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Duncan Henderson will receive the DGA's 2020 Frank Capra Achievement Award, and Arthur Lewis is set for the guild's 2020 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award. The Capra Award honors assistant directors or unit production managers for career achievement and service to the guild, and the Schaffner Award honors…

AFI student filmmakers led the way with four wins at the DGA's 25th annual Student Film Awards honoring African-American, Latino, Asian-American and female directors. USC students, who took home the most honors over the last two years, received three awards this year – tied with students from New York University…

Female and minority TV directors have reached a milestone – this year, for the first time ever, they directed half of all episodic TV shows. According to the Directors Guild's latest diversity report, that's up from last year's record high of 42.5%, and up from just 21% five years ago. "Inclusion has been a priority…

The DGA has reached a tentative agreement with ABC, CBS and NBC for a new contract covering the TV networks' staff and freelance members employed in news, sports and operations at the companies' networks and many of their owned local stations. The agreement, which now goes to the guild's membership for ratification…

Production has been completed on That One Time, an independent pilot for Lucky 13 Productions that was directed and created by Melanie Wagor, a 2020 DGA Director Development Initiative protégé. Dermot Mulroney and newcomer Dylan Flashner star in the project, written by Wagor and Cameron Northey. Wagor and Joel…

We’ve known for nearly a year when the 2020 DGA Awards will be held — thanks to the Oscars’ earlier date — but the guild today revealed the other key dates leading up to its 72nd annual trophy show. With the ceremony set for January 25 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the Directors Guild’s theatrical…

In a blow to the streaming world, the Directors Guild of America’s national board has voted unanimously to ban day-and-date film releases from eligibility for its top DGA Award, which has now been renamed Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film. "The DGA proudly affirms that a first-run…

Thomas Schlamme was re-elected president of the Directors Guild of America by acclamation today by the delegates to the guild's biennial convention. The Emmy-winning West Wing director was first elected in 2017. "It is my honor to once again accept the position of President of the Directors Guild of America," he said…

The “Presidents of the Guilds” panel at ATX Television Festival has been canceled, Deadline has confirmed. SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, WGA West president David A. Goodman and DGA president Thomas Schlamme were scheduled to attend the Austin-based festival, but the panel was removed from their schedule. The…

The DGA is already gearing up for next year's film and TV contract negotiations. "This is the most important thing we do as a guild," DGA president Thomas Schlamme said at the guild's recent annual membership meeting. "It's where we exert our collective bargaining strength and leverage on this business. While our…

Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger have been named co-chairs of the DGA's Network Staff Negotiations Committee, which bargains on behalf of DGA members who primarily work in staff and freelance positions in news and sports. The current contract expires June 30, 2020. Holey, senior director for NBC News, has…

The Directors Guild has hired Celeste Drake as Executive in Charge of Government Affairs and promoted guild veteran Tim Webber to Executive in Charge of Physical Operations. The appointments were announced today by DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander, to whom they’ll report. Drake will oversee the…