DGA Monthly

6 I D G A M O N T H L Y As part of the Guild's ongoing efforts to elevate the importance of safety in your workplaces, the 2023-2026 Basic Agreement (BA) and Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement (FLTTA) included requirements for DGA AD/UPMs and AD/SMs to complete additional training courses. For members working as Assistant Directors (including 2AD-Location Managers), Unit Production Managers, Associate Directors or Stage Managers under the BA and FLTTA Agreements, completion of the trainings below is required in order to work: • Firearm Safety for the Entertainment Industry (CSATF Course S, approximately 1 hour) • Environmental Safety (CSATF Course A2, approximately 3 hours) • Location Safety (Mandatory under the BA and FLTTA agreement) (CSATF Course Z1, approximately 2 hours) and • Traditional Insert Car Safety (Mandatory under the BA agreement only) (CSATF Course B5, approximately 2 hours). DGA Members who fail to complete these trainings will be deemed ineligible to work under the BA and/or FLTTA until successfully completing these mandatory courses by the following deadlines: • For employment prior to January 1, 2026: All courses must be completed within 90 days from the start of your employment • As of January 1, 2026: All All courses must be completed prior to working on principal photography, or 30 days from the start of your employment in prep, whichever is first. If you have previously completed Safety Pass Training online, you should have an existing account with Contract Services and can log-in with your original username and password at https://portal.csatf.org/auth/login. You do not need to re-register. Once logged in, you should navigate to your personal training dashboard. If you need to complete or retake courses, they will be listed in your dashboard under the tab, "To be Completed/Retaken." If you have never signed up for an account with Contract Services, or if you have any questions about these courses, please contact DGA Contracts Coordinator Chloe Christiansen at (310) 289-2058 or via email at cchristiansen@dga.org. Reminder: Attention AD/UPMs and AD/SMs, Don't Forget to Complete Your Mandatory Safety Trainings For more information on the DGA's commitment to safety please visit the Safety Issues section of the DGA website at www.dga.org/Initiatives/Safety-Issues January 2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the official incorporation of the Guild. See pages 22-41 for articles detailing the conditions that led to the creation of the DGA and what came before. Right: King Vidor's mission-style house on Coldwater Canyon, where a secret meeting on December 23, 1935 resulted in the founding of the Guild. DGA Statements on Warner Bros. Discovery Merger In response to the WBD merger announcements from Netflix and Paramount, the DGA released the following statements: December 5, 2025: "The news that Netflix had secured exclusive rights to negotiate for WBD raises significant concerns for the DGA. We believe that a vibrant, competitive industry — one that fosters creativity and encourages genuine competition for talent — is essential to safeguarding the careers and creative rights of Directors and their teams. We will be meeting with Netflix to outline our concerns and better understand their vision for the future of the company. While we undertake this due diligence we will not be commenting further." December 8, 2025: "As with Netflix, Paramount's expected hostile bid for WBD raises significant concerns for our members and the industry. As we did with Netflix, we will be reaching out to Paramount to share our concerns and understand their plans for the company."

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