Guild News

DGA Members, click here for information about the proposed changes to the DGA Constitution and Bylaws

The DGA celebrated the 25th Anniversary of DGA Honors, held for the first time since 2018 at the Guild’s New York Theater. See coverage and photos from this event.

In preparation for the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election, DGA members were active participants in critical events broadcast only once every four years to inform the electorate. Here is their the inside point of view from the Republican and Democratic Conventions and the Presidential Candidates Debate.

As part of the Guild’s ongoing efforts to elevate the importance of safety in your workplaces, the 2023-2026 Basic Agreement (BA) and Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement (FLTTA) include requirements for DGA employees to complete additional training courses.

On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 422 — a new law that protects the use of loan-out companies by entertainment workers in California, ensuring their continued function in the industry.The bill was supported by the work of the DGA in coalition with our partners in the Entertainment Union Coalition and the California State Federation of Labor.

Want to find more ways to help your fellow members of the DGA? Then visit the new DGA Outreach Team (OT) web page.

The broadcasts of the Olympic games from Paris and abroad, would not be possible without the hard work of DGA members. See this gallery of them at work.

The DGA's recent membership meeting and dinner in New Orleans, Louisiana provided an opportunity for these members to network with their peers, meet staff, and learn what the Guild is doing to protect and extend their creative and economic rights.

In a display of solidarity, industry labor unions issue a joint statement in support of SAG-AFTRA members who work on video games following their recent decision to go on strike against gaming companies.

As part of the DGA’s ongoing efforts to educate members on recent contract gains, in this installment we highlight an episodic Director’s creative rights when it comes to electronic transmissions.

The new DGA minimum salary schedules for Directors, Unit Production Managers, Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, and Stage Managers are now online. Rates are good for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

Through this eight-month program, DGA members who aspire to be episodic television Directors (protégés) are matched with experienced episodic television Directors (mentors).

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.

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.