CBS today announced the participants in its 2016-2017 Directors Initiative. The Initiative provides a platform of opportunity for talented television directors to be introduced to the CBS family.
The participants selected this year are: Michele Azenzer Bear: Michele served as a 1st Assistant Director on "Mike & Molly" and went on to direct an episode in the show's final season. Lily Mariye: Lily recently completed her second episode of "Nashville," and directed, wrote and produced the independent feature "Model Minority," which had a successful film festival run. Tara Miele: Tara has directed multiple movies of the week for Lifetime, including "The Lost Boy," "Thinspiration" and "Gone Missing." She got her start as a screenwriter and independent feature director. Anne Renton: Anne directed an episode of "The Fosters" and as well as "Bones." "The participants in the CBS Director's Initiative receive professional guidance, access to accomplished creative executives and shadowing opportunities on CBS Network and Studio shows. The goal of our program is to minimize the perceived 'risk' of hiring rising directors through constant exposure and collaboration on the sets of established television series. The ongoing support from our showrunners has been vital in helping our director's book episodes," said Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i, Executive Vice President, Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion and Communications, CBS Entertainment.Videos