Creative Talent Development & Inclusion (CTDI) at Disney Entertainment Television – is a talent resource for our creative and production executives and producers. Our clients are all scripted and unscripted content teams across Disney Entertainment Television (DET), including 20th Television, 20th Animation, ABC Entertainment, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, ONYX Collective and National Geographic. A department that connects writers, producers, directors, and below-the-line crew at all levels to opportunities across DET.
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Disney Television Writing Program Opens Applications For 2024; Sets FX Singleton Scholar Initiative
Exciting news: we’re working with FX to launch the FX Singleton Scholars, in honor of the acclaimed producer/director John Singleton. This initiative creates a dedicated position within the DET Writing and Directing Programs for creatives pursuing their first staff writing and episodic directing credits on an FX series. Please check our 2024 Application Instructions and…
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Disney Selects Two Emerging Directors For Its First-Ever Unscripted Directing Program
For the first time ever, the Disney Entertainment Television Directing Program is diving into unscripted TV. Emerging directors are mentored by top unscripted directors and get to direct a segment on one of ABC’s hit unscripted shows. Meet the fresh faces in the director’s chair: https://deadline.com/…/disney-unscripted-directing…/ Catch their episodes of #TheBachelor and #DWTS soon!
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Disney Writing Program Unveils 2023 Participants
We’re excited to announce our 2023 DGE Writing Program cohort! Congratulations to these talented writers. We look forward to working with them this year! https://deadline.com/2023/01/disney-writing-program-2023-participants-1235216039/?fbclid=IwAR35su42QSfd7eYaOKSL_7L8isI9y_RyMMaVMZrVGMNXzkwRWLT5cj9XuAs
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Disney Directing Program Unveils 2022-2023 Participants
We’re proud to unveil our 2022-23 DGE Directing Program cohort, who will be directing episodes across Disney. Congratulations to these talented directors! https://deadline.com/2022/11/disney-directing-program-unveils-participants-1235172435/?fbclid=IwAR005SRNz2eGLiX-9agpgzCZARD8ta02l47dHspV9SN75tjnVksBSZtHXPo
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VARIETY: Walt Disney Company Presents $1 Million Grant to Exceptional Minds
As part of the Walt Disney Company’s Future Storytellers initiative, the company committed to a $1 million multi-year grant that will impact the scope of technology and curriculum of Exceptional Minds, the nonprofit, creative arts academy for young adults with autism. “At Disney we recognize the importance of investing in skill-building opportunities when it comes to preparing youth…
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Disney Writing Program Unveils 2023 Participants
EXCLUSIVE: Disney Entertainment has selected 13 participants for its 2023 Writing Program. The one-year writing initiative, formerly known as the Disney|ABC Writing Program and the Walt Disney Television Writing Program, helps participants secure their first TV staff writer assignments on a DGE series. Participants also are offered mentorship, advanced professional development and access to DGE’s creative…
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Disney Directing Program Unveils 2022-2023 Participants
The participants for Disney Entertainment Television Content (DET) have been selected for the 2022-2023 DET Directing Program. “We’re pleased to once again guarantee episodes to talented, first-time television directors via our Directing Program,” said Tim McNeal, senior vice president, Creative Talent Development & Inclusion. “We continue to be grateful for the ongoing support and partnership of…
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Disney TV Turns to Leadership, Not Talent, for Inclusion Efforts
All-white diversity panels have become somewhat of a meme that mocks cluelessness across multiple industries, but for Disney Television Studios, the selection of panelists for its Winter TCA panel on inclusion was deliberate. “You might notice the other panelists joining us today are white,” said Walt Disney Television head of Creative Talent Development & Inclusion…
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Behind the Scenes with TK Shom and the Disney Entertainment Directing Program
When tonight’s episode of The Rookie premieres on ABC, it will be a special milestone for episode director and industry veteran TK Shom. It is Shom’s first television episode as lead director, the latest achievement in a 20-year career in film and television. Shom is one of seven aspiring television directors selected this year to participate in…
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