PGA Create: The Scripted Cycle 2025

ABOUT:

PGA Create is a lab for emerging and mid-career creative producers from underrepresented backgrounds who are in active development, financing or packaging of a feature or series. There are two program cycles: Scripted and Documentary. The program was launched in Fall 2021 with lead support from Google.

Participants will have opportunities to hone their project pitches, attend masterclasses with experienced producers and expand their community of producers.

To date, 47 producers and producing teams have been supported through PGA Create.

2025 SCRIPTED CYCLE KEY DATES:

• Application opens online: Monday, July 7, 2025
• Application submission deadline: Friday, August 1, 2025 (11:59 pm PT)
• Finalist notifications: Monday, September 8, 2025 
• Interviews with finalists: Week of September 15, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: Monday, October 13, 2025 
• Virtual Orientation: Week of November 3, 2025
• Virtual Program Dates: Monday, November 10 – Thursday, November 14, 2025. The program will be held virtually from 9 am - 4 pm PT with breaks and informal networking.
• Produced By Conference (in person in Los Angeles): Late May / Early June 2026
   

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Producers from backgrounds underrepresented in the industry. This is broadly defined and inclusive of identities pertaining, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, religion, tribal enrollment, gender and gender expression, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic level, or veteran status.
• US-based producers only.
• Producers must submit and participate as a lead producer on a project – either a feature or series.
• Applicants may only submit one project as a lead producer.
• If the applicant is also the director of a feature, there must be another producer who is not serving as a co-director. In this instance, the applicant must submit as a producing team and, if selected, both producers would be expected to participate in the program.
• Projects must be at the development phase. Projects already in production through rough cut, completed or with committed distribution in place are not eligible to apply.
• Emerging and mid-career producers are broadly defined as those with prior producing experience, typically as one of the lead producers of a feature or series. Prior experience could also include producing shorts or being part of a project’s producing team, such as an associate producer, line producer, supervising producer, story producer, etc. The program is targeted at those with a demonstrated interest and commitment to the field of producing. In certain instances, the program will also consider applicants without prior producing credits who have relevant adjacent experience in film and or television production.
• The program is specifically designed as an introduction to the Producers Guild. Its aim is to cultivate and establish relationships with potential future members of the organization. It is not geared toward current PGA members. The Guild has other mentoring programs open exclusively to our members.
   

Please review the PGA Create FAQ on the website for other commonly asked questions prior to submitting.
 

Checklist for a Complete Submission

PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY. In order for your application to be considered complete, please ensure that you submit the following:

• Application (Note: You are able to save and return to edit your application until the deadline of Friday, August 1, 2025 - 11:59 pm PT)
• One-time Application Fee:  $50
• Signed Release Agreement: Submission of this release is mandatory for each producer/producing team. You will not be able to hit “submit” unless uploaded. (The form to complete is found within the application.)
• Signed Consent to Participate Form(s): This form is needed ONLY for those applicants with projects where another entity or individual has a right in or to any of the content submitted. The applicant must submit a Consent to Participate form from each such rights holder. (The form to complete is found within the application.)

PGA Create was developed through the PGA One Guild initiative, which supports inclusive membership, employment, content, and authentic depictions. Visit the links to read additional information on the Producers Guild of America and PGA Create.