#Mentorship
Ashley Williams Teams Up with Hallmark to Launch Reciprocal Director Mentorship Program
Thanks to an idea from veteran character actress Ashley Williams, Hallmark Media is upping its support of women directors. A press release announced that Make Her Mark, a reciprocal director mentor...
ReFrame Rise Expands to Support Women DPs Along With Directors, Announces 2022-24 Class
ReFrame Rise, a program launched in 2019 to nurture established women filmmakers, is growing. From Women In Film Los Angeles (WIF) and Sundance Institute’s ReFrame Project and supported by...
Scripts About Riot Grrrls, LGBTQ+ Divorce, & Women Filmmakers Selected for 2022 Athena Writers Lab
This year, the Athena Writers Lab is offering virtual mentorship, networking opportunities, and peer-to-peer review sessions to the scribes of an adventure pic about an all-women expedition across...
Submit Now: Wavelength’s WAVE Grant for First-Time Female or Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color
Submissions for the WAVE grant are now open. From Wavelength Films, the production studio behind titles such as Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s “Cusp” and Ekwa Msangi’s...
Debbie Allen, Kay Cannon, Nicole Kassell, & More to Serve as Mentors in New DGA Program for Women Directors
The women of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) are forming a squad. The DGA’s Women’s Steering Committee has launched the Women’s Steering Committee Squad Mentorship Program (WSC Squad),...
New Org Will Offer Mentorship and Financial Support to Disabled Screenwriters
According to last year’s WGAW Inclusion Report, self-identified writers with disabilities comprise only 0.7 percent of current active Writers Guild of America West members. In contrast, about a...
Guest Post: How Women Inspired Me to Pay It Forward and Become a Mentor
By Mimi Chakarova I was 21 when I first met her. I was carrying a large portfolio case, sweating all the way from the train station to her gallery. I can’t tell you what she wore that day. All I...
Women in Animation’s Spring 2021 Mentorship Program to Focus on Advancing Women of Color
Women in Animation (WIA) is teaming up with Black N’Animated, LatinX in Animation, and Rise Up Animation for its 2021 Spring Mentorship Program in order to “directly advance career...
Women of Color Unite Bringing #Startwith8 Mentorship Program to the U.K.
Women of Color Unite (WOCU) is taking its #Startwith8 campaign across the pond. A press release has confirmed that WOCU, a non-profit advocacy group for women of color in entertainment, is expanding...
Apply Now: 2021 Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
The Writers Lab is now accepting submissions for its 2021 edition. Each year, the program offers mentorship, feedback, networking, panels, and workshops to a group of women screenwriters aged 40 or...
All-Women Cohort Selected for Blackhouse Foundation’s Multicultural Producers Lab
For the second year in a row, an all-women cohort has been selected for The Blackhouse Foundation’s Multicultural Producers Lab. Danni Conner, Trevite Willis, Avril Speaks, Adetoro Makinde, Letitia...
Katori Hall Signs Overall Deal with Lionsgate TV, Sets Up Mentorship Program for Black Playwrights
Katori Hall is sticking with Lionsgate Television. She has signed an overall deal with the studio, which produces her strip club-set Starz drama “P-Valley.” The pact will see Hall create...
Submit Now: Dedza Films, Kino Lorber-Supported Distributor for Emerging and Student Filmmakers
Kino Lorber is collaborating with filmmaker and programmer Kate Gondwe on a “new distribution initiative that will showcase short films by emerging talent, aimed at fostering and mentoring...
WOC Unite and The Bitch Pack Call On Execs and Companies to Join #Startwith8Hollywood Initiative
Social action org and non-profit studio Women of Color Unite (WOCU) and The Bitch Pack, a collective focused on improving representation of women in screenplays, are calling for the entertainment...
Participants Announced for Tribeca’s Fifth Through Her Lens Program
Tribeca Film Festival and Chanel have selected five female filmmaking duos for the fifth Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. A press release announced the participants....
Apply for a Free Ticket to Join the W&H Community at the 2019 Power Women Summit
Women and Hollywood is proud to be on the Advisory Board for TheWrap’s 2019 Power Women Summit, which will be held on October 24 and 25 in Los Angeles. The summit will be the largest gathering of...
Time’s Up Now Accepting Applications for Who’s in the Room Mentorship Program
If you’re an assistant in the entertainment industry and looking to take the next step in your career, Time’s Up is here for you. A press release from the gender equality and inclusion...
CAA Supporting Rising TV Writers of Color with Showrunner Mentorship Program
Less than a year after creating a searchable database of TV writers of color, CAA is once again striving to make the television writing landscape — and the path to showrunning — more...
Time’s Up to Support Rising Execs and Producers with New Mentorship Program
Time’s Up’s latest initiative is working to improve the entertainment industry’s executive and producer pipeline. A press release from the gender equality and inclusion coalition...
WIF LA and Ghetto Film School Join Forces to Support Young WOC Filmmakers
Women in Film Los Angeles (WIF LA) and non-profit filmmaking program Ghetto Film School are working together to support up-and-coming women filmmakers of color. According to Variety, the two orgs...
Apply for a Free Ticket to Join the Women & Hollywood Community at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit
Women and Hollywood is proud to be on the steering committee for TheWrap’s Power Women Summit, which will be held on November 1 and 2 in Los Angeles. The summit will be the largest gathering of...
Apply Now to the SouthMed Women in Audiovisual Program
While Hollywood continues to overlook its blatant disregard for inclusivity, programs around the world are working towards leveling the playing field. Women in Audiovisual in the Southern...
Apply Now for AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women
The continuous lack of female directors in Hollywood should come as no surprise. The numbers have, more or less, remained the same over the past 10 years. Slowly but surely, AFI’s Directing...
Directors UK Launches New Mentorship and Career Development Program
Directors UK has launched a new initiative for its members. Directors UK Inspire: A Mentoring and Career Development Programme “aims to inspire and encourage directors across genres to seek...
Screen Australia Announces Gender Matters Mentorship Program Recipients
Eight women have been selected for a commercial directing mentorship, Screen Australia announced. As part of the Australian Directors’ Guild’s (ADG) Gender Matters initiative, these eight...