John Sturges was a movie director who really looked the part. Barrel-chested, 6-foot-2, menacing black sunglasses, and a huge mouth made for bellowing orders. He belongs with others—Aldrich, Fuller, ...

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 ...

The following is a list of all deceased DGA member directors to whom at least $50 of foreign levies have been assigned, but not yet paid. In some cases, despite efforts to identify and locate them, ...

Associate Director/Stage Manager David Charles will become the 34th recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which will be presented at the DGA Awards ceremony in February. The ...

1st AD Gregory G. McCollum will become the 40th recipient of the Frank Capra Achievement Award, which will be presented at the DGA Awards ceremony on February 7, 2026. The Capra Award is given to an ...

Bill Duke has directed and acted in feature films, television series, movies for television and theater. He received his MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and studied directing at ...

Upon the King! Let us our lives, Our souls, our debts, our careful wives, Our children, and our sins lay on the King. The quote from Shakespeare's Henry V sums up Mel Stuart's "interpretation of a ...

New Members, Primary Category Changes, Deceased Members ...

On December 16, the Disability Committee (DC) meeting featured the conversation, Empowering Disabled Artists – The Creation and Foundations of the Disability Committee, with Director Jenni Gold.

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 ...