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DIVERSE DIRECTORS PROGRAM
The Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Diverse Directors Program provides access and exposure for highly qualified candidates form underrepresented communities to the art and business of episodic television directing.
The program is designed to identify and cultivate a rich pipeline of emerging diverse directors to work within SPT and across the studio.
SPT Diverse Directors Program Participants are folded into the Sony Pictures family through meets with development executives, current executives, creative producers and showrunners. They receive training thru application and opportunity to shadow on a Sony Pictures Television show.
The open application period has ended.
TESTIMONIALS
While everyone's journey is unique, the experience should have something we can count on.
Hear what our past program candidates have to share.
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Daniel Willis"The Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program, under the leadership of the incomparable Brett King, is the premiere Hollywood directing fellowship in my opinion.
The mentorship, professional development and access i received completely altered the trajectory of my career, taking me from indie filmmaker to working TV director."
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Dean Lim"Getting the endorsement of Brett King and SONY is both validating and inspiring. It gives you the confidence that you have something to say that’s worth listening to.
And no amount of pumping yourself up in front of a mirror can replace it - the support is career building."
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Solvan "Slick" Naim"I’m from Brooklyn, New York, and when I look outside my window, I see mostly People of Color. When I look on TV or film, I’m not seeing that. The Sony Diverse Directors Program is crucial because it gives people who never had a chance to get into the business some kind of through-line, some kind of string. I had no family, no friends, no connections into the industry until the Sony Diverse Directors Program accepted me. Sony isn’t just acknowledging that there’s a diversity problem but they’re actually doing something about it. So, if they can give other people from diverse backgrounds the opportunity like they gave myself, I think we’d be seeing a lot of new, unique, interesting voices that need to be heard."
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Pete Chatmon"Having come from the worlds of independent film and branded content, I had a lot to learn about an episodic series' journey from script to screen.
Fortunately, the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program was my introduction to the nuts and bolts of how the industry works.
I was given insight into what executives are looking for, what demands exist for television directors, and how to consider carving out a career.
Six years later, I've directed almost 50 episodes of television across half hour comedies, one hour dramas, and this year I was attached to my first pilot for a premium cable network..."