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56 dga quarterly ➨ 2009 2010 Taylor Hackford Elected DGA President >Serves 2009-2013 Guild Negotiates New National Commercial Agreement With Economic and Creative Advances New Contract Advances >Gil Cates successfully chairs negotiations com- mittee for the fourth time and with National Execu- tive Director Jay D. Roth gains largest increase in health and pension con- tributions from employers since plan was founded. Guild Works Actively to Fight Against In- ternet Theft, Its Top Policy Priority DGA.org/Piracy Membership Surpasses 14,500 Kathryn Bigelow Becomes First Wom- an to Win the DGA Award for Outstand- ing Achievement in Feature Film Direc- tion for The Hurt Locker TAYLOR HACKFORD " The biggest policy issue we have to deal with is piracy, which destroys our ability to monetize what we do. If you can't monetize what you do, the people who put up the money in the first place aren't going to do it anymore. " 2011 Taylor Hackford Elected DGA President for Second Term New DGA Website >Website launches with new functionalities, includ- ing streaming video, and online dues payment. DGA.org 2013 Paris Barclay Elected DGA President, the First African-American to Hold the Position Landmark Gains in New Media >First SVOD agreement for original content establishes template for the industry. >B.A. rates applied to high budget made for Internet content. 56 dga quarterly yearlong celebration, chaired by Michael Apted, kicks off at the DGA Awards with specially commissioned films highlighting game-changing mo- ments in Guild history and a Director's Cut montage of 75 years of members' work in all genres. The anniversary year includes 26 special events in Los Angeles, New York, and London honoring game- changers. The DGA Quarterly publishes four special issues covering the events, accomplishments, and leadership of the Guild over its 75-year history. DGA.org/75 2011 GUILD CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY "The videos of the 26 rich and varied panels with game- changing directors and their teams in all genres, sharing in- sights and memories, is a treasure-box worth exploring. Com- bined with the elegant DGA Moments in Time films, chronicling key events in DGA history, and the extensive articles written for DGA Quarterly—the 75th Anniversary leaves a wealth of history online at one's fingertips." —MICHAEL APTED 80-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 80-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE, TOP RIGHT) HOWARD WISE; DONALD RASMUSSEN; FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAGES; SHANE KARNS; JILL GREENBERG Sesame Street directors at 75th anniversary event Tribute to director Steven Spielberg. A