The Directors Guild of America mourns the loss of veteran Associate Director Robert Caminiti, recipient of the 1999 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award.

The DGA understands that many of our members are concerned about the dramatic reduction in film and television production across the industry. We wanted to update you on what your Guild is doing to ...

The DGA was instrumental in shepherding AB 1138, which extends and expands the state’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program, more than doubles the program’s annual funding—from $330 million to $750 ...

Directors, Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates actively working on morning television programs in New York joined their colleagues for an afternoon of conversation and ...

Directors Olatunde Osunsanmi and Silas Howard, Director/1st AD Nandi Bowe, 1st AD Shawn Pipkin-West offered tips for how to promote a culture of belonging, respect, and collaboration on set during a ...

In observance of the Independence Day holiday, the DGA will close at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3 and remain closed through Friday, July 4, 2025. Guild operations will resume on Monday, July 7.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

When Steven Soderbergh won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for his first film, 1989’s sex, lies, and videotape, the then-26-year-old director famously commented, “Well, I guess it’s all downhill from here.” ...