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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 I 1 7 photo by Shane Karns 2019 Emmy Directing Nominees Reception On September 12, the DGA hosted its annual reception for the directing category nominees of this year's Emmy Awards at Guild Headquarters in Los Angeles. DGA First Vice-President Lesli Linka Glatter joined Television Academy CEO & Chairman Frank Scherma and Academy Directors Peer Group Governors Mark Cendrowski and Michael Spiller in presenting the official 71st Annual Emmy Award Nomination Certificates to the attending nominees. Photo (l-r): Reality Program nominee Hisham Abed (Queer Eye, "Black Girl Magic"); Variety Series nominee Alex Buono (Documentary Now!, "Waiting for the Artist"); Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special nominee Johan Renck (Chernobyl); DGA First Vice President Lesli Linka Glatter; Television Academy Directors Peer Group Governor Michael Spiller; Television Academy Directors Peer Group Governor and Comedy Series nominee Mark Cendrowski (The Big Bang Theory, "The Stockholm Syndrome"); Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special nominee Ava DuVernay (When They See Us); Documentary/Nonfiction Program Nominee Tim Wardle (Three Identical Strangers); Variety Series nominee Don Roy King (Saturday Night Live, "Host: Adam Sandler"); Reality Program nominee Patrick McManus (American Ninja Warrior, "Minneapolis City Qualifiers"); Reality Program nominee Bertram van Munster (The Amazing Race, "Who Wants a Rolex?"); Reality Program nominee Nick Murray (RuPaul's Drag Race, "Whatcha Unpackin?"); Variety Series nominee Derek Waters (Drunk History, "Are You Afraid of the Drunk?"); Drama Series nominee Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones, "The Long Night"); Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special nominee Jessica Yu (Fosse/Verdon, "Glory"); Variety Series nominee Nathan Fielder, (Who Is America?, "Episode 102"); Television Academy CEO and Chairman Frank Scherma; and Drama Series nominee David Nutter (Game of Thrones, "The Last of the Starks"). 2019 COLCOA French Film Festival Lovers of French cinema had much to rejoice as the 23rd edition of COLCOA (formerly City of Lights • City of Angels), returned to the DGA building in Los Angeles from September 23-28. Presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), the annual celebration of French films began with an opening night gala at and offered more than 50 films competing for the 2019 COLCOA Awards; as well as North American, International and World Premieres; panel discussions and an educational program that presented screenings to hundreds of students from local high schools. All screenings were free to DGA members. At the opening night gala, DGA Board members mingled with other VIPs at a gala reception, followed by the U.S. premiere of Director Ladj Ly's drama, Les Miserables, with a post-screening Q&A with Ly and members of his cast moderated by DGA Past President/FACF Board member Taylor Hackford. The next evening featured the North American Premiere of Director/FACF Honorary President Costa-Gavras' new drama, Adults in the Room, followed by a Q&A with the director also moderated by Hackford. On September 25, the DGA also hosted a filmmaker conversation for French directors with films in the festival. Held in the Guild's Los Angeles Boardroom, the conversation featured DGA Director-members John Landis, Ami Canaan Mann, Jonathan Mostow and Penelope Spheeris and was led by DGA Director-member Jeremy Kagan. The Franco-American Cultural Fund is a partnership of the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Picture Association, France's Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), and the Writers Guild of America, West. COLCOA is produced in association with France's Writers, Directors and Producers Association (L'ARP), the CNC, the Los Angeles Film and TV Office of the French Embassy, and Unifrance. The DGA has supported the festival since its founding in 1996. 1 photos by Valerie Macon/APF and Tricia Noble/DGA Staff 2 3 Photos: 1. FACF Board Members: Taylor Hackford (DGA), Charles Rivkin (MPA), Michael Mann (DGA), Howard A. Rodman (WGA), Jay D. Roth (DGA), Andrea Berloff (WGA), FACF President Jean-Noël Tronc (SACEM) and Stan McCoy (MPA) attend the opening night ceremonies. 2. Director Taylor Hackford moderates a Q&A with Director/FACF Honorary President Costa-Gavras following the North American premiere of Costa-Gavras' new drama, Adults in the Room. 3-4. French filmmakers with projects screening at COLCOA attend a roundtable conversation with DGA Director-members Jeremy Kagan, John Landis, Ami Canaan Mann, Jonathan Mostow and Penelope Spheeris. 4 DGA Events Roundup More detailed descriptions and additional photos are posted online at www.dga.org.