Charles D. Kingmade history tonight, becoming the first Black producer to accept the PGA Milestone Award.
Watch his acceptance speech below.
Its an award thats bestowed to producers or production teams that have made historic contributions to the entertainment industry.
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The Producers Guilds 2023 recipients were Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.
I was without words.
I was filled with tremendous gratitude.
He was so calm and relaxed, Coogler said.
I shared with him what my filmFruitvaleStationwas about.
He shared with me a story that happened to him when he was coming out of law school.
Hed never shared the story with anybody else in the industry.
I mentioned I had this idea for aRockymovie.
This dude thought he was really going places.
He took a long pause.
What makes you ask that?
I realize he didnt answer my question.
So it probably meant not that much longer.
I said: I want to sign with you.
Make me a deal if you switch jobs, youll still work with me.
