Announcing the 2023 TFC Career Development Lab

Netflix and the Transgender Film Center are teaming up to launch a new fellowship aimed at supporting promising transgender and nonbinary creators.

The Career Development Lab is a new 12-week intensive project through TFC and funded by Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity. The fellowship, which aims to accelerate the careers of its participants, will support eight filmmakers in film and television for its inaugural class.

“While transgender creators are beginning to make headway in pursuing their storytelling careers, there is still a powerful need to both enable access and prepare trans filmmakers to succeed in the industry,” Sav Rodgers, Transgender Film Center executive director, said in a statement. “We are so excited about the Career Development Lab because we believe its rubber-meets-the-road insights and partnerships with industry players will help participants break into careers in film and television.” 

Read more in The Hollywood Reporter, reporting by Abbey White.