Submissions for Cycle 7 (2026-2027) are closed. Applications will open again in June 2027.

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Please read the FAQs before applying.

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APPLICATION INFO

This WSC Squad Mentorship program is for DGA directors in the Women's Steering Committee.

 

A “mid-level director” is defined as someone who is:

(a) is a DGA member;  

(b) has worked in a professional capacity in the film/television industry for at least five years and,

(c) has directed something in the last two years that has been publicly released (ie on television/streaming, in a theater and/or in a festival competition). 

 

A mid-level career director may apply to the Squad with the following materials:

• A short reel or clip link of your selected work (no longer than 10 minutes)  

• Your bio and/or resume (in a single pdf file)

• A letter of interest that includes: why you are interested in this program, what you hope  to get out of it, who you are as a person and as a director, what area/s of directing you are interested in (TV, features, docs, commercials, etc.), what sort of mentor you hope for, and anything else about yourself you think is relevant to your work as a director 

• A completed online application. 

 

Email questions to: TheWSCSquad@gmail.com