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MARCH 2011

MICK JACKSON MARTINMARTIN SCORSCORSSESEESE Movies For Television Dramatic Series Comedy Series and Mini-Series Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

GLENN WEISS EYTAN KELLER STACYSTACY WALWALLL Musical Variety Reality Programs Commercials

ERIC BROSS CHARLES FERGUSON LARRY CARPENTER WINNERS Children’s Programs Documentary Daytime Serials

In this Issue: • DGA 75th Anniversary events featuring , , and the game-changing VFX of TRON and TRON: Legacy • March Screenings, Meetings and Events MARCH MONTHLY VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3 Contents 1 29 MARCH MARCH CALENDAR: MEETINGS & SAN FRANCISCO 4 DGA NEWS 30-34 MEMBERSHIP 6-8 SCREENINGS UPCOMING EVENTS 35 RECENT 9-27 EVENTS DGA AWARDS COVERAGE 36 28 MEMBERSHIP MARCH CALENDAR: REPORT , , WASHINGTON, DC

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Associate National Executive Director Warren Adler to Retire After 32 Years of Service DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth recently announced that Warren Adler will retire from his position as Associate National Executive Director as of April 1. “After more than three decades as an executive at this Guild, there’s virtually no department, no function and no initiative that Warren hasn’t personally been involved in and made better through his dedication and his expertise,” said Roth. “He’s been instrumental in our growth and strength as an organization and I know I speak on behalf of our 14,500 members and our entire professional staff when I say we will miss him dearly.” “Warren has been a seminal presence at the Guild for decades, and his commitment to working on behalf of the membership has been exemplary,” said DGA President Taylor Hackford. “He’s contributed tremendously to this organization and we will be forever grateful.” “There’s nothing that’s happened at the Guild in the past 30 years that Warren hasn’t been a part of,” said DGA Secretary-Treasurer Gil Cates. “We have relied on his wise counsel, his historical knowledge and experience, and his steady hand throughout all these years, and we’ve been lucky to do so. He is a wonderfully decent and honorable man, and his contributions are far too numerous to count.” DGA Associate National Executive Director Warren Adler Adler began his DGA career in 1978 as Associate General Counsel, where he focused on contract enforcement. In 1981, he was named Assistant Western Executive Director, working with the AD/UPM Council and handling general contract claims and enforcement, before being promoted to Western Executive Director in 1990, where he was responsible for contract enforcement and special agreements as well as overall supervision of several key Guild departments. In 1998, Adler became the Guild’s second highest ranking executive when he was named Associate National Executive Director, a newly-created position designed to provide expanded membership service by strengthening the Guild’s national management team. “When I came to the DGA, the Guild had roughly a dozen people on staff,” Adler noted. “It’s been wonderful to have been part of the Guild’s transition to a modern, effi cient, fully-functioning labor organization.” During his tenure at the Guild, Adler has been involved in nearly every aspect of the shaking on the deal during DGA negotiations DGA. In addition to participating in 11 Basic Agreement and FLTTA negotiations cycles, serving as a trustee of the DGA Pension & Health Plans and Assistant Directors Training Program, handling grievances and arbitrations, and serving as liaison to the Western AD/ UPM Council and Western AD/SM/PA Council, Adler focused specifi cally on creative rights and diversity issues. Adler has been the primary Guild executive overseeing creative rights issues since the mid-1980s, including the Creative Rights negotiations, which are negotiated at the same as the BA and FLTTA negotiations. He has worked closely with the Creative Rights Committee, overseeing the emergence of a separate Committee to deal with issues specifi cally pertaining to creative rights in television, as well as the periodic production of the Creative Rights Handbook. Additionally, Adler has long focused on the Guild’s effort to increase diversity. In 1981, Adler was responsible for negotiating the fi rst diversity provisions in Guild history, now codifi ed in Article 15 of the DGA Basic Agreement. He has served as liaison to the Women’s Steering Committee, African American Steering Committee, and Latino with National Executive Director Jay D. Roth Committee, and still oversees the Guild’s diversity policies. Most recently, Adler participated in the Guild’s strategic planning for the recent successful negotiations with the AMPTP and has been a key element in developing the Guild’s research and strategy on new media issues. “I’ve truly enjoyed and appreciated being part of a top-fl ight service organization that is well-led, staffed by expert professionals and bolstered by the strength and unity of an active, involved membership that is proud to be associated with this Guild,” said Adler. “I’ve gotten to work on issues that are complex, challenging and very interesting and built great relationships with members and the Guild’s professional staff along the way. It’s been a very gratifying and fortunate career.” Adler will continue to serve the Guild as a senior counselor, primarily on creative rights and diversity issues. at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards with wife Bobbie 4 I DGA MONTHLY THE MOST HONORED AMERICAN FILM OF THE YEAR

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DGA President Taylor Hackford; 2010 Feature Film Nominees , , Tom Hooper, David O. Russell, ; and DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth

The DGA Awards is kicked off each year by the Annual Nominee Breakfast. The morning offers honorees in all categories the opportunity to mingle with their fellow nominees and officers of the Guild in an informal atmosphere, preceding the “Meet the Nominees: Feature Film” Symposium.

Honorary Life member , Capra recipients Burt Bluestein (‘03) Hackford welcomes the nominees and Herb Adelman (‘05), and First Vice President Paris Barclay

Dramatic series nominee Jennifer Getzinger Aronofsky and Hooper share a table with DGA Board member Michael Mann breakfasts with 2009 winner Lesli Linka Glatter DGA Third Vice President Betty Thomas has a laugh with Roth and Russell

Moderator Jeremy Kagan has a ‘09 Schaffner recipient Scott Berger with Awards Chair Reality nominees Brian Smith & Bryan O’Donnell hang pre-Symposium chat with Nolan Howard Storm and ‘01 Comedy winner Todd Holland out with Dramatic Series nominee

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 9 DGA Feature Film Nominees Tom Hooper, David O. Russell, David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky and Christopher Nolan onstage with moderator Jeremy Kagan during the 2011 Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium

The DGA held its twentieth annual “Meet The Nominees: Feature Film” symposium on Saturday morning, January 29, 2011. Directors Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David Fincher (The Social Network), Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech), Christopher Nolan (), and David O. Russell () joined moderator/DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan onstage before a standing room only crowd in the Guild’s Los Angeles Theatre. For the first time ever, the event was also viewed by DGA members in New York via a simulcast held at DGA Headquarters.

DGA President Taylor Hackford worlds like limbo for example. The clip welcomed members and their guests you just saw was kind of a mishmash to one of the Guild’s most prestigious of 2001 and scrambled events. “We are honored to have all five together. When I think of dreams, I of this year’s nominees for Outstanding tend to relate it to movies. I’m a big Achievement in Feature Film here today,” film fan, but I think a lot of people are said Hackford. “They have all created and it seemed likely to me that you astonishing films that demonstrate the could reference those things and they and diversity of would have a resonant quality even if today.” the reference wasn’t explicit.” After a screening of clips from each Aronofsky spoke about the difficulty of film, the directors joined Kagan finding the right space in New York to onstage. “This is a rare opportunity to film Black Swan. “I wanted to get that be in conversation with five amazing kind of New York 1970s, Rosemary’s directors and discuss what ‘the process’ DGA President Taylor Hackford Baby sense of the city. I had this idea of opens the symposium is and how you work it.” said Kagan. He an upper West Side apartment, but we then kicked off the discussion by asking actually had to shoot in . When each director about the locations they you’re reading a script, you imagine chose to stage their films. something that’s completely different Nolan spoke about the challenges he when you’re looking at locations. faced in bringing Inception’s dream There’s a big resistance to getting over worlds to film. “What I felt I hadn’t seen that hump. I wanted the whole film to done in a film was treating the dream be a ballet so I was looking for ways to world with a sense of reality, so that choreograph every scene as a dance. while you’re in the dream you think it’s But when you’re in a real location, there real, which is one of the story points. are budgetary realities so it’s not always We went to six different countries and a fully creative decision. It’s often staged a lot of things in-camera, even connected to the logistics of shooting when we get into the more fanciful on location.” Moderator Jeremy Kagan asks another probing question

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Fincher amused the audience suddenly it looks like you have with his recollection of trying to all this space. I like wide shots get to allow with large barren spaces. We the production company to even shot in a they had film The Social Network on its lived in for awhile. And in Lowell, hallowed campus. “The script everything was real. We love it was kind of contained to around there. I still go there.” six square blocks and so when Hooper was enthusiastic about we got there I thought, ‘This is being able to shoot The King’s too easy. We’ll go to Harvard, Speech in the city where the story they’ll say yes and then we’ll took place. “The last time I filmed shoot here and be done by at home in was back in October.’ That didn’t happen. David Fincher cracks up Darren Aronofsky 2003 for Prime Suspect. Since They tell you up front there’s no then I’ve had to recreate London chance, but let’s see you dance. in Vilnius, Lithuania; Richmond, We tried every kind of inroad, but Virginia and Budapest, Hungary. they finally came back with, ‘Two I tell you that shooting London trees died during the filming of for London is a fantastic double. Love Story and we’d never want to Almost all the film is locations see that happen again.’” Fincher except for Logue’s apartment. eventually filmed on the Johns I love the serendipity of the Hopkins campus. “They were process. No matter how much fantastic to us. Ironically, when you’ve pre-visualized your movie, we were talking about it, we were going out into the world and thinking about The Paper Chase, looking at locations allows you only to find out that movie was to make discoveries that take shot at USC.” you in different directions. I like David O. Russell listens to Tom Hooper’s answer Russell spoke about using the opening myself up to the chances actual working class community of that. That process of going out of Lowell, MA to recreate his into the world and learning from scenes for The Fighter. “It meant the world I find really helpful.” the world for us to be there and be with the actual family. It was With that start, the panel was so personal to the family and off into a morning that offered exciting to this working class insights into each of these town for us to be there. It was motion pictures as individual the opposite of New York as works of art, and behind-the- everybody was like ‘please film scenes views of directors at the over here,’ and ‘what can we do height of their craft. In a matter to help you?’ We used the actual of hours, one of them would gym they trained in, and shot win the Outstanding Directorial Christopher Nolan responds to a question from Kagan some of the early fight scenes Achievement in Feature Film there. I realized how Scorsese Award, but the morning was one had gotten away with that in of camaraderie and exploration . When you black into the elements involved in out a space, you can take the creating a film worthy of one of lights and put them far back and the Guild’s highest honors.

Meet the Nominees: Feature Film: Directed by: Don Barnhart; Stage Manager: Tracey Smith Baumert DGA Awards Section Photo Credits: photos by: Frederick Brown/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Howard Wise, and Byron Gamarro.

DGA Members fill Theater One in LA to capacity

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 11 The 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner took place on Saturday, January 29, 2011. Nominees, celebrity presenters, DGA Members, industry VIPs and guests gathered at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles to celebrate the outstanding directorial achievements of 2010.

Documentary Award Western AD/SM/PA Council DGA 75th Anniversary Co-Chair DGA Secretary-Treasurer Gil Cates nominee Lixin Fan Chair Valdez Flagg Francis Ford Coppola and wife Eleanor and wife Dr. Judith Reichman

Documentary nominee Davis Director Betty Kaplan, Bobbi Murray Directors Adam Shankman Temple Grandin’s Guggenheim and Elizabeth Shue and DGA Board member Jesús Treviño and Anne Fletcher Julia Ormond 1 2 I DGA MONTHLY ARRIVALS, RECEPTION & DINNER

DGA President Taylor Hackford with 75th Anniversary Co-Chair James Documentary Award presenter greets director

First Vice President Paris Barclay at his table DGA 75th Anniversary Committee Chair Daytime Serials Award presenter with Comedy Award presenter Michael Apted and Paige Simpson Sofía Vergara makes her entrance

75th Anniversary Co-Chair , actress Kate Director Elliot Sliverstein DGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner Capshaw and 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and Sayr Barkley and Lynne St. David

Sherry Grant and DGA National Fifth Vice President Thomas Schlamme Director Rob Reiner and Executive Director Jay D. Roth and DGA Board Member Ed Sherin DGA Awards MC Carl Reiner

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 1 3 ARRIVALS, RECEPTION & DINNER Continued

DGA National Vice President Actor/Director Presenter Julia Stiles works the red carpet for the photographers Steven Soderbergh and Jules Asner

DGA Fourth Vice President DGA Western Executive Director Bryan Unger and SAG Exec Ilyanne Morden Kichaven and Gary Donatelli and Claudia Cano Aftra National Executive Director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth SAG National Executive Director David White

Musical Variety nominee IATSE International President Hooper visits with 2001 Feature Linda Mendoza Matthew D. Loeb and wife Paula Film Nominee

Everyone enjoys the cocktail party before Awards Show Director Jim The room is abuzz with activity and anticipation entering the ballroom for the ceremony Drake checks his final notes as the audience awaits the start of the show 1 4 I DGA MONTHLY CEREMONY The ceremony opened with a special screening of Director’s Cut, a montage of film clips from the work of DGA members over the 75-year history of the Guild directed by Chuck Workman. Then DGA President Taylor Hackford welcomed the audience of 1,600 guests before turning things over to Actor/Director/Comedian Carl Reiner who hosted the ceremony for the 22nd time. Presenters included: (The Fighter); DGA 75th Anniversary Chair Michael Apted; DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and 2009 DGA Feature Film Award winner Kathryn Bigelow; Steve Buscemi (); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair ; (The King’s Speech); DGA Secretary-Treasurer Gil Cates; 75th Anniversary President Taylor Hackford welcomes the audience to the DGA Awards Co-Chair Francis Ford Coppola; (Temple Grandin); Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Clint Eastwood; (The King’s Speech); Jenna Fischer (The Office); Andrew Garfield (The Social Network); DGA President Taylor Hackford; Armie Hammer (The Social Network); (Winter’s Bone); (The Fighter); Jack McGee (The Fighter); Helen Mirren (Red); Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin); Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory); (Black Swan); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair John Rich; Katey Sagal (); DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Steven Spielberg; Julia Hackford reflects on the recent National Executive Director Jay D. Roth and Stiles (Dexter); Sofía Vergara (); and successful round of negotiaions Negotiations Chair Gil Cates are applauded (The Fighter).

Opening credits frame from the DGA Host Carl Reiner and Awards Committee Chair Eric Bross reacts to winning commissioned montage Director’s Cut Howard Storm demonstrate the art of the bow tie the Children’s Programs Award

Julia Stiles announces the Commercial Award winner Stacy Wall Jim Parsons presents the Director Eytan Keller is moved by his 2010 Commercial Award thanks his collaborators Reality Programs Award DGA Reality Programs Award win

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 1 5 Director Darren Aronofsky collects both a Presenter Sofía Vergara reads the Larry Carpenter takes home thank you kiss and a DGA nomination trophy names of the DGA Daytime Serials his third DGA Award for from his Black Swan star Natalie Portman Award nominees for 2010 his direction of One Life to Live

Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter Hooper has a few tales of Dame Helen Mirren presents the 2010 DGA review Tom Hooper’s unusual casting his own from behind-the-scenes Documentary Award to winner Charles Ferguson process for The King’s Speech of The King’s Speech for his expose of the corruption on Wall Street

The DGA Awards audience gives a standing ovation to 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and living legend John Rich as he takes the stage as part of the DGA Moments in Time presentations (see page 18)

Jennifer Lawrence accepts the Dramatic Series Boardwalk Empire’s Steve Buscemi accepts his fourth DGA Movies for Award on behalf of Martin Scorsese makes a collection on Reiner Television Award for his work on Temple Grandin 1 6 I DGA MONTHLY CEREMONY

The Social Network actors Armie Hammer Fincher accepts his second Claire Danes prepares to it’s the second DGA Musical and Andrew Garfield talk about working DGA Feature Film Award announce the winner of the Variety Award for with director David Fincher nomination trophy Musical Variety Award director

Comedy veteran Katey Sagal Spiller thanks the Guild for Director Christopher Nolan accepts his third DGA Feature announces the DGA Comedy Award recognizing the work done on Film Award nomination trophy, this time presented goes to director Michael Spiller the show Modern Family by his Inception star Leonardo DiCaprio

Feature Film Nominee David O. Russell (center) celebrates his DGA Award nomination backstage Presenter Julia Ormond is with his actors from The Fighter Jack McGee, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams and Mark Wahlberg by host Carl Reiner

63rd Annual DGA Awards Ceremony: Directed by: Jim Drake Associate Director: Peery Forbis Stage Managers: Barry Haworth, C.J. Rapp Pittman, Ellen Deutsch, Maria Jimenez Henley, George Boyd, Sean Mulcahy, Bill Shea 2009 Feature Film winner Kathryn Bigelow prepares Tom Hooper is congratulated by his cast, , and family to announce the 2010 Feature Film Award winner... upon hearing about his win for The King’s Speech

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 17 75th Anniversary Presentation The DGA launched its year-long of the Guild’s 75th anniversary at the DGA Awards ceremony. DGA President Taylor Hackford gave a brief overview of the seven short DGA Moments in Time films that premiered throughout the evening. Each film covered a pivotal DGA Moments in Time moment in DGA history and was introduced and narrated by one of our DGA Award-winning 75th Anniversary Co-Chairs.

DGA Moments in Time Prologue Introduced by Kathryn Bigelow This short film featured a montage of the founding fathers at work in the days before the founding of the Screen Directors Guild in 1936.

Kathryn Bigelow

DGA Moments in Time 13 Men and $1300 Introduced by Steven Spielberg The story of our founding directors who, hoping to achieve proper recognition and better economic and creative conditions for all directors, came together to form the Screen Directors Guild in 1936.

Steven Spielberg DGA Moments in Time Doubling Down introduced by Steven Spielberg (Spielberg filled in for Martin Scorsese, who had ill and was unable to attend) How DGA President ’s audacious threat to boycott the finally led to studio recognition of the Screen Directors Guild in 1939.

DGA Moments in Time One in October Introduced by Clint Eastwood The fateful meeting of October 22, 1950, where 300 Guild members gathered for seven hours to fend off a “Red Scare” inspired anti-communist purge that threatened to undermine the Guild’s own long-term survival.

Clint Eastwood

DGA Moments in Time Merger Ahead Introduced by John Rich The delicate negotiations between the Screen Directors Guild in Los Angeles and the Radio and Television Directors Guild in New York that resulted in the two coming together to form the Directors Guild of America in 1960.

John Rich

1 8 I DGA MONTHLY 75th Anniversary Presentation DGA Moments in Time

DGA Moments in Time Everlasting Cut Introduced by Francis Ford Coppola The 20-year fight to establish Director’s Cut and the moment in 1963 that led to the creation of the groundbreaking Bill of Creative Rights.

Francis Ford Coppola

DGA Moments in Time The Future Introduced by James Cameron A glimpse into the future: the possibilities and challenges that lie ahead for our membership in a rapidly changing industry.

James Cameron

DGA Secretary-Treasurer Gil Cates, 75th Anniversary Committee Chair Michael Apted, President Taylor Hackford, National Vice President Steven Soderbergh and First Vice President Paris Barclay lead the audience in a celebratory toast to the first 75 years of the Guild.

DGA Moments in Time are seven short films commissioned by the DGA and directed, written and produced by member Michael Stevens. Stevens is an award-winning producer, director and writer of more than 30 prime-time event and concert specials and also happens to be the grandson of past-president .

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 1 9 CONGRATULATES DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARD WINNER TOM HOOPER OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM

“IMPECCABLY DIRECTED BY TOM HOOPER. THE BEST PICTURE OF 2010. Even with his inventive staging and surprising visuals, Director TOM HOOPER keeps everything as real as breathing. The majestic cast is overwhelming. A MASTERPIECE.” Rex Reed, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER

FIND YOUR VOICE Please visit www.TWCguilds.com Artwork © 2011 The Weinstein Company. All Rights Reserved. for more information.

DGA MAGAZINE 133 Line Screen FULL PAGE 4C FINAL Trim: 8.375” x 10.875” DUE: Fri 2/11 KS_DGA_FP_4C_Mar.indd Bleed: 1/8” issue date: MAR WINNER Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010

TOM HOOPER The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Co.) Mr. Hooper’s Directorial Team: Production Manager: Erica Bensly First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison Second Assistant Director: Chris Stoaling

This is Mr. Hooper’s first DGA Award and second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Movies for Television and Mini-Series for in 2008.

celebrating his nomination backstage with his actors Colin 2010 DGA Feature Film Award-winner Tom Hooper Firth and Helena Bonham Carter from The King’s Speech

enjoying evening with father Richard Hooper delivering his acceptance speech displaying his award for the press with presenter Kathryn Bigelow

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 2 1 EYTAN KELLER Reality Programs

The Next Iron Chef - “Episode #301” - (Food Network)

Segment Director: Stephen Kroopnick Stage Managers: Tom Borgnine, Seth Mellman This is Mr. Keller’s first DGA Award and second nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2009 for episode “201” of The Next Iron Chef.

Eytan Keller with presenter Jim Parsons

Meet the Nominees: Reality Programs Symposium

On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, the Guild held its annual symposium for the DGA Award Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs. Following introductory comments made by DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay, Directors Michael Zinberg and Millicent Shelton, DGA Reality Television Committee Co-Chairs Craig Borders and J. Rupert Thompson, and a screening of clips from the nominated works, nominees Eytan Keller (The Next Iron Chef: “301”), Bryan O’Donnell (Private Chefs of Beverly HIlls), Brian Smith (Master Chef) and Bertram van Munster (The Amazing Race: “I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right?”) stepped to the podium for a Reality Television Committee Chair Craig Borders; 2010 Reality Programs brief discussion about their work. Nominee Hisham Nominees Brian Smith, Bryan O’Donnell, Bertram van Munster and Eytan Abed (The Hills, “Episode 601”) was unable to attend. Keller; and Reality Television Committee Chair J. Rupert Thompson

DGA First Vice President Directors Michael Zinberg and DGA members and guests view clips from Paris Barclay Millicent Shelton address the audience the nominated reality programs 2 2 I DGA MONTHLY WINNERS

MICK JACKSON Movies for Television and Mini-Series

Temple Grandin (HBO) Mr. Jackson’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Scott Ferguson First Assistant Director: Philip Hardage Second Assistant Director: Shawn Pipkin Second Second Assistant Directors: Kayse Goodell, Richard E. Chapla Jr., Robbie Friedmann Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Glen Moorman This Mr. Jackson’s fourth DGA Award, making him a four- time winner of the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series with previous wins for Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), Mick Jackson with presenter Steve Buscemi Tuesdays with Morrie (1999), and Live From Baghdad (2002).

Meet the Nominees: Movies for Television Symposium

Following an introduction by DGA President Taylor Hackford, the event began with a screening of a montage of 80 of the most exceptional MFTs and Minis from the past 50 years, created by director Chuck Workman. In celebration of the Guild’s 75th Anniversary, the montage was followed by presentations from four of the ’s most prominent directors on game- changing moments in MFTs and Mini-Series. Joe Sargent presented how the genre developed its in Playhouse 90. Mike Robe discussed how longform directors made an impact by depicting controversial issues reflecting social change. Jerry London spoke of the rise of the Mini-Series and directing all 12 hours of Shogun on a 133-day shooting schedule. Mick Jackson concluded with how the genre has continued to develop on cable, and has been able to tackle edgier, more challenging themes with greater creative freedom. After the presentations, moderator Mick Garris led nominees Jeremy Podeswa, ( “Home”) and Mick Jackson Nominees Mick Jackson and Jeremy Podeswa (Temple Grandin) in a discussion about making their films. onstage with moderator Mick Garris

Moderator Mick Jackson poses DGA President Taylor Hackford and members of the Meet the Director Jerry London with a with Western AD/UPM Council Nominees: Movies for Television and Mini-Series Host poster from his DGA Award- Chair Liz Ryan Committee pose with the 2010 nominees winning mini-series Shogun

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 2 3 STACY WALL Imperial Woodpecker Commercials Rise, Nike - (Wieden & Kennedy/Portland) First Assistant Director: Bac DeLorme Second Assistant Director: Steve Del Prete Second Second Assistant Director: Kenny Hanson Really?, Microsoft - (Crispin Porter & Bogusky/Boulder) First Assistant Directors: Miles Johnstone, Doug Halbert Second Assistant Director: Michael Brawer Slim Chin & D Rose, Adidas - (180LA) First Assistant Director: Dave Dean Second Assistant Director: Carl Jackson Handshake, Nike - (Wieden & Kennedy/Portland) First Assistant Directors: Miles Johnstone, Scott Metcalfe Second Assistant Director: Michael Brawer

Stacy Wall with presenter Julia Stiles This is Mr. Wall’s first DGA Award.

Meet the Nominees: Commercials Symposium

Following an introduction by DGA President Taylor Hackford and a screening of all the nominated spots, 2010 DGA Commercial Award Nominees Frank Budgen, Craig Gillespie, Tim Godsall, Tom Kuntz and Stacy Wall joined moderator Laura Belsey for a brief discussion about their work on Thursday, January 27, 2011. 2010 DGA Commercial Award Nominees Frank Budgen, Tom Kuntz, and Tim Godsall; DGA President Taylor Hackford; Moderator Laura Belsey; and Nominees Craig Gillespie and Stacy Wall

DGA members and guests mingle with the nominees and enjoy the post symposium reception.

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CHARLES FERGUSON Documentary

Inside Job (Representational Pictures Sony Pictures Classics)

This is Mr. Ferguson’s first DGA Award.

Charles Ferguson with presenter Helen Mirren

Meet the Nominees: Documentary Symposium 2010 DGA Documentary Award Nominees Lixin Fan (The Last Train Home), Charles Ferguson (Inside Job), Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for ), and Tim Hetherington & (Restrepo) joined DGA Awards Documentary Committee Co-Chairs Directors Freida Lee Mock (Wrestling with Angels: Playwright ) and James Moll (Running the Sahara) for the third annual Meet the Nominees: Documentary symposium on Friday, January 28, 2011. Following an introduction by DGA President Taylor Hackford, clips of each nominated film were shown after which Mock and Moll led the nominees in a brief discussion about the making of their films. Awards Committee Co-Chair James Moll (moderator), DGA Documentary Nominee Alex Gibney (Client 9: The Rise and Fall Nominees Lixin Fan, Charles Ferguson, Davis Guggenheim, Tim Heatherington, of Elliot Spitzer) was unable to attend. Sebastian Junger, and Awards Committee Co-Chair Freida Lee Mock (moderator)

Awards Committee Co-Chairs Nominee Davis Guggenheim discusses his work with Director Director Ondi Timoner chats James Moll and Freida Lee Mock Chuck Workman and DGA Fourth Vice President Gary Donatelli with nominee Tim Heatherington

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 2 5 Martin Scorsese Presenter Jennifer Lawrence Michael Spiller with presenter Katey Sagal

MARTIN SCORSESE MICHAEL SPILLER Dramatic Series Comedy Series Boardwalk Empire - “Boardwalk Empire” - (HBO) Unit Production Manager: Harvey Waldman Modern Family - “Halloween” - (ABC) First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent Unit Production Manager: Sally Young Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami First Assistant Director: Alisa Statman Second Second Assistant Director: Patrick McDonald Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb Additional Second Assistant Director: Sal Sutera Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Second Assistant Director/Location Managers: April Taylor, Regina Heyman Heffernan DGA Trainee: Jamiyl Ihsaan Campbell This is Mr. Spiller’s first DGA Award. This is Mr. Scorsese’s second DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement and eighth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature film in 2006 for The Departed, and was previously nominated in that category for Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Aviator (2004). In 1999 Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala and he won the DGA’s highest artistic honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award (for distinguished achievement in film direction) in 2003.

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GLENN WEISS Musical Variety 64th Annual - (CBS)

Associate Directors: Gregg Gelfand, Robin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Phyllis Digilio Kent, Arthur Lewis, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider This is Mr. Weiss’ second DGA Award and seventh DGA Award nomination. He won the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007 for The 61st Annual Tony Awards; and was previously nominated in this category in 2008, 2006, 2005, 2002 and 2001 all for the 62nd, 60th, 59th, 56th and 55th Annual Tony Awards.

Glenn Weiss with presenter Claire Danes

LARRY CARPENTER Daytime Serials One Life to Live - “Starr X’d Lovers, The Musical, Part Two” - (ABC) Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Tracy Casper Lang, Paul S. Glass, Mary Ryan, Jen Pepperman, Barry Gingold Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Brendan Higgins Production Associates: Kevin Brush, Nathalie Rodriguez This is Mr. Carpenter’s third DGA Award and seventh nomination, all for his direction of One Life to Live. He won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials Award for One Life to Live - “Episode #9947” in 2007, for “Episode #8849” in 2003, and for “So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco’s Father” in 2008. He was previously nominated for that series for “Episode #9686” in 2006, “Episode #9385” in 2005 and “Episode #8655” in 2002. Awards; and was previously nominated in this category in 2008, 2006, 2005, 2002 and 2001 all for the 62nd, 60th, 59th, Larry Carpenter with presenter Sofía Vergara 56th and 55th Annual Tony Awards.

ERIC BROSS Children’s Programs

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf - (Nickelodeon)

This is Mr. Bross’ first DGA Award.

Eric Bross with presenter Jenna Fischer

M A R C H 2 0 1 1 I 2 7 A DGA Women’s Steering Committee Event: A Conversation with Director

Following their monthly meeting in the DGA’s Los Angeles headquarters boardroom, on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, the DGA Women’s Steering Committee (WSC) welcomed special guest, Director Lisa Cholodenko. In a conversation moderated by WSC Co-Chair Donna Parish, Cholodenko spoke to the audience about her career which began as an assistant editor on John Singleton’s and ’s Used People. Inspired to pursue a fi lm career, she enrolled at ’s School of the Arts, where she received her M.F.A. in screenwriting and directing, and under the auspices of mentor Milos Forman (Amadeus), wrote and directed a number of acclaimed short fi lms such as Souvenir (1994) and Dinner Party (1997). In 1998, Cholodenko made her feature directorial debut with , which received fi ve Independent Spirit Award nominations, the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film [Limited Release] and the Deauville Film Festival’s Jury Special Prize. She has since gone on to direct the features Laurel Canyon (2002), Cavedweller (2004), and her most recent feature, the 2010 Academy Award Best Picture nominee The Kids Are All Right. She has also directed episodes of such television programs as Homicide: Life on the Street, Six Feet Under, Hung, and . Cholodenko joined the DGA in 1998.

Clockwise from top left: Director Lisa Cholodenko speaks about her career. WSC Co-Chair Donna Parrish serves as moderator. DGA members hear about Cholodenko’s rise from assistant editor to director of Oscar-nominated features. photos by Howard Wise photos by Howard Wise

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WEST COAST ADDITIONS Tim Andrew, DIR Ithyle T. Griffi ths, DIR Michael C. Mayers, DIR Diesel A. Schwarze, DIR Payman Benz, DIR Kalle Hellzen, DIR Kevin R. McKidd, DIR Al Septien, DIR Amy J. Berg, DIR Richard E. Hollander, DIR Larissa E. Michel, UPM Steven Sprung, DIR Robert J. Bisi, DIR Mitchell D. Hurwitz, DIR Irwin Miller, 1AD Michael J. Tiddes, DIR Alexandra H. Bolton, DIR Keith Jackson, 2AD Joshua L. Mills, DIR Jordan Valenti, DIR Norman Christianson, DIR Mark R. Jackson, DIR Mark E. Monroe, DIR Jesse D. Warn, DIR Eli M. Craig, DIR Rory P. Kelleher, DIR Parris Patton, DIR Greg S. Wells, DIR Thibault Debaveye, DIR Todd B. Kellstein, DIR Aimee R. Pierson, 2AD Toby Wilkins, DIR Kirby Dick, DIR Vincent Laforet, DIR Mark A. Ritchie, DIR Jen Willis, 2AD Jared Eberhardt, DIR Asger Leth, DIR Michael S. Royce, DIR M. F. Wilson, DIR Dan Eckman, DIR Henry Littlechild, DIR Diane L. Sabatini, UPM , DIR Seb Edwards, DIR Mark Maine, DIR Fred A. Sayeg, DIR Taz Goldstein, DIR Montana Mann, DIR Brett D. Schneider, DIR Sean A. Graham, DIR John F. Maybury, DIR Dana G. Schoeder, DIR

EAST COAST ADDITIONS Tim Michele Baker, 2AD Geoffrey S. Fletcher, DIR Laura G. Lau, DIR Michael E. Saunders, 2AD Laurent P. Barthelemy, DIR Amanda L. Foley, 2AD Paul S. Lindsay, 2AD Megan E. Schmidt, 2AD Lawrence Blume, DIR Tina F. Gordon Chism, DIR Dennis A. Liu, DIR Christopher J. Scott, DIR Craig Brownrigg, DIR William W. Graham, DIR Mark L. Mann, DIR Brian E. Seeling, AD Joelle L. Ciampaglia, DIR Jorgea A. Hernando, DIR Alexis M. McCann, DIR Lisa C. Shiner, DIR Craig E. DiBona, DIR David M. Horn, DIR , DIR Lisa M. Simon, 2AD David A. Distinti, DIR Dru Hunter, DIR Sam O’Hare, DIR John Slattery, DIR , DIR Hejung M. Hyon, DIR Patrick F. O’Neill, DIR David G. Tennant, DIR Scott E. Favalora, DIR Gareth S. Jackson, DIR Charles E. Patterson, DIR James P. Townsend SM Pete Favat, DIR Mark T. Karinja, DIR Michael B. Rauch, DIR Linda J. Wallem, DIR Adam L. Feinstein, DIR Mark B. Kassen, DIR Michael A. Reyes SM Bruce M. Watson, DIR Russell L. Fine, DIR Chris Kentis, DIR Keegan S. Sacko, 2AD

MID WEST ADDITIONS Scott Duthie, DIR Bruce R. Terris, 1AD

PRIMARY CATEGORY CHANGES Michele Baker to 2AD George G. Clasen to AD Justin Curran to DIR Angela Jensen to 1AD Jennifer L. Love to DIR Rusty W. Mahmood to 1AD James Niver to AD Gary B. Sherman to AD Gregor Wilson to UPM

IN MEMORIAM Mark W. Ean, UPM Thomas Holman, AD David O. Nelson, DIR

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