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Western Directors Council

The Western Directors Council is comprised of directors elected to address issues related to the working circumstances of DGA director-members in the Western region. Although the Council does not hold events, below is a sampling of various DGA events and articles from Guild publications.

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DGA Past President Jack Shea: 1928-2013

DGA President Taylor Hackford and National Executive Director Jay D. Roth made the following statements upon learning of the passing of former DGA President Jack Shea.

DGA Appoints Team to Head Network Staff Negotiations

DGA President Taylor Hackford announced that Director John Libretto has been appointed to chair the Network Staff Negotiating Committee. Libretto will be joined by Director Brett Holey and Associate Director Scott Berger who will serve as Vice-Chairs of the Committee.

Michael Apted's Aldrich Award Speech

Michael Apted’s Robert B. Aldrich Award acceptance speech from the 65th Annual DGA Awards.
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Michael Cuesta on Directing Homeland

Homeland's Michael Cuesta

With handheld cameras and a subjective style that gets under your skin, Michael Cuesta has turned Homeland’s cat and mouse game into a suspense-filled ride. Voyeurism never looked so good.

Working Model

New Media

Jon Avnet and Rodrigo Garcia's new Internet Channel WIGS is creating Web content for the female audience.

Balancing Act

Millicent Shelton

As an active episodic TV director going from show to show, Millicent Shelton has a sometimes crazy schedule. She wouldn’t have it any other way.

Contact

Andrea Scott
Assistant to National Executive Director
Jay D. Roth (310) 289-2099
andreas@dga.org

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DGA Interview with Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

With films like Back to the Future, Forrest Gump and three performance-capture features, Robert Zemeckis has earned a reputation as a technology pioneer. But more than anything, he's just a director looking for new means to tell good stories.

DGA Interview with Thomas Schlamme

Thomas Schlamme

Not only did director-producer Thomas Schlamme create the signature "walk and talk" style on The West Wing, he has also been a powerful advocate for the rights of episodic directors.