Industry programs and workshops
The Accelerate Fellowship is a six-month rewriting sprint that gives disabled film and television writers $40,000 in funding and bespoke mentorship to develop a spec script to market. Through writers groups, one-on-one mentorship, guidance from the Inevitable Foundation staff, and access to leading film and television writers, the program offers disabled writers everything they need to get their script ready to take to market. This year’s program will also encourage nuanced disability representation in the projects themselves. Application period: Winter More info
The mission of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program is to provide writers who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled writers, and writers over the age of 50 with the tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, resulting in meaningful employment opportunities. Application period: Summer More info
Trainees enrolled in the DGA Assistant Director Training Program have the opportunity to work on feature films, TV and commercials for companies that have a contractual relationship with the Directors Guild of America. Upon completion of the Program, graduates are qualified to join the DGA (Directors Guild of America) as Second Assistant Directors. Programs in NYC and Los Angeles. Application period: Fall More info
Master the workflows and principles behind the preparation of non-linear editing using industry standard software. Develop skills to support post-production teams with efficiency. Application period: Winter More info
The Production Coordinator program is designed to prepare individuals to work in a coordinator/assistant coordinator position in the Film or television production office. Application period: Winter More info
The Warner Bros. Discovery Access Writers Program provides a pathway for writers who face inherent barriers entering the episodic television writing space. Such barriers can be due to, but not limited to, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veterans status, socio-economic status or any other unintended barriers. Selected writers will undergo an extensive creative and business curriculum before being put up for staffing opportunities across WBD. Application period: Summer More info
