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DGA Hosts Filmmaker Orientations for 2023 SXSW

February 25, 2023

An Independent Directors Outreach Event

The DGA recently hosted orientation events for filmmakers with projects accepted into the Film & TV Festival program of the 2023 SXSW, a nine-day event that runs concurrently with the SXSW Conference, Music and Comedy Festivals in Austin, TX.

At the February 23 orientation in the DGA’s New York Theater, Independent Directors Committee (IDC) East Chair Mary Harron (Daliland) spoke to the attendees about her experiences with the generous and engaged community of DGA members, the ways to get involved and be active at the Guild, and the supportive staff who provide assistance to Directors throughout their creative process; SXSW Film Festival VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey and Senior Film & TV Festival Programming Manager + Lead Shorts Programmer, Francis Román gave festival survival tips; and DGA Assistant Executive Director Mary Hatch explained how the Guild works with independent filmmakers and the protections, support, and community that come with being a part of the DGA.

At the February 25 orientation in the DGA’s Los Angeles Theater, IDC Chair Kyle Patrick Alvarez (The Stanford Prison Experiment, Homecoming) welcomed the Attendees to the DGA, sharing that the Guild is Community of Filmmakers and how the creative and economic protections of DGA membership have impacted his career; DGA Special Assignments Executive Jennifer Peat emphasized the ways in which becoming a Member of the DGA enables Independent Directors especially to protect their vision in bring projects to fruition; and SXSW staffers delivered more valuable festival information.

About the Festival:

SXSW is an annual March event in Austin, Texas that features conference sessions, film and television festival screenings, music festival showcases, world-class exhibitions, competitions, awards ceremonies, and networking with creatives from around the world.

Pictures

photos by Marcie Revens, New York and Quintin Lundy, Los Angeles
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On February 23, the DGA hosted an orientation event for 2023 SXSW filmmakers in the Guild’s New York Theater.
Independent Directors Committee East Chair Mary Harron speaks to the SXSW Filmmakers during the orientation event in New York.
DGA Assistant Executive Director Mary Hatch explains how the Guild works with independent filmmakers during the SXSW Filmmaker Orientation in New York.
SXSW Film Festival VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey and Senior Film & TV Festival Programming Manager + Lead Shorts Programmer, Francis Román give festival survival tips during the orientation event in New York.
SXSW Film Festival VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey and Senior Film & TV Festival Programming Manager + Lead Shorts Programmer, Francis Román give festival survival tips during the orientation event in New York.
SXSW Filmmakers learn more about the Festival and the Guild during the orientation event in New York.
A filmmaker with a project accepted into the Film & TV Festival program of the 2023 SXSW speaks about her production during the orientation event in New York.
A filmmaker with a project accepted into the Film & TV Festival program of the 2023 SXSW speaks about her production during the orientation event in New York.
SXSW Filmmakers meet and mingle during the orientation event at the DGA Theater in New York.
SXSW Filmmakers meet and mingle during the orientation event at the DGA Theater in New York.
SXSW Filmmakers meet and mingle during the orientation event at the DGA Theater in New York.
SXSW Senior Film & TV Festival Programming Manager + Lead Shorts Programmer, Francis Román, Film Festival VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey, Independent Directors Committee East Chair Mary Harron and DGA Assistant Executive Director Mary Hatch pose for a photo during the orientation event in New York.
On February 25, the DGA hosted an orientation event for 2023 SXSW filmmakers in the Guild’s Los Angeles Theater.
Independent Directors Committee Chair Kyle Patrick Alvarez addresses the SXSW Filmmakers during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
SXSW Filmmakers learn more about the Festival and the Guild during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
DGA Special Assignments Executive Jennifer Peat emphasizes how the DGA enables Independent Directors to protect their vision during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
SXSW Film Festival VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey and Senior Film & TV Festival Programming Manager + Lead Shorts Programmer, Francis Román give festival survival tips during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
DGA Director-member Rosemary Rodriguez speaks about her SXSW film, Hail Mary, during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
A filmmaker with a project accepted into the Film & TV Festival program of the 2023 SXSW speaks about his production during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
SXSW Filmmakers meet and mingle during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
SXSW Filmmakers meet and mingle during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
SXSW Filmmakers meet and mingle during the orientation event in Los Angeles.
Independent Directors Committee Chair Kyle Patrick Alvarez, DGA Special Assignments Executive Jennifer Peat and SXSW Film Festival VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey pose for a photo during the orientation event in Los Angeles.

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