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09/16/04 |
DIGITAL DAY TAKE 2: PUSHING THE ENVELOPE |
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by David Geffner and Matt Hurwitz
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In July of 2003 the Directors Guild celebrated the arrival of the digital revolution with a day long program of seminars, demonstrations, and panel discussions called "Digital Day at the DGA." Hundreds of Guild members gathered to learn more about the emerging technology that has transformed both the business and the art of filmmaking and to hear a keynote address by one of the original seers of the digital age, writer William Gibson. |
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| 04/23/04 |
A Conversation with Asian-American Documentarians |
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by Monice Mitchell Simms
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On Thursday, March 25th, the DGA Asian-American Committee (AAC) presented "A Conversation with Asian-American Documentarians Freida Lee Mock and Jessica Yu." Moderated by producer and AAC co-chair, Wenda Fong, the Oscar-winning filmmakers screened clips of their work and spoke about the love, struggle and craft of documentary filmmaking.
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| 04/12/04 |
Welcome to the Digital Intermediate Revolution |
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By Matt Hurwitz
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Digital Intermediates aren't just the mastering tool of the big budget feature. With thoughtful planning – and skillful filmmaking – they can be a creative, cost-effective tool for the low budget feature, as well. On Saturday, March 6, DGA Special Projects presented "The Digital Intermediate Revolution – Never Die Alone: An Indie Case Study." The seminar focused on the use of the digital intermediate (DI) by director Ernest Dickerson for his recent Fox Seachlight release, Never Die Alone, starring DMX and David Arquette. Panelists included... |
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| 03/12/04 |
A Celebration of Soul Food: The Series |
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by Monice Mitchell
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On February 24, 2004, the DGA's African-American Steering Committee, WGA's Committee of Black Writers and SAG's Employment Opportunities Committee presented "A Celebration of Soul Food – The Series."The program featured a panel consisting of DGA AASC Co-chair LeVar Burton, WGAw's CBW co-chairs Jaqueline Davis and Bonita Alford, Soul Food executive producer Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, SAG EEO Committee Chair, Anne Marie Johnson, cast members Vanessa Williams and Aaron Meeks, writer-director Salim Akil and Felecia Henderson who developed the series from director-writer George Tillman's acclaimed 1997 film.
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| 10/20/03 |
DGA Hosts Urbanworld Filmmakers Luncheon |
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by Kevin Lewis
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Created to offer a venue for competitively showcasing films about multicultural urban life, the Urbanworld Film Festival has presented almost 300 features, shorts and documentaries over the past seven years. The DGA has been an active participant in the festival for the past three years, this year hosting a luncheon for Urbanworld filmmakers at the Film Center Café on September 19. DGA members Warrington Hudlin, Regge Life, Michael Pinckney, Roni Wheeler and John Singleton mingled and spoke with over fifty festival participants who attended the luncheon. |
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| 10/17/03 |
The Making of Shogun Event |
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by Steve Baltin
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It was like no time had passed when director Jerry London and other principles from the landmark miniseries Shogun (based on the novel by James Clavell) gathered at the DGA September 24 for "The Making of Shogun," a combination screening, panel discussion, moderated by DGA member Randal Kleiser (Grease), and reception. |
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| 09/26/03 |
DGA Emmy Nominees Reception |
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On September 16, 2003 the Guild hosted its annual DGA Emmy Nominees Reception honoring the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Award-nominated members. DGA Board member Rod Holcomb, a three-time Emmy nominee and DGA Award-winner, welcomed the nominees and guests on behalf of the Guild. Bryce Zabel, former Chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, presented official Emmy Nomination Certificates to the DGA nominees in attendance. |
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| 09/09/03 |
Under the Influence of Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
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by Nancy Kapitanoff
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When Paul Mazursky made his directorial debut with Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, he was under the influence of Fellini, Sturges, Lubitsch and The Sixties.
"I had seen in Time magazine a picture of Fritz Perls, a gestalt therapist, sitting in a hot tub with five or six people who were naked up at Esalen. That's when I said to [my wife] Betsy, 'maybe there's a movie,' and we went to Esalen. We did a 24 or 48 hour marathon. We were the only couple there.
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08/25/03
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Filmmakers Alliance 10th Anniversary |
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On August 13, 2003, Filmmakers Alliance (FA) celebrated its 10th Anniversary at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. For the fourth consecutive year, the DGA served as a sponsor of this event. The gala featured FA's annual film screening preceded by the presentation of their Vision Award to DGA director-member Allison Anders. |
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| 08/13/03 |
Best of the IFP-Los Angeles Film Festival 2003 |
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On Monday, August 4, 2003, the DGA and the IFP Los Angeles presented The Best of IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival 2003. The evening featured screenings of Tracy Droz Tragos' Be Good, Smile Pretty, winner of the Target Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature and Paxton Winters' Crude which won the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature. |
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| 08/13/03 |
Outfest Filmmakers Luncheon 2003 |
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by Xeni Jardin
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Celebrating the Guild's longstanding relationship with the leading international showcase for gay and lesbian films and videos, Outfest 2003 filmmakers gathered at Pinot Hollywood on July 14 for a DGA sponsored luncheon.
DGA Third Vice President Paris Barclay emceed the gathering, which explored Outfest's 21-year history and the Guild's role in promoting new and alternative filmmaker voices.
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| 08/01/03 |
An Evening with Ronald Neame - Straight from the Horse's Mouth |
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by Nancy Kapitanoff
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Ninety-two years never looked better than they do on Ronald Neame. In the spotlight at the July 21st DGA event, "An Evening with Ronald Neame," the British filmmaker strolled to the front of DGA Theater 2 to introduce his classic 1958 film The Horse's Mouth.
"I would be delighted if you have something provocative to say," Neame said, up for a bit of controversy in the Q&A session to follow the screening.
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| 07/31/03 |
Outfest 2003: DGA Panel "A Musical Is Born! - The Art of Directing Musicals |
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by Xeni Jardin
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From classics like Cabaret to recent successes such as Chicago and Moulin Rouge, musicals are a recuring theme in American moviemaking history.
During Outfest 2003, DGA Third Vice President Paris Barclay moderated "The Art of Directing Musicals," comprised of a panel of filmmakers familiar with the craft.
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| 07/31/03 |
Stephen Frears: Meshing American and British Filmmaking with Style and Substance |
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by Kevin Lewis
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Stephen Frears was in an impish mood following the screening of his new prize-winning film Dirty Pretty Things at a July 16 DGA sponsored event held in the Florence Gould Auditorium of the Alliance Française/French Institute in New York City.
In typical "get-on-with-it, it's-only-a-movie" British style, Frears downplayed any serious analysis of his directorial methods to the discussion's moderator, director Glenn Gordon Caron. Instead, he threw bouquets to his collaborators – the actors, cinematographer Chris Menges and writer Steve Knight.
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| 07/01/03 |
Sports Directors are Part of the Game |
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by Kevin Lewis
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Sports programming is one of the greatest challenges TV directors face, requiring precision timing, a skilled eye for detail, an ability to withstand great pressure, enormous organizational resources, and the creativity to create a compelling story from dozens of live images. Recently East Coast DGA members were able to glean information from a special seminar entitled "The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat" DGA Directors Take You Inside the Production of Sports Programming. |
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| 06/25/03 |
Women's Steering Committee hosts 2003 Television Networking Mixer |
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On Monday, June 9, 2003, the Women's Steering Committee of the DGA held networking mixer to kick off the 2003-04 television season. The latest in a series of similarly successful events, the 2003 mixer provided the opportunity for DGA members to meet the producers, show-runners and production executives who will be hiring for this season's new and returning shows. |
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| 06/19/03 |
7th Annual Howard W. Koch Memorial DGA Golf Tournament |
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More than 130 players gathered at the Wilshire Country Club on June 16, 2003, to participate in the 7th Annual Howard W. Koch Memorial DGA Golf Tournament. The tournament is held annually to raise money for the Directors Guild Foundation, the nonprofit charity that funds Guild educational programs, grants short-term and interest-free loans to Guild members in crisis, and provides financial support towards the expansion of the Motion Picture & Television Fund's Country Home and Hospital retirement and assisted living facility. |
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| 06/16/03 |
City of Lights 2003 |
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by David Geffner
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The clouds that drifted over Franco-American geopolitical relations were certainly on the minds of the City of Lights/City of Angels organizers as they kicked off the festival's seventh year [April 8-12]. But they could not dampen the enthusiasm audiences gave to the slate of eleven French features, each one preceded by a French short. Ranging from a solemn examination of two brothers facing death to a Parisian butcher hiding Jewish orphans in WWII, this year's line-up was as diverse as any in the festival's history. City of Lights/City of Angels partners – DGA, L'ARP, MPA, SACEM, UNIFRANCE, WGA, and the Consulat General de France of Los Angeles – hosted the opening night reception, which was followed by the screening of Laurent Bouhnik's 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman. |
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| 06/16/03 |
DGA Opposes Council Motion on Film Permitting |
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by Ted Elrick
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At a packed, occasionally heated May 12 hearing before the Los Angeles City Council Education and Neighborhoods Committee, representatives from the DGA, SAG, IATSE, MPAA, AICP, AFMA, Teamsters Local 399 and most of the studios unanimously raised opposition to a motion by City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski that would establish a committee of neighborhood councils and community organizations to advise the City Council on filming issues. Passage of such a motion would complicate the film permitting process in Los Angeles, potentially adding another bureaucratic layer to the approval process.
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| 06/16/03 |
"The Best of Sundance" - New York and Los Angeles |
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by Kevin Lewis in New York and David Geffner in Los Angeles
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The DGA hosted evenings in New York and Los Angeles to honor the directors of this year's Sundance Film Festival directing awards.
In New York, director Tim Robbins moderated a discussion with Dramatic Directing Award winner Catherine Hardwicke on Monday, April 28, 2003, while director David O. Russell spoke with her on April 23 in Los Angeles.
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| 06/16/03 |
VC Filmmakers Lunch/Conversation with Jessica Yu |
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by David Geffner
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Next year may be Visual Communications' (VC) biggest celebration yet with the arrival of the 20th Anniversary of its Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival. But independent filmmakers invited to a VC luncheon hosted by the DGA and featuring speakers like Bobby Roth, Henry Chan and Jay Chandrasekhar, held high hopes as this year's festival got underway (May 1-8 at the DGA, Arclight Hollywood, David Henry Hwang Theater, and Aratani/Japan America Theater).
"Directing is the loneliest job on the set," Henry Chan said before a group of first-time directors. "As an Asian-American director, it's even lonelier.
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| 06/13/03 |
Fighting For Their Art: The DGA African American Steering Committee presents Emerging Feature Film Directors: A Panel Discussion with African American Directors |
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by Mike Reynolds
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The DGA boardroom in Los Angeles was the setting for a recent African American Steering Committee (AASC) event – Emerging Feature Film Directors - moderated by AASC Co-Chair and alternate National Board member LeVar Burton.
DGA Special Assignments Executive Regina Render reminded those in attendance that the AASC, "represents the present and future concerns of African American Guild members." And has "sponsored workshops, seminars, networking sessions and major events to showcase members' talents, enhance their qualifications, recognize their contributions, increase their visibility and encourage them to reach their highest potential." |
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