Directors Guild of America

We're Leading The 'Energy Star' Nation

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 04.18.2012

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Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual list of cities with the highest number of Energy Star buildings. Los Ang...

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Hollywood's Female Trouble: Part 2, The Directors

Xaque Gruber | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: True Blood, The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, Csi: New York, Directors, Pam Veasey, Directing, Lesli Linka Glatter, Mad Men, Jane Fonda, Directors Guild of America, Women Directors, Gloria Steinem, Video, Entertainment News

Even with Bigelow's Oscar win in 2009, why are the statistics for female directors (in both film and television) less than golden?

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What Do Directors Think When People Make a Torrent for Their Movie?

Quora | Posted 02.22.2012

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The Motion Picture Association of America has never written me a paycheck for anything. They're not backing my picture. These are not nice guys. They are not in this business to help filmmakers at all.

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'The Artist,' Hazanavicius Win At Directors Guild Awards 2012

AP | By DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 01.29.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- The Directors Guild of America Awards are the latest Hollywood film honors to go silent. Hollywood's top filmmakers group presented it...

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What Is the Future of Hispanic Filmmaking?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.10.2011

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The current ranks of Latino filmmakers are thin, and that influences what kinds of stories get told in American cinema. More important, it has an impact on how Hispanic culture is portrayed -- if it is portrayed at all.

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Spielberg Honored as Game-Changer by Directors Guild

Pamela Ezell | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, David Lean, J. J. Abrams, Directors Guild, Steven Spielberg, E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial, James Cameron, Jaws, Hollywood Studios, It's a Wonderful Life, Sid Sheinberg, Shoah Foundation, Michael Apted, Dreamworks SKG, Directors Guild of America, Spielberg Super 8, George Lucas Directors Guild, Schindler's List Awards, Hollywood Directors Guild, Directing Awards, Spielberg Filmmaking, Entertainment News

Steven Spielberg sat down at the Director's Guild Saturday to talk about his career as a part of the DGA's celebration of its 75th anniversary saluting "game-changers" who have advanced the art and craft of directing.

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'The King's Speech' Shocks 'The Social Network'

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Tom Hooper pulled off an upset win Saturday for the top film honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards for his British monarchy t...

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DGA Board Approves Tentative Deal

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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The deal, which provides for 2% annual pay increases and a one-time 1.5% boost in pension and health, will soon go to the membership for ratification,...

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Brad & Angelina's Directors Guild Date Night (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angelina Jolie, Directors Guild Award, Video, Brad Pitt, Directors Guild of America, Entertainment News

What split? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were together at Saturday's Directors Guild Awards. Although they skipped the red carpet and weren't snapp...

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Kathryn Bigelow Wins Big At Directors Guild With 'Hurt Locker'

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, Film, Award Season, Directors Guild of America, Avatar, Hurt Locker, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from th...

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Directors Guild Nominations: James Cameron Up Against Ex Wife, Tarantino & More

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" has earned James Cameron his latest nomination for the top honor from the Directors Guild...

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Coens Win for 'No Country for Old Men'

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Joel and Ethan Coen won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday for "No Country for Old Men," giving them th...

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Directors, Hollywood Studios Reach Deal

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal Thursday with studios, a development that could turn up the pressure on stri...

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Labor Talks Underway Between Directors And Studios

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The union representing Hollywood directors began contract talks Saturday, with striking TV and film writers calculating how a deal might affect them. ...

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Directors Guild Offers Talks, Complicating Writers' Strike

New York Times | MICHAEL CIEPLY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Movie and television directors said Thursday that they were prepared to begin bargaining toward a new contract with production companies after the New...

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