{"id":30736,"date":"2021-01-15T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=30736"},"modified":"2021-01-15T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:22:06","slug":"disney-general-entertainment-content-writing-program-names-2021-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=30736","title":{"rendered":"Disney General Entertainment Content Writing Program Names 2021 Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2020 Alumni Secure Staffing Assignments for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Seasons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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January 14, 2020 – Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE) proudly announces the 13 writers selected for its 2021 writing program and names the recipient of Disney Channel\u2019s Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer\u2019s Scholarship, established last year by the network in honor of the late writer\/producer for diverse and aspiring comedy writers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Created in 1990 in partnership with the Writers Guild of America West, Disney Creative Talent Development & Inclusion\u2019s one-year writing program offers advanced professional development with the primary goal of helping to secure participants\u2019 first staffing assignment via Disney General Entertainment Content series. Now in its 30th year, the program is widely recognized as one of the entertainment industry\u2019s most successful of its type, with a nearly 100% hiring rate for more than a decade. It has served as a launching pad for many successful writers across the industry.<\/p>\n

The 2021 writing program participants include the following:<\/p>\n

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  • Brittney Jeng, \u201cKung Fu\u201d script coordinator (Yorba Linda, California)<\/li>\n
  • Leah Gonzales, \u201cThe Chi\u201d writers\u2019 PA (San Jose, California)<\/li>\n
  • Paola Tapia-Limon, \u201cInventing Anna\u201d script coordinator\/former reality TV producer (Tijuana, Mexico)<\/li>\n
  • Tristan Thai, segment\/doc\/on-air promos producer (Monterey Park, California)<\/li>\n
  • Valeska Rodriguez, \u201cGrand Hotel\u201d writers\u2019 assistant (Miami, Florida)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    COMEDY<\/p>\n

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    • Ceda Xiong, \u201cAll Rise\u201d script coordinator\/stand-up comedian\u00a0(Los Angeles, California)<\/li>\n
    • Chas, \u201cCentral Park\u201d showrunner\u2019s assistant (Vallejo, California)<\/li>\n
    • Mike Lee, Emmy\u00ae-winning TV creative producer (New York City, New York)<\/li>\n
    • Shelley Dennis, animated TV series writer\/former fashion model (Clayton, Oklahoma)<\/li>\n
    • Sidney Butler, \u201cgrown-ish\u201d writers\u2019 assistant (Houston, Texas)<\/li>\n
    • Victor Duenas, \u201cEast Los High\u201d development assistant (South Gate, California)<\/li>\n
    • Ama Quao, \u201cOuter Range\u201d writers\u2019 assistant (Murfreesboro, Tennesse)<\/li>\n
    • Jai Joseph, \u201cMom\u201d showrunner\u2019s assistant (Kenner, Louisianna) –\u00a0** Disney Channel\u2019s Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer Scholar<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u201cThe Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is proud to launch this extremely talented group of writers into the next phase of their career,\u201d said Tim McNeal, vice president, Creative Talent Development & Inclusion (CTDI). \u201cThe flagship Writing Program is one of the critical ways CTDI connects creative talent to opportunities across Disney and continues to be our company\u2019s staffing pipeline specifically for emerging, diverse TV writers. We look forward to seeing this cohort shape the next generation of producers and showrunners.\u201d<\/p>\n

      The program has kickstarted the careers of many established and award-winning writers, producers and showrunners for hit shows including \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy,\u201d \u201cLittle Fires Everywhere,\u201d \u201cGodfather of Harlem,\u201d \u201cDave,\u201d \u201cPower,\u201d \u201cSnowfall\u201d and more. It also was the starting point for show creators and co-creators including Peter Saji (\u201cmixed-ish\u201d), Veena Sud (\u201cThe Killing,\u201d \u201cSeven Seconds\u201d), Jordan Cahan (\u201cBlack Monday\u201d), Reggie Bythewood (\u201cShots Fired\u201d) and Erica Montolfo-Bura (\u201cZoe Ever After\u201d); showrunners Dailyn Rodriguez (\u201cQueen of the South\u201d), Anthony Sparks (\u201cQueen Sugar\u201d), Ayanna Floyd Davis (\u201cThe Chi\u201d) and Aseem Batra (\u201cI Feel Bad\u201d); and alumni with production overall deals at DGE, including Saladin Patterson (\u201cDave\u201d) and Zahir McGhee (\u201cHarlem\u2019s Kitchen\u201d).<\/p>\n

      The participating writers of the 2020 program secured staffing assignments on ABC shows \u201cThe Rookie,\u201d \u201cblack-ish,\u201d \u201cAmerican Housewife,\u201d \u201cThe Goldbergs,\u201d \u201cFor Life,\u201d \u201cStumptown,\u201d \u201cStation 19,\u201d \u201cCall Your Mother,\u201d \u201cA Million Little Things\u201d and \u201cHome Economics\u201d; Freeform\u2019s \u201cLove in the Time of Corona\u201d; and Disney Channel\u2019s \u201cRaven\u2019s Home\u201d and \u201cGabby Duran and the Unsittables.\u201d<\/p>\n

      The\u00a0program was the first of its kind to provide salary and benefits to its participants. Starting this year, all program writers will receive a bump to their weekly salary prior to staffing on a series. Additionally, all program writers who staff on a DGE scripted series will be compensated at WGA scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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