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See more detailed descriptions, additional photos and video, where available, online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup On April 7, new and veteran Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates gathered both online and in the DGA's New York boardroom to receive valuable information about the workings of their Guild during a Navigating the DGA orientation event. Hosted by the Eastern AD/SM/PA Council, the orientation was the opportunity for newer members to hear instructive and educational discussions about a variety of issues that affect AD/SM/PAs, delivered by Council members and DGA staff. Following a welcome from Council Chair Tony DeSanti, the reports included: an overview of the working of the Guild from Council Member Dennis W. Mazzocco; Council Member/DGA Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Joyce Thomas on the governance of the Guild and its committees; Council Member Jeffrey Pearl and DGA Associate Eastern Executive Director Michael Berger on member privileges and benefits; Council Alternates Amanda Louise Rodriguez and Erika Wortham on the responsibilities of DGA members; a brief tour of the services available on the DGA website from Council Member Dan J. Frank; Council Member Terry Benson on the DGA PAC and how the PAC has been successful in its ongoing mission to fight for the rights of the Guild's membership through legislative efforts; and Council Secretary-Treasurer April Smith led a "Know Your Rights" primer. Afterwards, everyone was also invited to stay for the monthly Council meeting that followed. photo: New and veteran members, Council members and DGA Staff pose for a photo at the Eastern AD/SM/PA Council's Navigating the DGA orientation. Navigating the DGA: A Member Orientation An Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Event photo by Lawrence Gerald Since 1992, the Directors Guild of America has hosted annual symposiums featuring its nominees for outstanding theatrical feature fi lm directing. In Directors Close Up, fi lm and television director Jeremy Kagan compiled the most insightful and entertaining responses from sessions conducted between 1992 and 2005, and then again in Directors Close Up 2 for those conducted between 2006 and 2012. In this all new sequel, Directors Close Up 3, Kagan shines his spotlight on nominees from the 2013–2020 seminars as directors discuss their work on some of the most brilliant fi lms in the last several years. From script development through pre-production to production and post- production, the directors offer personal insights into every step of the creative process and reveal their candid takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. Featuring materials from their productions — including storyboards, script notes, sketches and on-set photos — Directors Close Up 3 will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors, as well as fi lm fans who will enjoy this inside look into making movies. DIRECTORS CLOSE UP 3 Interviews with Directors nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film by the Directors Guild of America Moderated and edited by Jeremy Kagan Available for purchase at the DGA Store on www.dga.org Ben Affl eck · Wes Anderson · Kathryn Bigelow · Damien Chazelle · Bradley Cooper · Alfonso Cuarón · Garth Davis · Guillermo del Toro · Clint Eastwood · Peter Farrelly · Greta Gerwig · Paul Greengrass · Bong Joon Ho · Tom Hooper · Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Barry Jenkins · Ang Lee · Spike Lee · Richard Linklater · Kenneth Lonergan · Tom McCarthy · Martin McDonagh · Adam McKay · Steve McQueen · Sam Mendes · George Miller · Christopher Nolan · Jordan Peele · David O. Russell · Ridley Scott · Martin Scorsese · Steven Spielberg · Quentin Tarantino · Denis Villeneuve · Taika Waititi