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...

Thursday, May. 26, 2022

AICP Week is back, and with it comes a new format for presenting and celebrating the winning work in the AICP Awards competitions: the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards. 

The full program of winners in each show will be...

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,...

Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2021

Production company Voyager has added versatile comedy, lifestyle and visual storytelling director Christopher Nataanii Cegielski to its roster for his first exclusive U.S. commercial representation.

The Brooklyn-based shop has already wrapped its first production with Christopher--a spot...

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...

Wednesday, May. 20, 2020

Global production studio UNIT9 has added filmmaker and screenwriter Maya Albanese to its roster of creative storytellers. UNIT9 will represent the director for commercials and branded content in the U.S. and U.K. She had been directing freelance for the past year prior to joining UNIT9. Earlier...

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, Apr. 3, 2019

The Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) has announced five new Fellows for 2019: Sofia Garza-Barba, Vanessa Black, Christopher Cegielski, Dominique DeLeon and Jane Qian. 

Created by the AICP and the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the CDDP reflects the commitment of both...

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...

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