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Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle, and George Clooney to co-found film school for underserved youth

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Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria and many more have come together to create a film school for underserved communities beginning in fall 2022.

The Roybal School of Film and Television Production will give students robust academic education, practical training and access to renowned storytellers and other industry professionals and experts from Hollywood. The school will also offer a dedicated internship initiative.

All the founders will serve on the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Advisory Board.

“Our aim is to better reflect the diversity of our country. That means starting early. It means creating high school programs that teach young people about cameras, and editing and visual effects and sound and all the career opportunities that this industry has to offer,” Clooney said in a statement. “It means internships that lead to well-paying careers. It means understanding that we’re all in this together.”

Blanca Cruz will serve as the new principal of the new initiative. 

Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a statement on the initiative “(It will) help open the doors of opportunity for a diverse group of students from underserved communities.”

The school will begin with ninth and tenth grade students and plans to expand to 11th and 12th grades over the next two years. 

There is potential opportunity to expand the pilot program to more schools in the Los Angeles area.

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