NBC has issued a call for submissions for the 2019-20 classes of its scripted directing programs, Female Forward and the Emerging Director Program. Both pipeline programs are designed to increase diverse representation in episodic directing. Female Forward aims to achieve gender parity in the director's chair, while…

NBC has named the inaugural class for its new “Female Forward” directors initiative which will provide female directors a pipeline into scripted television. The 10 directors selected as finalists and the NBC series on which they have been paired are Rebecca Addelman (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Daniela De Carlo (Chicago…

As the deserving spotlight on creative women shines brighter, NBC is officially kicking off its “Female Forward” initiative, announced in August, which will focus on providing emerging female directors with training and the opportunity to direct an in-season episode. NBC President Jennifer Salke leads the charge on…

Following a broadcast pilot season, in which no NBC pilots were helmed by a female director, NBC is stepping up its efforts to employ more female episodic directors with a new annual initiative, "Female Forward." It is spearheaded by NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke, who made the announcement during the…