2005

DGA Quarterly Magazine

Michael Apted re-elected DGA President. The Guild negotiates and ratifies a new four-year national commercials contract with substantial increases in health plan contributions and in minimum rates for Directors and Assistant Directors. The DGA institutes a new award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs. The first issue of the DGA Quarterly, the craft journal of the DGA, is published. Collected residuals reach $250 million.

The Man Who Would Be King

King Vidor

King Vidor helped bring directors together to form the Guild and became its first president during the early, perilous years. His legacy as a great filmmaker and fighter for directors' rights continues today.

Director's Cut - 75th Anniversary Video Compilation

Director’s Cut commemorates 75 years of directing history through the compilation of hundreds of clips illustrating the entire range of our members’ work. The focus is on images of directors working—not just the work itself—underscoring to audiences that these lasting images are the result of a director’s vision.

Explore the DGA Visual History Program

In-depth peer-to-peer interviews of veteran Guild members sharing the journey of their artistic and professional careers.