (Color Book), 2025
- Bentonville Film Festival - Special Jury Mention for Directorial Vision (Color Book), 2025
- Newark Black Film Festival – Spirit of Paul Robeson Award (Color Book), 2025
- RiverRun International Film Festival: Brunette Award for Best Director (Color Book), 2025
- RiverRun International Film Festival: Best Feature Film (Color Book), 2025
- Pan African Film Festival – Best 1st Feature Narrative Award (Color Book), 2025
- Oxford Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature (Color Book), 2025
- Austin Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature Jury Award (Color Book), 2024
- Chicago International Film Festival – Audience Award - Best U.S. Feature Film (Color Book), 2024
- Denver International Film Festival – American Independent Award - Best U.S Feature Film (Color Book), 2024
- Black Harvest Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature Award (Color Book), 2024
- Deauville - American Film Festival: Prix de la Critique – Critics Prize Award (Color Book), 2024
- Tribeca - AT&T Presents: Untold Stories – Untold Stories Winner (Color Book), 2023
- Netflix - Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship – Directing Fellow (Color Book), 2023
- Orlando Urban Film Festival – Best Director (Shoebox), 2023
- The Black Bottom Film Festival – Best Short Film (US), 2023
- Sidewalk Film Festival – Shorts Programmers’ Award (US), 2023
- Netflix/Ghetto Film School – Netflix’s Content Creator Winner (US), 2022
- Indeed/Hillman Grad’s Rising Voices – Screenplay Winner/Directing Fellow (Shoebox), 2021
- Paramount - Viacom Viewfinder Program – Television Directing Fellow, 2019
- Village Roadshow Entertainment Group – Grant Recipient/Directing Fellow, 2019
- Stuart Family Foundation – Grant Recipient, 2019
- The Wrap: The Shortlist Film Festival – Competition Finalist (Z-Man), 2018
- Film Independent/Loyola Marymount University Incubator Lab - Directing Fellow, 2018
- Loyola Marymount University – Movie Magic Producer Award Recipient, 2018
- Revolt TV: Beyond the Lens – Emerging Young Filmmaker Award Recipient (Laced), 2017
- Urbanworld Film Festival – Young Filmmaker Showcase Winner (Laced), 2017
Publications and presentations
Feature and short film projects
- Writer/director/producer, Color Book, feature film, Tribeca Studios, 2023–24
- Writer/director, Us, short film, Netflix, 2021–22
- Writer/director, Shoebox, short film, Indeed/Hillman Grad Productions, 2021
- Director/editor, Tommy, short documentary, Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, 2019
- Writer/director/producer, Z-Man, short film, 2017–18
- Writer/director/producer, Laced, short film, 2016–17