Representation in Hollywood
ViacomCBS to Give Episodic Directing Gigs to Directors Initiative Participants
The 18th iteration of ViacomCBS’ Directors Initiative has added an important new benefit: the guarantee that all program participants will direct an episode of television on CBS. “The…
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Netflix Teams With IllumiNative for Indigenous Producers Training Program
Netflix is teaming with the racial and social justice organization IllumiNative to launch the IllumiNative Producers Program. During the yearlong program, seven Indigenous producers at…
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Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad, Indeed Extend BIPOC Filmmaker Initiative With $3M Investment
In February, Lena Waithe’s production company Hillman Grad partnered with the job listings company Indeed to launch Rising Voices, an initiative to help ten up-and-coming BIPOC filmmakers boost…
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Netflix Shifts $100M to Black Banks to Close Equity Gap
Netflix has followed through on its commitment to address systemic racism by shifting 2 percent of its cash holdings, or $100 million, to financial institutions that support Black communities in…
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ViacomCBS Releases 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report
As 2021 draws to a close, ViacomCBS has released its second annual update on the state of diversity, equity and inclusion at the conglomerate. The company recorded a marginal increase in…
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Guest Column: Hollywood Is Failing Disabled Screenwriters With the “Consultant Trap”
Erica, a 32 year-old screenwriter, has worked on eight Hollywood films and TV shows over the past 10 years, providing notes, advice and ideas for each project. Her creative collaborators would tell
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79 Percent Say More On-Screen Diversity Is Needed in Film/TV, ViacomCBS Study Finds
Only half of people globally are satisfied with the level of representation they see in TV shows and movies, and 79 percent say more diversity is needed on screens, ViacomCBS, the entertainment…
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People of the Global Majority Finally Overindexed on Broadcast Scripted Series in 2019-20: Study
For the first time in the eight-year history of UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report, people of the global majority overindexed onscreen (43.4 percent) on broadcast scripted TV compared to…
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Sundance Institute Launches New Fellowship for Transgender Storytellers of the Global Majority
The Sundance Institute has unveiled a new intensive focused on transgender filmmakers of color to add to its suite of development programs for historically excluded artists. The inaugural…
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Greta Lee on Tackling Racism and Anti-Asian Hate in ‘The Morning Show’s’ COVID-Era Season 2
[This story contains spoilers from the fifth episode of the second season of Apple’s The Morning Show, “Ghosts.”] Stella Bak is a boss, Greta Lee wants everyone to know. And, she’s really good…
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The Irony of Being Invisible During National Hispanic Heritage Month (Guest Column)
It’s the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, when after 31 days of celebrating the contributions people like me make to the United States of America, everyone — from clothing stores and colleges…
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Shudder Unveils Creepy Trailer for Anthology Film ‘Horror Noire’
In 2019 Shudder taught audiences the history, themes and tropes behind Black representation and inclusion in the horror genre with the Xavier Burgin-directed documentary Horror Noire: A History of Bla…
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