Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAfter a staggering 1,500 applications (the largest number of the submissions for the program ever), Universal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion has selected Jennifer Coates, Angela Delgado, Satinder Kaur and Larry Santana as the participants in this year’s Universal Writers Program.

In addition, 2019 program alumni Nandita Seshadri and Derek Asaff have both been extended by the studio to continue developing concepts created while participating in the program last year.In addition, Kasi Lemmons, Will Packer and Amy Pascal will join the 2020 cycle as Program Ambassadors, a new component to the Program this year.

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17.02.2022 / 05:53

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17.02.2022 / 05:53

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17.02.2022 / 05:49

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17.08.2020 / 00:07

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