Headline : From Mentorships With Comedy Veterans to Golden Globe-Funded Scholarships, These Film Schools Are Championing Underrepresented Filmmakers

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When California State University Northridge’s head of film production Nate Thomas came to visit one of his first students, Paul Hunter, on the set of the new David Oyelowo-starring Apple TV Plus series “Government Cheese,” the Northridge alum and show co-creator could be heard boasting about his time in the program.

After learning to tell stories at CSUN, Hunter spun a renowned career directing music videos for Beyonce and U2, among others, into helming Bacardi spots with Michael B. Jordan and Cannes Golden Lion-winning campaigns for Nike. Much of that has been through PrettyBird, a Hollywood commercial house he co-founded and uses in part to help foster and launch the careers of other underrepresented voices. “It all started at Northridge,” Thomas says. “We do filmmaking not just for the privileged. We make it for all people who have a story to tell.”

Since 2016, the Hispanic-serving institution’s film and television arts department has supported that prospect by providing five full-ride scholarships for four underrepresented undergraduates and one MFA student each year through a $2 million gift from long-time donor, The Golden Globes Foundation. Support also comes from alums like “The Conners” executive producer Dave Caplan, who conceived of the school’s new comedy writing mentorship. Launched this semester, Caplan and five comedy showrunners were paired with six Northridge students from diverse backgrounds to prepare them for a career in screenwriting.

“We have a very large student population in our film department and we pride ourselves on looking for those individual voices and promoting them,” says Jared Rappaport, chair of the Department of Cinema and Television Arts.

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