Stars are backing the Roybal School of Film and Television Production. Why? According to a recent article in The Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle, Eva Longoria, Mindy Kaling, Grant Heslov, Nicole Avant, along with Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and CAA’s Bryan Lourd, have joined forces with the Los Angeles Unified School District to found the Roybal School of Film and Television Production. Housed within the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, the school will aim to drive transformational change across the industry for students from underserved communities and is set to launch in Fall 2022. The A-listers mentioned have a goal to create a more inclusive pipeline of career-ready talent for the film and television industry. Bryan Lourd said, “The combination of education and hands-on training opens up life-changing opportunities. We invite every interested and committed person and company in our industry to join this effort. We have the collective power to accelerate the academic and professional trajectories of so many students and bring about positive change.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 22 June, 2021