Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively’s Group Effort Initiative Partners With Dimension, DNEG 360 On UK Mentorship Program Rise Up

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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively‘s Group Effort Initiative has partnered with the studio Dimension and DNEG 360, the recent expansion of Dimension’s partnership with visual entertainment services company DNEG, to launch Rise Up, a new mentorship program offering UK residents from diverse backgrounds in-depth and hands-on professional experience working on set.

Opening August 1, the program will take place at Dimension’s new, multipurpose virtual production complex in London, in collaboration with DNEG 360 and Sunbelt Rentals.

During their time there, trainees will be offered the opportunity to meet with prominent production executives, including those working on the upcoming Animal Friends, a starry live-action/animation hybrid feature currently in production at DNEG and co-produced by Legendary Entertainment, Prime Focus Studios, and Reynolds’ production company, Maximum Effort.

Each will be provided accommodation and transportation, as well as a stipend. Stated Reynolds and Lively, “We are genuinely inspired by the UK’s creative community and proud to partner with Dimension and DNEG 360 on the Rise Up Initiative.