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Western Directors Council

The Western Directors Council is comprised of directors elected to address issues related to the working circumstances of DGA director-members in the Western region. Although the Council does not hold events, below is a sampling of various DGA events and articles from Guild publications.

DGA members, please log in to view Western Directors Council meeting times in the area below, or to access the list of Council members in the right hand sidebar.

David Nutter to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award for Television Direction at 76th Annual DGA Awards

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 Membership Ratifies New Contract by Overwhelming Margin

DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter announced that the Guild's membership has voted by an overwhelming margin to ratify the new collective bargaining agreements between the DGA and the AMPTP.

The Craft of the Director: James Burrows

A DGA Special Projects Virtual Event

See images from Director James Burrows’s conversation about his directing process with DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan, and a link to the members-only version with full text and video.

Lesli Linka Glatter Elected DGA President; Officers and Board of Directors Also Elected

A new National Board and slate of officers were also elected at the Guild’s National Biennial Convention held on September 18th at DGA National Headquarters in Los Angeles.

The Craft of the Director: Don Mischer

A DGA Special Projects Virtual Event

See Director Don Mischer’s conversation about his directing process with Director Hamish Hamilton, and a link to the members-only version with full text and video.

The Craft of the Director: Bong Joon Ho

A DGA Special Projects Virtual Event

See Director Bong Joon Ho’s conversation about his directing process with Director Rian Johnson, and a link to the members-only version with full text and video.

The Craft of the Director: David Fincher

A DGA Special Projects Virtual Event

See Director David Fincher’s conversation about his directing process with DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan, and a link to the members-only version with full text and video.

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Assistant to National Executive Director
Russell Hollander (310) 289-2099
AndreaS@dga.org

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The DGA, along with a coalition of entertainment industry partners, has worked for years to promote legislation at the federal, state, and local level that will help keep film and television production in the United States. Click the link above to learn more about these efforts.

Special Projects Committee

Special Projects is the educational and cultural arm of the DGA. It provides opportunities for members and industry colleagues to celebrate their history and achievements, advance their professional skills, and prepare them for the technological changes of the future. Click the link above for more information.

Michael Apted

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Veteran feature and documentary film director and past-president of the DGA Michael Apted discusses his 45-plus year directorial career, highlighting his work on the Seven Up! documentary series, Coal Miners Daughter (1980), and Nell (1994) and reflecting on his presidency and Guild leadership over the years.

Arlene Sanford

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Arlene Sanford discusses her 30-plus year career directing episodic television, feature films and movies for television, highlighting her work on such shows as Ally McBeal, Pretty Little Liars, and Grace and Frankie.

Oz Scott

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Oz Scott (The Jeffersons, Picket Fences, CSI: NY), recounts his 30-plus year career directing episodic television and TV movies, his beginnings in theater (for colored girls who considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf), and his feature film, Bustin’ Loose, starring Richard Pryor.