{"id":6152,"date":"2026-07-14T20:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6152"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:55:50","slug":"alliance-of-women-directors-sets-mentors-for-2026-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6152","title":{"rendered":"Alliance of Women Directors Sets Mentors for 2026 Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Alliance of Women Directors has found a roster of Hollywood mentors for its class of 2026 fellows. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSet to serve as mentors for AWD\u2019s Rising Director Fellowship are <em>Weapons<\/em> and <em>Barbarian<\/em> helmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/zach-cregger\/\" id=\"auto-tag_zach-cregger_1\" data-tag=\"zach-cregger\">Zach Cregger<\/a>, <em>True Detective: Night Country<\/em> creator Issa L\u00f3pez, veteran filmmaker and <em>The Baltimorons<\/em> director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jay-duplass\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jay-duplass_1\" data-tag=\"jay-duplass\">Jay Duplass<\/a>, <em>The Wedding Banquet<\/em> helmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/andrew-ahn\/\" id=\"auto-tag_andrew-ahn_1\" data-tag=\"andrew-ahn\">Andrew Ahn<\/a>, <em>Little Miss Sunshine<\/em> co-director Valerie Faris, and <em>Shirley\u2019s<\/em> Josephine Decker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe fellowship was launched to help support fledgling directors as they navigate the \u201ctransition to larger-scale projects and advance their careers in film and television\u201d by providing mentorship, community and career advancement opportunities, per the nonprofit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFor the first time in its history, AWD has recruited a roster of producing mentors to round out the fellowship. Joining as inaugural mentors on the producing side are <em>It<\/em> franchise producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/barbara-muschietti\/\" id=\"auto-tag_barbara-muschietti_1\" data-tag=\"barbara-muschietti\">Barbara Muschietti<\/a>, Oscar nominee Emily V. Gordon, <em>Nope\u2019s<\/em> Win Rosenfeld, veteran producer Andrea Sperling whose latest is <em>Something Very Bad is Going to Happen<\/em>, <em>Together\u2019s<\/em> Julia Hammer and <em>Lucky Lu\u2019s <\/em>Tony Yang.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1920px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1080\/1920)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RDF-Mentor-Announcement-Socials-Presentation.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Alliance of Women Directors reveals the directors and producers serving as mentors for 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Courtesy of Alliance of Women Directors<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs previously announced, the six Rising Director fellows are Aeryn Michelle Williams (<em>Umbrella Academy<\/em>), Alexandra Hsu (<em>Sophie<\/em>), Ann Marie Pace (<em>High School Musical: The Musical: The Series<\/em>), Marcella Ochoa (<em>Hour of Blood<\/em>), Taylor Lee Nagel (<em>Lady Liberty<\/em>) and Tijuana Ricks (<em>All Souls<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cThe Rising Director Fellowship has always been about creating meaningful relationships between emerging directors and accomplished filmmakers. This year, we\u2019re adding another layer by bringing producers into the program,\u201d explained AWD\u2019s executive director Kylie Eaton. \u201cBy pairing our fellows with both extraordinarily talented directing and producing mentors, we\u2019re giving them a broader perspective on how projects come together and equipping them with invaluable insights into the collaborative process that drives successful filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alliance of Women Directors has found a roster of Hollywood mentors for its class of 2026 fellows. 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