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SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase provided varied industry perspectives during a pair of afternoon sessions, and then an evening display of up-and-coming filmmaking talent with the debut screening of the Showcase reel followed by a Meet the New Directors panel discussion, all held at the...
The Commercial Directors Diversity Program’s (CDDP) Industry Showcase recently debuted in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild of America (DGA). The Showcase featured spec spots directed by the five fellows for this fourth cycle of the full CDDP program. The directors are: Alexander Gilbert; M.G...
Several celebrities including Viola Davis, Bette Midler and Stephen King reacted after the Supreme Court on Friday voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to abortion.
“They did it. THEY DID IT TO US! #SCOTUS has overturned #RoevWade, enshrined in...
Tamika Lamison, executive director of the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP), has announced the five Fellows who have each been awarded $25,000.00 stipends to produce spec spots during the Program’s 2022 cycle. The Fellows are: MG “Grace” Evangelista, Alexander Gilbert, Rhym Guissé,...
Even with a significant reduction in the number of television episodes directed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of dramatic television episodes directed by women and directors of color continued to increase. 34% of dramatic television episodes in the 2020-21 season were helmed by...
January 15, 2017 The five nominees for the DGA Award recognizing Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2016 are: Damien Chazelle for La La Land; Garth Davis for Lion; Barry...
Director Lesli Linka Glatter was elected president of the Directors Guild of America by the delegates at the Guild’s National Biennial Convention held Saturday (9/18) at DGA National Headquarters in Los Angeles.
Glatter has a long history of Guild service. She has been on the Guild’s...
The Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and the Basic Crafts, and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), together with the Alliance of Motion...
Nearly a third of TV episodes in the 2019-20 season were helmed by directors of color, and more than a third were directed by women the Directors Guild of America announced in its latest Episodic Television Director Inclusion Report. While the shares of episodes directed by women and African...
January 15, 2016 The Revenant landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards. The strong showing for The Revenant sets director Alejandro Inarritu for a possible back-to-back win following his sweep for...