Los Angeles: The President of the Directors Guild of America, Michael Apted, made the following statement today recognizing the passage by both houses of Congress of The American Jobs Creation Act and the provisions within the bill that offer production incentives that will reduce the flight of film and television productions from the U.S:

"It is the DGA's hope that this ground-breaking federal tax-incentive legislation, in combination with a growing number of state and local incentives, will stem the tide of film and television productions, and the jobs they create, from going abroad. We are proud to be one of the leaders of a broad and diverse group of interests that make up the Runaway Production Alliance, a coalition that has worked hard for the past five years to achieve this federal legislation." Apted continued, "Although this legislation is an important step forward, our efforts to keep entertainment industry jobs here in the U.S. are far from done."