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Open Stage Project | Fellowships & Programs

Open Stage Project uses a proven three-step approach to introduce young women and non-binary people to behind-the-scenes careers in entertainment.

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Open Stage Project

Open Stage Project is a New York City nonprofit closing the gender gap in behind-the-scenes careers in film, TV, and theater, offering free afterschool programs and paid fellowships to young women and gender-expansive students passionate about working behind-the-scenes.

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Past Programs

Residency
2026

MNN | Data Stories Residency

The Data Stories Residency is a six-month hybrid storytelling initiative bringing together leaders from across New England to transform research and data into compelling public narratives. Through creative mentorship, virtual development sessions, and an immersive production residency at MNN’s W38 Studios in New York City, participants will create professionally produced projects designed to engage communities and inspire change.

Residency
3/25/2026

MNN | Artist-in-Residence 2026

Grow as an artist at MNN! Create, experiment, and showcase your vision with our state-of-the-art tech. Deadline: May 1, 2026.

Fellowship
3/25/2026

MNN | Creative Producer Fellowship 2026

Gain hands-on experience producing, programming, and marketing at MNN through a paid, full time, ten-week placement! Deadline: May 1, 2026

Workforce Development

Reel Works | MediaMKRS

MediaMKRS is a Reel Works program that educates and empowers individuals from diverse backgrounds to succeed in the media industry through job placement and pathways to unions.

Workforce Development

StreetWise Bridge Program | Skills for Work, Confidence for Life

Looking to serve as a mentor? Or to receive mentorship? StreetWise Partners has you covered! StreetWise Partners drives career mobility for adults from under-served communities by pairing them with corporate mentors who help strengthen professional fluency, build confidence, and expand networks. Through our comprehensive mentoring, career coaching, and job placement program, job seekers gain the skills, social capital, and self-trust needed to achieve financial stability through meaningful employment.

Workforce Development
November 2025 - June 2026

Maysles Documentary Center | Free Filmmaking & Photography Programs

Explore two incredible programs from our friends at Maysles Documentary Center. Programs run from November 2025 to June 2026.

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Roundabout Theatre Company | Theatrical Workforce Development Program

The Theatrical Workforce Development Program is Roundabout Theatre Company’s career training program for New York City residents, featuring paid minimum wage exposure, skills training, and hands-on work experience in professional theatres.

Workforce Development
Applications Close: 9/19/25

Reel Works | Train & Earn

Train & Earn is an extension of the Media Career Pathways program that seeks to provide access to youth aged 16-24 years old interested in the media and entertainment industry.

Workforce Development
7/7/2025

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations | West Side Drives Scholarship

The West Side Drives Scholarship offers free driving lessons to low-income residents of Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and Hudson Yards who want to work behind the scenes on film and television productions.

Residency
04/10/2025

MNN | Authentic Hip Hop Artist Residency 2025

MNN launches the first ever Authentic Hip Hop Artist Residency, a program designed for four artists, combining our production, facilitation, and distribution capabilities with the artistic and educational leadership of legendary Hip Hop artist KRS-One. This initiative creates a unique multi-platform programming series to elevate Authentic Hip Hop Culture and Art. The deadline has passed; applications are being reviewed.

Fellowship
4/15/25

MNN | Creative Producer Fellowship Program 2025

MNN launches the Creative Producer Fellowship Program, designed to provide first-hand experience in cultural production, programming and digital marketing at our state of the art creative shop based in NYC. The fellowship offers a paid ten-week placement, project based work, and hands on exposure to live-event and on-air production experiences.

Workforce Development
2/24/2025

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations | The Production Accounting Training Program

The Production Accounting Training Program is here to help you access your potential in the television and film production industry. Attend an information session online to learn more about the program and apply!

Workforce Development

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations | Made in NY PA Training Program

The Made in NY Production Assistant Training Program helps low-income New York City residents get their foot in the door of the dynamic world of film and television.

Workforce Development
01/15/2026

MNN | CLIMB Media & Visual Arts Program

MNN and CLIMB will teach students how to professionally handle equipment used for podcasting, TV, and film. Behind the computer, students will learn how to edit materials to production quality and have the opportunity to work with Unreal Engine, the software behind top-rated video games and Oscar-winning animations. Applications are rolling!

Established in 1992, Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) is a home for public media, creative access, and community storytelling in New York City. From our facilities in Hudson Yards and Harlem, MNN gives artists, storytellers, journalists, nonprofits, young people, and community voices access to the tools, training, spaces, and platforms they need to create, present, distribute, and connect.

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