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DGA MONTHLY (USPS 24052) is published monthly by the Directors Guild of America, Inc., 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046-0907. Periodicals Postage paid at Los Angeles, CA 90052. SUBSCRIPTIONS: $6.00 of each Directors Guild of America member’s annual dues is allocated for an annual subscription to DGA MONTHLY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DGA MONTHLY, Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046-0907. DGA NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011–2013 Taylor Hackford President
Steven Soderbergh National Vice President
Michael Apted Secretary-Treasurer
Scott Berger Assistant Secretary-Treasurer EXECUTIVE STAFF Paris Barclay First Vice President Jay D. Roth William M. Brady National Executive Director Second Vice President Russell Hollander Betty Thomas Associate National Third Vice President Executive Director/ Eastern Executive Director Gary Donatelli Fourth Vice President David Korduner Associate National Thomas Schlamme Executive Director/ Fifth Vice President Senior General Counsel
Vincent Misiano G. Bryan Unger Sixth Vice President Associate National Executive Director/ BOARD MEMBERS Western Executive Director Jace Alexander Kathryn Bigelow Jon Favreau David Dreyfus Stephen Glanzrock General Counsel Lesli Linka Glatter Cleve Landsberg Daniel J. Moore Michael Mann Midwestern Executive Director Donald Petrie Scott L. Rindenow Liz Ryan DGA Jesus Treviño COUNCILS
ASSOCIATES Western Directors Council Alan B. Curtiss Taylor Hackford D uncan Henderson Presiding Offi cer Dennis W. Mazzocco Barbara Roche Western AD/UPM Council Mary Rae Thewlis Marie Cantin ALTERNATES Chairperson Laura Belsey Theodore Bogosian Western AD/SM/PA Council Victoria Hochberg Valdez Flagg Rod Holcomb Chairperson Todd Holland Jeremy Kagan Eastern Directors Council Randal Kleiser Steven Soderbergh Linda Laundra Garry Marshall Presiding Offi cer Oz Scott Millicent Shelton Eastern AD/UPM Council Michael Zinberg Thomas J. Whelan Chairperson SECOND ALTERNATES Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Lee Blaine Joan Griffi n Timothy G. Engle Chairperson Julie Gelfand Kathleen McGill Jennie O’Keefe Joyce Thomas
APRIL 2012 I 1 DGA PAC hosts meeting with Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL)
L-R Bottom Row: Directors Peyton Reed, Demian Lichtenstein, Millicent Shelton, Ted Bogosian, Jerry Zucker, Congressman Ted Deutch, DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay, Directors Brad Silberling and Mary Lou Belli. Top Row: Directors Randal Kleiser, Kenneth Fink, Gil Cates Jr., UPM Burt Bluestein, Directors Peter Levin, Rod Holcomb, Steven DePaul, Stephen Cragg, and Anthony Russo. The DGA’s PAC Leadership Council hosted Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) on February 13 for lunch and a thought-provoking discussion on rogue sites legislation at the Leadership Council’s fi rst meeting of 2012 at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles. Congressman Deutch, who serves on the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, was one of the fi rst co-sponsors of the STOP Online Piracy Act, a bill that proposed the extension of U.S. laws that already exist to combat illegal rogue websites based in the U.S. to apply to illegal rogue websites based abroad. He remained one of its staunchest supporters despite a well-funded public misinformation campaign orchestrated by the bill’s opponents to mobilize opposition to the legislation, which ultimately resulted in the bill being shelved in January. DGA First Vice President/PAC Chair Paris Barclay welcomed the Congressman and members of the Leadership Council. “First and foremost, we want to thank you for signing on early as an original co-sponsor of the STOP Online Piracy Act – and for staying steadfast in your support in what we are well aware was intense pressure for you to renege on your commitment,” said It’s Tax Time! Do You Have All The Barclay. “We very much welcome a candid discussion on Documents You Need? this – we believe the best way to effectively move forward is to examine what took place these past months. Nothing Although the DGA sends members’ residuals to the most current address that has happened deters us from our commitment to on fi le at the Guild, W-2s (Wage and Tax Statement forms) are sent directly protect the works DGA members create,” he added. to the members by the entities that have written those checks. However, the studio or payroll house may not have the most current address for a The lively discussion focused on how to effectively member. If you are missing a W-2 form, or need to change your address introduce any future legislative efforts to fi ght illegal so future W-2s will be delivered to the correct address, please consult the foreign rogue websites in a way that helps the public to chart below for Change of Address fax lines and/or W-2 Hotlines for several accurately understand the legislation without allowing studios and payroll houses. If the company issuing your W-2 is not on the false claims against the bills to take root. “Once people list, please call their main number. actually understand the issue, it’s a lot harder for those Change of Address Fax lies to stick,” said Congressman Deutch. He also noted Studio/Payroll Company (Include: name, SSN, Old Address, W2 Hotline New Address, Signature) that copyright protection is incorporated in Article 8 of Cast & Crew 818-848-2965 800-511-8087 the U.S. Constitution and that it is the only place where the word “right” appears in the Constitution before the Disney 818-558-2933 818-558-2931 Bill of Rights. Educational Broadcasting Corp. 212-560-6905 212-560-2901 Entertainment Partners 818-848-0254 800-417-0037 Congressman Deutch fi rst won his seat in the House in a special election on April 13, 2010 and was then elected Film Payment Services 310-254-1700 310-471-9386 for a full term in the general election seven months later. Fox 310-369-1563 310-369-4890 ([email protected]) Prior to being elected to the House of Representatives, Congressman Deutch served in the Florida State Senate Media Services 310-254-1700 310-471-9386 ([email protected]) after a career as an attorney specializing in real estate law. MGM 310-449-3047 310-449-3240 He currently serves on the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees. Paramount 323-862-0283 323-956-5340 ([email protected]) This was Congressman Deutch’s fi rst meeting with the Sony/Columbia 310-665-6771 310-665-6475 DGA PAC Leadership Council. This was the 73rd meeting Universal 818-866-3805 818-777-6899 with a lawmaker hosted by the Leadership Council. Warner Brothers 818-977-0621 818-954-4636
2 I DGA MONTHLY Production Incentives Update A brief update on the California, New York and federal fi lm and television production incentive programs: California: On February 23, State Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes introduced a new bill, AB 2026, to extend California’s fi lm and television tax incentive program for an additional fi ve years/$500 million. The extension is intended to provide additional stability to the program, which has been credited with generating $2.9 billion in spending and creating 29,000 jobs throughout California. The program was fi rst enacted in 2009 and was extended by an additional year last year. New York: In 2010, the New York State Legislature renewed its fi lm and television tax incentive program for an additional fi ve years and increased the amount of funds available to $420 million per year. New York is currently enjoying a bumper crop of television series fi lming in the state. Federal: The federal fi lm and television tax incentive program, known as Section 181, is part of a broader set of 60 tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011. These tax provisions, commonly known as the Tax Extenders Package, are generally extended by Congress for one- or two-year terms. This time, however, Congress did not extend the package at the end of 2011 so all of the provisions lapsed or expired. As a result, Section 181 is not currently available or useable for production planning and fi nancing purposes, although it is likely that it would be made retroactive to January 1, 2012 should it be extended in the future. The DGA will continue its efforts to support the renewal of Section 181 as a valuable tool to help fi ght runaway production.
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M@JL8C:FDDLE@:8K@FEJ GI =@CD= ;@I<:KFIJ>L@C;F=8D K@:B On February 22, the African American Steering Committee (AASC) stories to tell about having worked with Barclay in his capacity as hosted A Tribute to Director Paris Barclay. Barclay — the fi rst director, producer or offi cer of the Guild. The speakers were: Actor/ African-American offi cer in the history of the Guild — is currently Comedian Bill Bellamy (Fastlane); Actress Sharon Lawrence (NYPD in his fourth term as DGA First Vice President. He also serves as Blue); Director Karen Gaviola (Cold Case); Actor Jimmy Smits a member of the Western Directors Council, the Creative Rights (NYPD Blue); Director Walter Hill; DGA National Executive Director Committee, co-chair of the Diversity Committee, Chair of the DGA Jay D. Roth; Directors Dianne Houston and Michael Schultz (City Political Action Committee, and is a past co-chair of the AASC. For of Angels); Actors CCH Pounder and Michael Chiklis (The Shield); his extraordinary services to the Guild and its membership, he and Director Kevin Bray; Actor/Rapper LL Cool J (music videos and current DGA President Taylor Hackford were the recipients of the NCIS: Los Angeles); Actor/Comedian Sinbad (The Cherokee Kid); DGA’s Robert B. Aldrich Award in 2007. Actress Sherri Saum and Actor/Director Glynn Turman (In Treatment); Glee Barclay has helmed over 120 episodes of series such as NYPD Blue, Actors Kevin McHale and Jane Lynch ( ); Actors Ron Perlman, ER, The West Wing, Lost, The Good Wife, CSI, NCIS: Los Angeles, Katey Sagal and Director/Producer Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy); House, Smash, Glee, and Sons of Anarchy. He also directed the and Barclay’s brother Neil who read a letter from the family. HBO fi lm The Cherokee Kid, the comedy feature Don’t Be a Menace After the tributes, Director Millicent Shelton called the guest of honor to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, and music to the stage and they engaged in a brief conversation about his videos including the LL Cool J classic “Mama Said Knock You Out.” career. After the Q&A, Barclay was given the gift of a commemorative He has earned two Emmys and a DGA Award for his directorial work crystal plaque from the AASC presented by Activities Subcommittee on NYPD Blue, and garnered another four Emmy nominations and nine Co-Chair Nicci Freeman, and Actress Dawnn Lewis sang a rendition additional DGA nominations for that and other series. of the Cole Porter classic “I Love Paris in the Springtime.” After DGA President Taylor Hackford welcomed the audience to Barclay joined the DGA in 1992. the Guild’s Los Angeles Theater, AASC Co-Chair Emeritus Carl From top left: DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay poses with his Weathers spoke about the Committee. Then current AASC Co- commemorative crystal plaque and guest speakers (left to right) Michael Chair Abdul Malik Abbott introduced a retrospective clip package Schultz, CCH Pounder, Karen Gaviola, AASC Co-Chair Abdul Malik Abbott, Sharon Lawrence, Walter Hill, Sinbad, Glynn Turman, Neil Barclay, LL Cool of Barclay’s work and read messages from actors Viola Davis and J, AASC Co-Chair Emeritus Carl Weathers, Barclay, Ron Perlman, Jimmy Julius Tennon who were unable to attend. There were also video Smits, Dianne Houston, Dawnn Lewis, Katey Sagal, Kurt Sutter, DGA National messages from AASC Co-Chair Oz Scott, actors Hill Harper (City Executive Director Jay D. Roth, Millicent Shelton, and Kevin Bray. DGA President of Angels), Danny Pino (Cold Case), Martin Sheen (The West Taylor Hackford welcomes the audience. Actors Jane Lynch and Kevin McHale remember Barclay’s DGA Award-nominated episode of Glee. Barclay speaks Wing), and Actor/Director Bill Duke (Fastlane). about his career with moderator Millicent Shelton and catches up with actor Jimmy Smits from NYPD Blue. Barclay poses with members of the AASC. The stage was then graced by veritable army of special guest speakers, all of whom had informative, enlightening, and often hilarious See more photos and text from this event at www.dga.org APRIL 2012 I 15 An Independent Directors Outreach Event: 2012 Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival From February 9-20, the 20th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival about the goals of the festival and invited the fi lmmakers to stand (PAFF) returned to Los Angeles. This year PAFF presented over 150 and introduce themselves and their projects. The brunch was also fi lms from various locations around the globe that showcase the attended by DGA Director-members William Washington (House diversity and complexity of people of African descent. The festival Arrest) and Salli Richardson-Whitfi eld (Grace), whose fi lms were also presents one of America’s largest fi ne art shows featuring screened at this year’s PAFF. prominent and emerging artists and fi ne crafts people, including The DGA has served as a sponsor of the festival for more than local, national and international poets, musicians and storytellers. a decade. For more information about PAFF visit their website at On February 10, the PAFF fi lmmakers were invited to a brunch in http://2012.paff.org. the atrium of DGA headquarters where DGA African American From top left: PAFF Filmmakers pose at the DGA brunch. AASC Co-Chairs Steering Committee (AASC) Co-Chair Oz Scott spoke about the Oz Scott and Abdul Malik Abbott address the audience. PAFF Executive advantages of DGA membership. Scott also called up AASC Co- Director Ayuko Babu explains the goals of the festival. Salli Richardson- Chair Abdul Malik Abbott who told the attendees about the activities Whitfi eld speaks about her short fi lm Grace. of the Committee. Then PAFF Executive Director Ayuko Babu spoke See more photos from this event at www.dga.org A DGA Special Projects Committee Documentary Series Screening: Pina, directed by Wim Wenders On February 15, the DGA’s Documentary Series hosted a screening of Director Wim Wenders’ new 3D documentary feature Pina. Following the tagline “Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost,” Pina is a tribute to Wenders’ longtime friend, contemporary dance choreographer Pina Bausch, who died on the eve of its fi lming in 2009. Set against the backdrop of Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal Dance Ensemble, the fi lm captures the heart-stopping intensity of dance which explodes off the screen in exhilarating 3D. Pina is a 2012 nominee for the “Best Documentary, Features” Academy Award. Attendees were welcomed to the screening held in the Guild’s Los Angeles Theater Two by Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan. After the screening, Wenders joined Kagan onstage to discuss his career and the challenges of making a 3D documentary. Wenders’ other fi lms include the dramatic features Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas, and the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Buena Vista Social Club. Wenders has been a member of the DGA since 1996. From top left: Director Wim Wenders discusses the making of his new 3D documentary Pina. DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan introduced the fi lm and served as the conversation moderator. DGA Members and guests explored the world of dance in three dimensions. See more photos from this event at www.dga.org photos by Krista Kennell APRIL 2012 I 17 PricelessPriceless imagesimages forfor nextnext toto nothing…nothing… MONTEREYMONTEREY COUNTYCOUNTY CaliforniaCalifornia 831-646-0910 FilmMonterey.org California. The World in One Place Applications for the next round of tax credits will be accepted on June 1, 2012 Visit film.ca.gov/incentives for application instructions :Xc`]fie`X=`cd:fdd`jj`fe `eZ\ek`m\jscfZXk`fejsg\id`kj *)*$/-'$)0-'nnn%]`cd%ZX%^fm An AD/UPM Council West 1st AD Committee Event: First AD Breakfast 2012 On February 11, DGA 1st AD members gathered in the Guild’s Los Angeles Boardroom for a breakfast and discussion hosted by the AD/UPM Council West’s 1st AD Committee. The breakfast was designed to provide information necessary to stay competitive in today’s workplace. The title of this year’s event was Changing Landscapes, and featured an exploration of the tools and techniques available to 1st ADs that can make them more effi cient at their craft. Following a breakfast/social mixer, 1st AD Committee Co-Chairs Mark Hansson (Happy Endings) and Alan Curtiss (Something Borrowed) welcomed the attendees and introduced the co- hosts for the breakout discussion groups. The co-hosts included: Leo Bauer (Glee), Carol Green (House of Lies), Linda Montanti (American Horror Story), Justin Muller (Twilight: Breaking Dawn), Korey Pollard (Rizzoli & Isles), Richard Rosser (Awake), Daniel Touch Hemingway & Gellhorn Silverberg ( ), Mike Topoozian ( ), photos by Howard Wise and Carol Vitkay (Harry’s Law). During the introductions, each of the co-hosts stated their primary work genre and gave a short example of how they had personally used a pre-production tool DGA CONTACT INFORMATION to achieve a goal in their capacity as a 1st AD, or a good “fast or cheap” situation they’ve encountered where they had to solve the gap between production needs and budgetary constraints. OFFICES DGA National Headquarters — Los Angeles: The attendees were invited to sign up for the discussion groups (310) 289-2000/(800) 421-4173 that followed in several rooms of the DGA headquarters building. New York: (212) 581-0370/(800) 356-3754 Each group then had a dialogue on the subjects of the day that Chicago: (312) 644-5050/(888) 600-6975 included: Goals and Tools of Pre-Production which explored the DGA Website www.dga.org topics like the best suggestions and tools for better, more effective prep and reliable systems for organizing the prep period; Walking REPORTING the Tightrope Between Good, Fast and Cheap, which offered Safety Hot Lines (310) 289-5326/(800) 342-3457 ideas for situations like what one can do when the cast or other Contract Violation Hot Line (310) 289-5300 departments are causing delays and how to handle a production OK to Edit Line (310) 289-5300 that’s not going well; and New Issues and Challenges in Today’s Workplace that took a look at what skills are now needed to stay EVENTS INFORMATION AND RSVP employed in a competitive fi eld, and how the Guild can help LA Events, Screenings & Programs (310) 289-5300 members in new production formats stay ahead of the curve. NY Screenings Hotline (212) 258-0890 Afterward, the groups reassembled in the Boardroom to report FIELD REPS the results of their discussions, then opened the room to a wider Los Angeles discussion on what had transpired. Matt Antonucci, Field Representative (310) 289-2047 The 1st AD Committee plans to meet in the spring to create a Mandana Changizi (310) 289-2006 set of “Goals and Tools of Pre-Production” suggestions and Jon Drew, Field Representative (310) 289-5336 recommendations generated by the discussions, and then post Roberta Hutcheson, Field Representative (310) 289-5352 them on the DGA website. New York From top left: 1st AD Committee Co-Chair Alan Curtiss, 1st AD Breakfast Rebecca Blum, Business Representative (212) 258-0812 Breakout discussion group co-hosts Richard Rosser, Carol Green, Linda Joseph Longo, Field Representative (212) 258-0813 Montanti, Justin Muller, Mike Topoozian, Korey Pollard, Daniel Silverberg, Leo Erica Koenig, Field Representative (212) 258-0809 Bauer, Carol Vitkay, and 1st AD Committee Co-Chair Mark Hansson. 1st Matthew Summersgill, Field Representative (212)-258-0808 ADs participate in the breakout discussion groups. Everyone reconvenes in the Boardroom for the wider discussion of topics that affect their category. Chicago See more photos from this event at www.dga.org Midwestern Executive Director Dan Moore (312) 644-5050 APRIL 2012 I 19 MEMBERSHIP REPORT WEST COAST ADDITIONS Marc D. Alpert, DIR Peter W. Garrett, DIR Matthew J. Morrison, DIR Veena Sud, DIR Darius Anthony, 2AD Francesca Gregorini, DIR Dan Neri, DIR Filip L. Tellander, DIR Peter A. Atencio, DIR Curtis J. Gwinn, DIR Jacki O’Brien, 2AD Gaysorn Thavat, DIR Brian B. Baumgartner, DIR David B. Hemingson, DIR Rory J. O’Hanlon, DIR Stephanie M. Tull, 2AD Lake Bell, DIR Todd R. Henderson, DIR Jose Padilha, DIR Blair E. Underwood, DIR Lindsey J. Boyd, 2AD Richard B. Hickey, DIR Michael A. Parziale, 2AD Jon D. Wagner, UPM Mike B. Calvert, DIR Paul Jennings, DIR Ryan L. Pederson, 2AD A. Scott Walker, DIR Hillary A. Cohen, 2AD Peter Krause, DIR Frederic Planchon, DIR James A. Weitz, DIR Nicole Colombie, UPM Christian Labarta, 2AD San Rahi, DIR Delvin D. Williams, 2AD Ken L. Cooper, SM Christopher C. Manley, DIR Rodrigo G. Saiz, DIR J. H. Wyman, DIR Claire L. Cottrell, DIR Ismael Martinez, 2AD Michael D. Schultz, 1AD Michele Zugschwerdt, AD Linus Ewers, DIR Margaret McCurry-Duns, SM Sanji Senaka, DIR Greg W. Finton, DIR Matthew R. Milan, 2AD Adam M. Stern, 2AD EAST COAST ADDITIONS MIDWEST ADDITIONS Matthew J. Gannon, 2AD Brook Barksdale, 2AD IN MEMORIAM Steven E. 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Scoppettone to DIR Visual History Additions The DGA’s Visual History Program website contains hundreds of hours of videotaped interviews with directors and director’s team members discussing their careers and reflections on all aspects of the creative process in film, television and other media. These interviews are indexed for quick retrieval of segments pertaining to specific topics of interest within a particular interview or across the entire collection. Recent and upcoming interview postings include: To visit the DGA Visual History Collection click the link on the homepage of www.dga.org Tony Bill Ronald Neame Larry Schiller interviewed by Randal Kleiser interviewed by Alain Silver interviewed by Robert Markowitz 20 I DGA MONTHLY DGA STORE Guild apparel, accessories and DGA publications. 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