Attention filmmakers: the application process for the inaugural Warner Bros. Emerging Film Directors Workshop is now open. The nine-month intensive will guide participants through the film production process — everything from pitching to premieres.

The initiative strives to “give access and voice to new and underrepresented talent.” Given the mandate of the Emerging Directors Workshop, it’s infuriating that The Hollywood Reporter announced word of the workshop’s registration opening as follows: “Warner Bros. is seeking the next Spielberg, Abrams or Trevorrow.” How about the next Ava DuVernay or Ryan Coogler? The purpose of the Workshop is to encourage a more inclusive film landscape, after all. Identifying a trio of white men as inspirational figures doesn’t exactly get that point across.

Five filmmakers will be selected for the 2016–2017 session. Warner Bros. writes, “Designed to recreate the features production process on a micro level, the Workshop will have participants pitch, write, or work with a screenwriter, and develop a script for a short film (3–10 minutes). Once they have a final script, filmmakers will work with physical production to prep, create a budget, cast, shoot on the lot, and edit with a full post production process. Warner Bros. will cover all production costs and salary for filmmakers for the duration of the Workshop.”

The Workshop will conclude on one helluva high-note. The aspiring directors will have their shorts screened at a film festival attended by key industry members — agents, managers, producers, and film executives.

Interested parties will be required to submit a current resume, a short composition, samples of their work, and a one-page proposal for the short film they plan to work on during the intensive. The deadline to apply is June 30. For more information, including eligibility, head here.