Guild News

DGA Members, click here for information about the 2024 DGA Annual Membership Meetings to be held in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 15th at the DGA LA Theater Complex, and in New York on Tuesday, May 21st in the DGA NY Theater.

As part of the DGA’s ongoing efforts to educate members on recent contract gains, the section we’re highlighting is Non-Dramatic Subscription Streaming (SVOD) Terms for Directors, Associate Directors and Stage Managers.

This summary of information about Directors’ Creative Rights under the DGA Basic Agreement (BA) of 2023 covers your rights in Theatrical Motion Pictures and Long-Form Television Films Episodic Television/High Budget SVOD series, Episodic Television/ High Budget SVOD/AVOD series, and more.

This proposed legislation is an important first step toward enabling filmmakers to protect their intellectual property from the potential harms caused by generative AI.

Hollander represented the Guild at a United States Patent and Trademark Office public symposium on intellectual property and artificial intelligence hosted at Loyola Marymount Law School.

President Lesli Linka Glatter has made a statement upon learning of the passing of 2010 DGA Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Direction Award winner, Norman Jewison.

Nutter becomes the sixth Director to be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction. The prestigious honor will be presented at the 76th Annual DGA Awards.

DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023: Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers) and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon). The nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film were also announced.

President Lesli Linka Glatter has made a statement upon learning of the passing of Director Rod Holcomb.

Included in this year’s list are films by Ron Howard, Gina Prince-Bythewood, James Cameron, Spike Lee, Ang Lee and Steve McQueen among the 25 selected.

Director Lesli Linka Glatter was re-elected President of the Directors Guild of America by acclamation by the delegates at the Guild’s National Biennial Convention. A new National Board and slate of officers were also elected.

Members: We are pleased to inform you that the DGA has achieved several new material enhancements in wages and working conditions for our members working under the 2023-2026 DGA Basic Agreement and FLTTA. These improvements will go into effect at various points during the term of the Agreements and will benefit members in every category.