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Christopher Nolan On Why He Wanted To Run The DGA While Making ‘The Odyssey’
As perhaps the most recognizable president of the Directors Guild of America since Frank Capra led the union in the late 1930s, Christopher Nolan has a lot on his plate.
Nolan is poised to steer his guild through a high-profile set of negotiations with the major Hollywood studios in May…
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Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast With Billy Ray & Todd Garner Week 6: What DGA Deal, SAG-AFTRA Strike Authorization Mean For Hollywood; Union Talk With Ro Khanna & Becca Balint
Billy Ray and Todd Garner are back for Week 6 of the Writers Guild standoff on Deadline's Strike Talk podcast. Click below to listen.
This week, our hosts look at what the seismic developments of the past week will mean. Hailing it as groundbreaking, the Directors Guild agreed tentatively to a de…
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DGA Awards: Chloé Zhao Wins Top Film Prize For ‘Nomadland’; ‘Queen’s Gambit’, ‘Flight Attendant’, ‘Homeland’ Lead TV — The Complete List
History has been made at the 73rd annual DGA Awards. Nomadland director Chloé Zhao has won the marquee prize for Nomadland, marking the second time the DGA has given the guild’s top prize to a female director after Kathryn Bigelow for 2008’s The Hurt Locker.
Zhao, along with fellow DGA nominees David Fincher for M…
DGA Report: Women & Minorities Score Record Share Of Episodic TV Directing Jobs
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…
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Mary Hatch Named DGA Assistant Executive Director In New York
Mary Hatch has been hired as the DGA's assistant executive director in the guild's New York office, where she will be involved in the administration of film and television agreements and represent assistant directors and unit production managers in the eastern region. She came to the DGA from SAG-AFTRA, where she…
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DGA Study Finds First-Time Episodic TV Directors More Diverse Than Ever: Women Hit 41%, Minorities 33%
A new DGA study has found that the pool of first-time episodic TV directors "is more inclusive than ever," with women and minorities seeing dramatic employment gains and setting record highs for the second year in a row. The latest numbers, the guild said, "are certainly encouraging, but there's still room for…
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By David Robb
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DGA President Thomas Schlamme Opens Awards Show Vowing to Continue Fight Against Sexual Harassment
DGA president Thomas Schlamme vowed tonight at the DGA Awards that the guild will do everything in its power to combat sexual harassment in the industry, which he said has now reached a “tipping point.” His opening remarks at the awards show come just two days after the guild issued a lengthy statement on its…
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