The Directors Guild of America mourns the loss of veteran Associate Director Judith (Judy) Farinet. A DGA member since 1973, Farinet was first elected to the Eastern AD/SM/PA Council in 2012. For an ...

DGA members and their dependents received free flu shots during the 2026 Health Fairs at the DGA New York Theater lobby on October 17 and at Guild headquarters in Los Angeles on October 24. Hosted by ...

Jonathan Caso, UPM Mary Church, UPM Mark J. Hopkins, 1AD ...

Born in Hampton, Virginia to a sports-crazed family, Steve James’ first dream was of basketball stardom, similar to the subjects of his most famous work. After graduating from Southern Illinois ...

Creative Rights are fundamental to the realization of the Director’s artistic vision, and it is often one of the most important contractual provisions negotiated during every contract negotiation ...

In this popular feature, a director talks about a film particularly close to their heart, why the creative choices are inspired, how it influenced their own work, and why the movie continues to ...

As part of the Guild’s effort to keep members informed about the complex issues of Internet theft, the Quarterly has run an ongoing series of stories on the subject.

On-set photography is a long-standing tradition that captures a director at work. These Photo Essays reveal in images the careers of some of our most prominent members or showcase our members working ...

Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2025. The winners will be announced at ...

Los Angeles - The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2025 were announced tonight during the 78th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in ...

Los Angeles — The Directors Guild of America announced today that Director Christopher Nolan was elected President during its Biennial National Convention by acclimation. 167 delegates who represented ...

LOS ANGELES – The National Board of the Directors Guild of America has unanimously voted to recommend ratification of a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. The recommendation follows a ...