James Burrows was born in Los Angeles, the son of Abe Burrows, a well-known playwright and stage director. At a young age his father moved the family back to their native New York to continue his work ...

Through the collective voice of more than 19,500 members that the DGA represents, the Guild seeks to protect directorial teams' legal and artistic rights, contend for their creative freedom, and ...

Member Directory The DGA represents more than 19,500 Directors and members of the directorial team. This search function allows users to search for a member's contact information and credit summaries, ...

The Directors Guild of America is a labor organization that represents the creative and economic rights of directors and members of the directorial team working in film, television, commercials, ...

The DGA rate cards are published as PDFs formatted for printing. These schedules include the payment rates for Directors, Unit Production Managers, Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, Stage ...

For three decades, the DGA Student Film Awards have spotlighted dozens of African American, Asian American, Latino and Women filmmakers. Winners of the DGA Student Film Awards in each category will ...

Los Angeles - The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2023 were announced tonight during the 76th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in ...

The Basic Agreement (BA) covers projects shot on film made under an agreement with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). This contract applies to Directors, Assistant ...

DGA Members interested in applying for the 2026 DDI Mentorship Program can now access the application online from August 4 ...

Information about, and links to, television studio Director development programs focused on diversity. (Schedules and application periods are administered by the studios and are subject to change.) ...

Following is a summary of Directors’ creative rights for theatrical motion pictures and long-form television under Article 7 of the Directors Guild of America Basic Agreement of 2020. It is not ...

It is possible to join the DGA by meeting certain employment criteria. You might also consider applying to the Assistant Directors Training Program, jointly sponsored by the DGA and the Alliance of ...