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Application Process Opens in August for 2026 DGA Director Development Initiative Mentorship Program
Applications for the 2026 Program will open on Monday, August 4, 2025 and close on Wednesday September 3, 2025.

Jan 13, 2023

Past participants of the Mentorship Program — Directors Jessica Lowrey, Kim Nguyen, Marcus Stokes and Valerie Weiss — discussed the impact of the program during a conversation moderated by Television Diversity Task Force Co-Chair Michael Goi.

Apr 27, 2020

Alumni of the DGA’s Directors Development Initiative Mentorship Program continue to share knowledge via online seminars.

May 4, 2019

See coverage and photos from the launch of the 2019 DGA Director Development Initiative Television Mentorship Program and the first day of the three-day Craft Workshop

Jun 10, 2017

See text and photos this event where participants learned skills designed to help navigate a career as an episodic television director and key strategies for networking.

Jun 9, 2017

See text and photos from the launch of the East Coast DGA Director Development Initiative program featuring a panel discussion with Directors Darnell Martin, Martha Mitchell, Don Scardino and DGA Diversity Task Force Co-Chairs Todd Holland and Bethany Rooney.

Jun 4, 2016

See photos from this DGA Director Development Initiative workshop with Directors Miguel Arteta (Getting On), Norberto Barba (Grimm), Laura Belsey (Criminal Minds), Roxann Dawson (Bates Motel), Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland), Rob Greenlea (Madam Secretary), Michael M. Robin (Major Crimes), and Oz Scott (Gotham); with Anne Damato from RAIN Management and Jacquie Katz from CAA. The event was moderated by Diversity Task Force Co-Chair Todd Holland (The Real O’Neals).

Jan 14, 2016

See video and photos from the DGA’s kickoff event for its new diversity program.

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DGA National Board Reaffirms its Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
April 26, 2025
At its most recent meeting in April 2025, the DGA National Board unanimously voted to reaffirm the Guild’s longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Application Process Opens in August for 2026 DGA Director Development Initiative Mentorship Program
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Applications for the 2026 Program will open on Monday, August 4, 2025 and close on Wednesday September 3, 2025.
DGA TV Director Mentorship Program Graduates 2021-22 West Coast Participants
Part of the DGA’s Director Development Initiative, the program is built upon the Guild’s expanded talent development lineup and push for industry inclusion by pairing early-career directors (protégés) with veteran directors (mentors) who served as their professional guides to the working world of episodic television.
DGA TV Director Mentorship Program Graduates Inaugural Participants
Part of the DGA’s Director Development Initiative, the new program built upon the Guild’s expanded talent development lineup and push for industry inclusion by pairing early-career directors (protégés) with veteran directors (mentors) who served as their professional guides to the working world of episodic television.

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