Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative Director Mentorship

Ryan Murphy launched Half aiming to make Hollywood more inclusive by creating equal opportunities for women and minorities behind the camera. Less than one year after launching Half, Ryan Murphy Television’s director slate hired 60% women directors and 90% met it's women & minority requirement.

Concurrent with the hiring goals, the Initiative launched the Half  Director Mentorship Program in which every director on a Ryan Murphy Television production mentors emerging women and minority directors through pre-production and post-production along with offering a significant stipend for their commitment. Applications available Jan 1-31, apply HERE

WB Television Director's Workshop

The Warner Bros. Television Directors’ Workshop, is an initiative that introduces up-and-coming directors to prime time television. With the backdrop of active Warner Bros. Television sets as the learning environment, and top television directors, cinematographers and showrunners as the instructors, those selected to the program will have the opportunity to participate in a workshop that is unparalleled in the industry. Directors will be taken through the full process of episodic directing, from what is expected during prep, to working collaboratively with actors and key crew during production, through post-production. Deadline to apply is February 6th, 2020. Apply HERE.