The Alliance of Women Directors has found a roster of Hollywood mentors for its class of 2026 fellows.
Set to serve as mentors for AWD’s Rising Director Fellowship are Weapons and Barbarian helmer Zach Cregger, True Detective: Night Country creator Issa López, veteran filmmaker and The Baltimorons director Jay Duplass, The Wedding Banquet helmer Andrew Ahn, Little Miss Sunshine co-director Valerie Faris, and Shirley’s Josephine Decker.
The fellowship was launched to help support fledgling directors as they navigate the “transition to larger-scale projects and advance their careers in film and television” by providing mentorship, community and career advancement opportunities, per the nonprofit.
For the first time in its history, AWD has recruited a roster of producing mentors to round out the fellowship. Joining as inaugural mentors on the producing side are It franchise producer Barbara Muschietti, Oscar nominee Emily V. Gordon, Nope’s Win Rosenfeld, veteran producer Andrea Sperling whose latest is Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, Together’s Julia Hammer and Lucky Lu’s Tony Yang.
Alliance of Women Directors reveals the directors and producers serving as mentors for 2026.
