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    Call for entries issued for DGA Student Film Awards for Women and Ethnic Minority Directors

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    LOS ANGELES --

    The Directors Guild of America (DGA) today announced that the application period for the 23rd Annual DGA Student Film Awards for Women and Ethnic Minority Directors is now open. The awards are designed to honor, encourage and bring attention to exceptional direction by diverse student filmmakers in film schools and select universities across the country.
     
    Over the years, the DGA Student Film Awards have highlighted dozens of African American, Asian American, Latino and Women filmmakers. Winners of the DGA Student Film Awards in each category will receive a $2,500 prize from the DGA and have their films screened in a special ceremony at the DGA Theater.  
     
    A number of past winners have gone on to enjoy successful directing careers, including:

    • Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation; Justin Bieber: Never Say Never; The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers; Step Up 3D)
    • Ryan Coogler (Creed; Fruitvale Station)
    • Nicole Kassell (The Following; The Killing; The Americans; Suits; The Closer; Cold Case; The Woodsman)
    • Patricia Riggen (The 33; Lemonade Mouth; Under the Same Moon)
    • Sylvain White (Hawaii Five-0; Person of Interest; Covert Affairs; CSI: Miami; Stomp the Yard)

     
    This year’s application period runs from April 12 – October 6, 2017, and the winners in each category will be announced in November. 
     
    Eligible films must be made in the 2016/2017 school year (September 2016 through August 2017), and produced as a student project under the supervision of a faculty member. Dramas, comedies and documentaries are all eligible. Animated and experimental films are not eligible. Applicants must be enrolled in, or be a recent (one-year) graduate from, an accredited post-secondary institution located in the United States and selected by the DGA. Eligible films are those in which a student holds every major crew position. 
     
    The DGA Student Film Awards application and submission process is entirely online. For more information, or to begin the application process, visit here.

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    Differences bubble up between PepsiCo and Coca-Cola on diversity programs

    Saturday, February 22, 2025
    Pepsi soft drinks in plastic bottles are on sale at a grocery store in New York on Weds., Nov. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

    PepsiCo confirmed Friday that it's ending some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, even as rival Coca-Cola voiced support for its own inclusion efforts.

    In a memo sent to employees, PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta said the company will no longer set goals for minority representation in its managerial roles or supplier base. The company will also align its sponsorships to events and groups that promote business growth, he said.

    Laguarta wrote that inclusion remains important to PepsiCo, whose brands include Gatorade, Lay's potato chips, Doritos, Mountain Dew as well as Pepsi. The Purchase, New York-based company's chief diversity officer will transition to a broader role focused on employee engagement, leadership development and ensuring an inclusive culture, he said.

    Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last month, U.S. government agencies, companies and schools have rushed to reevaluate policies and programs they adopted with the goal of reducing discrimination against members of minority groups, women and LGBTQ+ people.

    Trump ended DEI programs within the federal government and has warned schools to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money.

    PepsiCo's rollback came as Coca-Cola reaffirmed support for its DEI efforts.

    In its annual report, Atlanta-based Coke warned that its business could be negatively affected if it is unable to attract employees that reflect its broad range of customers.

    "Failure to maintain a corporate culture that fosters innovation, collaboration and inclusion โ€ฆ could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and our future success," the company said.

    Coca-Cola has set a goal of having women in 50% of its senior leadership roles by... Read More

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