April 22, 2024
The 2023–2026 Creative Rights Handbook is now available online in the Creative Rights portion of the Contracts section.
This summary of Directors’ Creative Rights information 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 other areas including the newly negotiated paid post-production rights in Episodic Television; “soft prep” payment in Features and more.
Click here to download a PDF copy of the Creative Rights Handbook.
The Creative Rights Handbook is intended for general informational purposes. If you have a specific question, please call the DGA Contracts Department at (310) 289-2010 or email contracts@dga.org