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Hollywood’s unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers have agreed to extend their Covid protocols through April 1, with only minor changes, including the elimination of pre-employment and weekly Covid testing for some crew members. The protocols will keep in place a…

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood's unions and guilds are in talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers to renew their Covid safety protocols, which expire Tuesday amid mounting pressure to end a mandate that gives employers the limited option to require vaccinations as a condition of…

The Directors Guild of America has nominated Tár‘s Todd Field, Top Gun: Maverick‘s Joseph Kosinski, Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, The Banshees of Inisherin‘s Martin McDonagh and The Fabelmans’ Steven Spielberg for the top feature film prize at its 75th annual <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/dga/" id="auto-tag_dga_2"…

The Directors Guild of America has unveiled the television and documentary nominations for its 75th anniversary DGA Awards, which will be handed out next month. The helmers vying for Dramatic Series are Jason Bateman (Ozark), Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul), Sam Levinson (Euphoria), Aoife McArdle (S…

DGA leaders said today that their upcoming contract negotiations with the Aliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers "promises to be an extremely challenging negotiating environment – one of the most difficult and complex we have faced in many years." DGA National Executive Director Russell Holl…

Mark Hansson and Valdez Flagg will be honored at the 75th Annual DGA Awards for their career achievements and "extraordinary service" to the guild. Hansson, a veteran first assistant director, will receive the Frank Capra Achievement Award, and Flagg, a longtime stage manager, will receive the Franklin J…

Robert A. Fishman, CBS’ legendary director of televised sporting events, will be awarded one of the Directors Guild of America's highest honors: the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction. It will be presented February 18 during the 75th annual DGA…

Disputes over residuals that flow from new revenue streams have been at the center of every major film and TV strike in Hollywood's history. And as the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the DGA all preparing for contract talks early in 2023 with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, residuals could…

The DGA today announced the winners of its 28th annual DGA Student Film Awards for African American, Asian American, Latino & Women directors. The awards were created in 1995 "to address the severe underrepresentation of directors of color and women in feature filmmaking by honoring, encouraging and…

The DGA and IATSE are praising Congress for passing the Respect for Marriage Act, which ensures federal recognition of same-sex and interracial unions. The legislation, which was introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court's repealing of Roe v. Wade, received bipartisan support. It was approved…

The WGA West collected $16.2 million in foreign levies on behalf of writers and their heirs during fiscal year 2022, according to the guild's latest report. That's down by nearly half of the record $31.6 million collected in the prior year, and a four-year low – though it's still on a par with many recent…

Leaders of Hollywood's unions and guilds are calling on Congress to pass the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA) before Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in January. The legislation would restore tax breaks for work-related expenses by updating the Qualified Performing Artist…