Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

The Commercial Directors Diversity Program’s (CDDP) Industry Showcase recently debuted in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild of America (DGA). The Showcase featured spec spots directed by the five Fellows for this fifth cycle of the full CDDP program. The directors are: Hissoni Mustafa, Megan...

Friday, May. 12, 2023

Tamika Lamison, executive director of the the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP), has revealed the five new Fellows who will each be awarded $25,000 stipends, Keslow Camera packages and other resources to create a commercial during the CDDP’s 2023 cycle. The CDDP Fellows are: Megan...

Friday, Oct. 7, 2022

The Commercial Directors Diversity Program’s (CDDP) Industry Showcase recently debuted in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild of America (DGA). The Showcase featured spec spots directed by the five fellows for this fourth cycle of the full CDDP program. The directors are: Alexander Gilbert; M.G...

Tuesday, May. 17, 2022

Tamika Lamison, executive director of the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP), has announced the five Fellows who have each been awarded $25,000.00 stipends to produce spec spots during the Program’s 2022 cycle. The Fellows are: MG “Grace” Evangelista, Alexander Gilbert, Rhym Guissé,...

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020

The Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP)--created by the AICP and the DGA to increase representation of women and other under-represented groups in the spotmaking/branded content directing ranks--has launched the 50/50 Honorable Mentorship Program. This mentorship effort has teamed 50+...

Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

The Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP), created by the AICP and the Directors Guild of America to bring women and other under-represented directors into commercials and marketing communications, has announced the five Fellows for the program’s 2021 cycle: Iqbal Ahmed, Manjari Makijany...

Friday, Sep. 20, 2019

Five promising filmmaker fellows selected for the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP)--Sofia Garza-Barba, Vanessa Black, Christopher Nataanii Cegielski, Dominique DeLeon and Jane Qian--got the opportunity to showcase their talent last week during an industry screening of their spec...

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018

Six promising filmmakers selected for the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP)--the joint initiative of the AICP and DGA designed to create opportunities for women and ethnic minorities--got the opportunity to showcase their talent last week (7/31) during an industry screening of their...

Friday, Jun. 22, 2018

Sonia Malfa--who was selected for the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) during its pilot run in 2017 and then became a finalist/adjunct fellow for the new incarnation of the CDDP this year--has joined the roster of bicoastal Good Company for commercials, branded content and music...

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017

The AICP has announced an expansion of its Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) with new wrinkles that include intensive industry training, mentoring and the awarding of grants to fund spec spots. Tamika Lamison has been hired to serve as program director and will help facilitate CDDP’s...

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