The Eastern Directors Council is comprised of directors elected to address issues related to the working circumstances of DGA director-members in the Eastern region and Midwest.
Below is a sampling of various events hosted by the Eastern Directors Council, as well as other events held at the DGA and articles from Guild publications.
DGA members, please log in to view Eastern Directors Council meeting times in the area below, or to access the list of council members in the right hand sidebar.
Eastern Directors Council
Good Morning DGA: A Morning Show Mixer
An Eastern Directors Council & Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Event
Directors, Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates actively working on morning television programs in New York joined their colleagues for an afternoon of conversation and camaraderie at the DGA’s East Coast Headquarters.
Contact
- Jessica Barreras
Office Manager(212) 258-0804jbarreras@dga.org
Council links
John LiBretto
Visual History Interview
Veteran television director John LiBretto shares his 45-plus year career in news and sports, including notable assignments such as directing the first “Town Hall Meeting” debate for the 1992 presidential elections and highlights from directing Summer Olympics.
Neil Tardio
Visual History Interview
Commercial director Neil Tardio discusses his career in advertising, working for McCann Erickson and Young & Rubicam in the 1950s and 1960s, directing iconic commercials for Xerox, Right Guard and the U.S. Army, and his involvement in political campaigns.
David Pressman
Visual History Interview
Veteran director David Pressman discusses his long career, starting from the pioneer days of television in the 1940s, to his McCarthy-era blacklisting during much of the 1950s, to his return, helming more than 28 years of the run of One Life to Live.
Larry Auerbach
Visual History Interview
Director Larry Auerbach shares tales from the pioneering days of early television through a more than 50-year career directing New York based daytime serials such as Love of Life, One Life to Live and All My Children.