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…

The DGA is telling its hyphenate members that they don't have to fire their agents for DGA-covered work even if they are also writers who are being told by the WGA that they must fire their agents who refuse to sign its new Agency Code of Conduct. At least not for now. "There are important issues that we are examining…

The Directors Guild already is gearing up for its next round of film and TV contract negotiations, even though its current three-year pact doesn't expire until June 30, 2020. At the DGA's recent board meeting, directors Jon Avnet and Todd Holland were appointed co-chairs of the guild's negotiating committee. Russ Holla…

The Directors Guild has raisedthe curtain on the initial group of presenters for its 71st annual DGA Awards next month. Check out the list of nearly two dozen below. Film nominations were announced three weeks ago for the trophy show, which is set for Saturday at Hollywood & Highland's Ray Dolby Ballroom, Aisha Tyler…

The Directors Guild has announced nominees for outstanding directing in a film for 2018, along with its annual first-time director noms. This year’s list includes a double mention for Bradley Cooper, who made his directorial debut with Warner Bros’ musical drama A Star Is Born, and Spike Lee, who gets his first DGA…

The Directors Guild of America is out with the TV, documentary and commercial nominees for its 71st annual DGA Awards. Check out the full list below. Its 2019 film nominations will be released Tuesday, and the winners will be read February 2 during the trophy show at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Kathleen…

Kathleen McGill and Mimi Deaton will be honored with special awards at the 71st annual DGA Awards. McGill, a unit production manager, will receive the Frank Capra Achievement Award, and Deaton, an associate director, will receive the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award. Both awards are given in recognition of…

Student filmmakers from USC led the way with four wins at this year's DGA Student Film Awards honoring African-American, Latino, Asian-American and female directors. It’s the second year in a row that USC has garnered the most honors, tying Chapman University last year with four awards each. This year, students from…

The company behind such series as Atlanta, Pose, Mayans M.C. and Snowfall is set to receive the 2019 DGA Diversity Award. FX Networks will receive the honor — which has been bestowed only a handful of times in the DGA Awards’ long history — during the guild’s trophy show next year. The Diversity Award recognizes the…

Veteran live-TV helmer and former DGA national board member Don Mischer is set to receive the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction. The honor will be handed out during the 71st annual DGA Awards on February 2 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Mischer…

The percentage of women and minority directors of episodic TV shows hit record highs this year, continuing the TV industry's recent trend towards diversification, according to a new Directors Guild report. In the 2017-18 season, women directed 25% of all episodic shows – up from 21% last year and nearly double their…