On February 21, DGA members gathered at Guild headquarters in Los Angeles for the launch of the 2026 edition of the Director Development Initiative (DDI) Television Mentorship Program. Committed to ...

The 34th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) took place from February 7-16, 2026. PAFF presents films that showcase the diversity and complexity of people of African descent. The DGA has ...

The 2026 Slamdance Film Festival — which focuses on emerging artists — took place in-person from February 19-25 in Los Angeles. On the first day of the festival, the DGA hosted an orientation event ...

As part of the Guild’s effort to keep members informed about the complex issues of Internet theft, the Quarterly has run an ongoing series of stories on the subject.

From prep and camera setups, to making split-second decisions in real time, directing live sports demands a unique creative skill set on a massive scale. On February 25, DGA members learned more about ...

1. January 15, 1967 — Super Bowl I (originally called the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”): was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The game was simultaneously broadcast on both CBS, ...

On-set photography is a long-standing tradition that captures a director at work. These Photo Essays reveal in images the careers of some of our most prominent members or showcase our members working ...

In this popular feature, a director talks about a film particularly close to their heart, why the creative choices are inspired, how it influenced their own work, and why the movie continues to ...

In the cover story of our newly redesigned DGA Quarterly, Directors Ava DuVernay, Hiro Murai, Steven Zaillian, Christine Gernon, Peter O'Fallon and Marcos Siega sound off on forging a series template ...

Following a welcome by DGA Associate Western Executive Director Daniel Tenkman and clips from the nominated projects, DGA Secretary-Treasurer Paris Barclay moderated the panels that consisted of ...

On February 12, the Women’s Steering Committee meeting featured the panel discussion, Choreography and the Director's Eye. In a conversation moderated by Director Li Lu, Directors Jeannette Godoy, ...