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➨ 1991 1992 1993 DGA Latino Committee Approved by National Board Residuals Reach $76 Million; Pension Assets Exceed $600 Million Guild Collects First Foreign Levies Payments >Since the inception of the program, the DGA has dis- bursed over $173 million in foreign levies, including over $20 million to more than 5,000 nonmembers. DGA Initiates Campaign to Rejuvenate Production in New York DGA Holds First Meet the Nominees Symposium >Moderated by Jeremy Kagan, who wanted to increase communication among feature directors, the Meet the Nominees Symposium forum has become a popular an- nual event. Barry Levinson, Oliver Stone, and Barbra Streisand participate in inaugural program. DGA.org/MTN Gene Reynolds Elected DGA President >Serves 1993-1997 Guild Successfully Negotiates Increased Ceilings for Health Fund Contributions "If you look at how people get hired in the industry it's through confidence, through working with people, and through a proven track record. We feel we're just as good as any other directors in the Guild. We have something unique to offer because of our Latin backgrounds and our knowledge of the Latino community." —JESÚS TREVIÑO | Co-Founder Latino Commitee GENE REYNOLDS >In recent years, the Guild's efforts toward improving diversity have continued as a collaboration between the DGA and its four minority committees. In 1990, six Latino directors—Luis Valdez, Sylvia Morales, Edward James Olmos, Frank Zúñiga, José Luis Ruiz, and Jesús Treviño—proposed the formation of the Latino Com- mittee. "We resolved that we were going to get our names going in the Hollywood community after years and years of not being on the radar screen," said Treviño. The Asian American Commit- tee was founded by Henry Chan, Wenda Fong, and Victor Ho in 2000 with the express goal of tak- ing an active leadership role in empowering its members to make significant contributions to the Guild and the industry. Among the directors the committee has hosted for screenings are Cary Fukunaga, Justin Lin, and James Wan. The Ethnic Diversity Steering Committee, later renamed the Eastern Ethnic Diversity Committee, was co-founded by Esperanza "Candy" Martinez in New York in 2001 to represent the concerns of members of African, Asian, Native American, Arab-Middle Eastern, or Latino descent. The EDSC is committed to improving the em- ployment opportunities, working conditions, and skills of ethnically diverse Guild members. And continuing its pioneering work in achieving equal opportunities for all members, the Ethnic Di- versity Committee was renamed the African American Steering Committee in 2000. 1990 SUPPORTING MINORITY MEMBERS "We celebrate the accomplishments of Latino members. If you are celebrat- ing the accomplish- ments of one indivi- dual, or five, hope- fully it's inspiring and gets people thinking, 'If that person has done it, I can do it too.'" —ZETNA FUENTES | Former Chair Latino Committee 50 dga quarterly Settlement Over Foreign Levies >Beginning in the 1980s, some European countries adopted laws imposing lev- ies on blank videocassettes, recording equipment, home video rentals, and some cable retransmission. Members will now share in this revenue collected from foreign territories. 1990 80-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 80-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE, TOP RIGHT) BRIAN DAVIS; DGA ARCHIVES; HOWARD WISE; DGA ARCHIVES " I was concerned that we were becoming one of those organizations—from the top down—of gray hair and bald heads. We needed to bring in young talent. Growth was always on my mind. "