Hear a podcast from Director Sofia Coppola speaking about the making of her new comedic-drama, On the Rocks, and see photos of her conversation with moderator by Director Alexander Payne.

Hear a podcast from Director George Clooney speaking about the making of his new sci-fi drama, The Midnight Sky, and see photos of his conversation with moderator Director Scott Cooper.

We're pleased to announce that DGA Members will be able to learn more about films directly from the filmmakers as the Guild resumes its Theatrical Feature Film Q&A program virtually.

As part of our continuing outreach efforts aimed at independent filmmakers, the DGA recently hosted receptions for Directors with films showing during the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

In this online event, Directors Sarah Brooke, Shanta Fripp, Nora Gerard, Lily Olszewski and Associate Director Elisabeth Sobel took us behind the scenes of what went into directing days of election-related coverage in a conversation moderated by Associate Director Joyce Thomas.

During a conversation moderated by Director Mary Harron, Directors Mira Nair & Ayoka Chenzira, Producers Maggie Renzi & Ira Deutchman, Entertainment Attorney Sue Bodine and Milestone Films co-founder Amy Heller discussed the the impact to Directors when the ownership of their film and a path toward restoration and/or distribution on a streaming service, is not so clear.

UPM Committee Co-Chair Frank Covino and UPMs Todd Arnow, Chris Bongirne, Samantha Dyer, Holly Rymon and Canella Williams-Larrabee engaged in a discussion moderated by UPM Leslie Gyson, focused on productions that are shooting in the Eastern Region and how they are addressing the challenges of working in the COVID safety environment.

Directors Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight), Gigi Saul Guerrero (Into the Dark: Culture Shock), Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) and Sophia Takal (Black Christmas) discussed the Director’s role in creating horror during a conversation moderated by Director Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead).

See text and images from this discussion about the Qualifications Lists (QL) with UPMs Lyn Pinezich and Canella Williams-Larrabee and DGA Senior Field Representative Bart Daudelin, moderated by EDSC Co-Chair Joyce Thomas.

The Committee's October meeting featured a conversation with Directors Yulin Kuang, Steven J. Kung and Kim Nguyen, moderated by Director Kabir Akhtar.