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O C T O B E R 2 0 2 6 I 1 1 Theater Programming: Built on Trust: Actors on What Makes a Director Worth Following A candid conversation with top actors on what actually earns their trust and their loyalty. Get the unfiltered playbook for building collaborations that liberate great performances. Built on Craft: Turning Vision Into the Work Your vision is only as strong as the team executing it. Sit in with a DP, Editor, Production Designer and Casting Director for the real talk on what makes for a fluid and inspiring process, and what turns a crew into your crew. Built to Last: In the Directors' Chairs Two master Directors dissect the technical rigor and singular vision required to build a career that remains vital at the highest level. Get the blueprint for creative authority and longevity, forged through uncompromising excellence. Panelists and other information will be posted online closer to the date of this. For questions contact LC@dga.org. The Latino Committee was created as a networking group to advance career and job opportunities for Latino DGA members by improving craft skills, networking, and making Latinos better known to the Hollywood creative community. • OCTOBER UPCOMING EVENTS • Saturday, October 3 2:00 p.m. — Member Networking 3:00 p.m. — Theater Programming DGA LA Theater Complex To RSVP, please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events. DGA Latino Committee presents: DGA Latino Summit 2026: Built to Last In honor of Latin Heritage Month, please join us for the sixth annual DGA Latino Summit, a day of total immersion in the mastery of craft and the architecture of an enduring career. Through candid panels and an intimate Director spotlight conversation, hear straight from the source what actually works and discover what it takes to build work that stands out, rises to the top, and is built to last. Saturday, October 24 4:00 p.m. DGA LA Theater 1 To RSVP, please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events. LGBTQ+ Committee presents: Resilience and Resistance: A Celebration of Director Ira Sachs Please join the LGBTQ+ Committee for a tribute to Director Ira Sachs, featuring a screening of his new film The Man I Love, followed by a Q&A with Sachs. This event will feature a rare, focused conversation celebrating Sachs and his fearless LGBTQ+ voice in film. The evening will explore his creative resilience, resistance to convention and groundbreaking body of work, which has expanded what is possible both on screen and throughout our industry. In addition to The Man I Love, Sachs' directorial credits include the feature films Peter Hujar's Day, Passages, Frankie, Little Men, Love Is Strange, Keep the Lights On, Married Life, Forty Shades of Blue, The Delta, Vaudeville and Boy-Girl, Boy- Girl. He has been a DGA member since 2006 and has served on the Eastern Directors Council. For questions regarding this event, please contact lgbtqplus@dga.org. Founded in 2021, the LGBTQ+ Committee is dedicated to empowering and advancing the professional interests of DGA members who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, and to promoting and working for employment equity throughout the entertainment industry. Director Ira Sachs photo by: Jeong Park