DGA Council Elections Results During the Recent Annual Membership Meetings, the Results of the Council Elections Were Announced
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JULY 2012 ANNUAL DGA Special Projects Committee Presents MEMBERSHIP DIGITAL DAY MEETINGS Los Angeles, New York & San Francisco 2012 A Decade of Digital Day... and Counting SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012 Come Celebrate Digital Day’s 10th Anniversary All Day at the Directors Guild Also in this Issue: • What Members Need to Know about Signatory Companies • Council Election Results • July Screenings, Meetings and Events JULY MONTHLY VOLUME 9, NUMBER 7 Contents 1 11 JULY JULY MEETINGS CALENDAR: LOS ANGELES & PayReel provides payroll and contractor SAN FRANCISCO 2-7 management services for corporate video DGA NEWS 12-14 and media, broadcast and film customers. MEMBERSHIP 7-9 SCREENINGS Our clients depend on us to take the hassle out of UPCOMING EVENTS hiring, managing and paying freelance contractors 16-20 RECENT while reducing the risk of employee misclassification 10 EVENTS and compliance complications. 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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 JULY 2012 I 1 DGA Annual Meetings in Los Angeles and New York DGA President Taylor Hackford delivers the State-of-the-Guild address in New York The DGA held its annual membership meetings at Guild headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 16, and at the DGA New York Theater on Wednesday, May 23. DGA President Taylor Hackford presided over both meetings. “Our Guild is a vibrant membership organization, 15,000 strong, that works to protect and enforce your economic and creative rights no matter what challenges come our way,” said Hackford. “Whether at the bargaining table or through Guild organizing, our DGA Leadership, in partnership with our excellent professional staff, have tackled many thorny negotiations, and each time we have been confronted by a new genre, means of distribution or technological advancement, this Guild has negotiated gains for our membership. “Our major contracts aren’t set to expire until June 30, 2014 – but the DGA prides itself on being forward-thinking about our contracts – not just in the sense of protecting our members in the immediate future, but in recognizing industry change and addressing it promptly and appropriately.” National Executive Director Jay D. Roth DGA members sign in for the meetings in Los Angeles and New York answers a question from the audience Members catch up with their peers and check out the Councils and Committees information tables before the start of the meetings in New York and Los Angeles 2 I DGA MONTHLY National Vice President Steven Soderbergh DGA Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer First Vice President addresses the New York meeting Michael Apted in Los Angeles Scott Berger in New York Paris Barclay in Los Angeles Hackford went on to detail the early preparations for the upcoming negotiations cycle and encouraged the membership to contact their councils and Guild executives about their ideas and priorities. He also covered a variety of other subjects including the constant battle to protect creative rights, the revenue-generating possibilities of New Media, legislative efforts to extend production incentive programs, the success of last year’s 75th Anniversary celebrations, and the upcoming changes to DGA Awards policies such as the switch to online voting and the decision to allow studios and distributors to send “for your consideration” screeners to DGA members for the fi rst time ever. He also urged members to log-on to the redesigned DGA website and take advantage of the online services, acknowledged the hard work of the Guild’s councils and committees, and the work of the DGA’s professionals. - continued on page 4 President Hackford at the Los Angeles meeting Fourth Vice President AD/UPM Council West AD/UPM Council East AD/SM/PA Council West AD/SM/PA Council East Gary Donatelli Chair Marie Cantin 1st Vice Chair Les McDonough Chair Valdez Flagg Chair Joan Griffi n Members hear reports about their Guild at the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles JULY 2012 I 3 DGA Annual Meetings in Los Angeles and New York — Continued In addition to the State-of-the-Guild reports, attendees of the New York meeting also heard a special address from DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh that covered items of specifi c interest to members on the East Coast. The meetings in both locations also featured the following series of reports and presentations: • Financial Report Los Angeles - DGA Secretary-Treasurer Michael Apted • Financial Report New York - Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Scott Berger • PAC Report Los Angeles - DGA Foundation Second Vice Chair Todd Holland and Special Projects DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay Committee member Randal Kleiser gave reports in Los Angeles. • PAC Report New York - DGA Fourth Vice President Gary Donatelli • AD/UPM Council West Report - AD/UPM Council West Chair Marie Cantin • AD/UPM Council East Report - AD/UPM Council East 1st Vice Chair Les McDonough • AD/SM/PA Council West Report - AD/SM/PA Council West Chair Valdez Flagg • AD/SM/PA Council East Report - AD/SM/PA Council East Chair Joan Griffi n • Special Projects Committee Report Los Angeles - Director Ted Bogosian gave the Pension & Health Plans CEO Special Projects Committee Member Randal Kleiser Special Projects report in New York Lisa Read gave reports in both locations • Special Projects Committee Report New York - Director Ted Bogosian • Directors Guild Foundation Report Los Angeles - DGA Foundation Second Vice Chair Todd Holland • Directors Guild Foundation Report New York - DGA Foundation First Vice Chair Scott Berger • Pension and Health Plans Report (both locations) - DGA-Producer Pension & Health Plans CEO Lisa Read Prior to adjournment, the fl oor was opened to questions from the membership. Members of the Guild’s management team were present at both meetings to provide answers and insight. Both events ended with a cocktail reception, giving attendees an opportunity to catch up with their colleagues. In closing, Hackford looked to the future. “As you can see, your Guild has an immense amount on its plate, but I believe we are up to every challenge ahead. I look forward to working with you all.” photos by Byron Gamarro/Los Angeles and Marcie Revens/New York Above: Members relax and enjoy the receptions after the DGA Annual Membership Meetings in New York and Los Angeles More photos from the Annual Meetings are posted in the Members Only News section of www.dga.org 4 I DGA MONTHLY SFCC Hosts Annual General Membership Meeting The San Francisco Coordinating Committee (SFCC) welcomed DGA members from all categories to their Annual General Membership Meeting and Reception on May 12 at San Francisco’s Concordia-Argonaut Club. SFCC Chair Debbie