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3 0 I D G A M O N T H L Y More detailed descriptions, additional photos and audio are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup 15th Annual Meet the AD/UPMs of the DGA Award-Nominated Projects On January 27, the Western AD/UPM Council's Education Committee celebrated the ADs and UPMs of projects nominated for the 70th Annual DGA Awards. The 15th Annual Meet the AD/UPMs event gave attendees the opportunity to hear firsthand what went into the making of these celebrated movies and television episodes with a special event held in the Guild's Los Angeles Boardroom. This year's discussion featured 1st ADs Gerard DiNardi from Jordan Peele's Feature Film Award and First-Time Feature Film Award-nominated film, Get Out, Aldric La'auli Porter from Scott Frank's mini-series, Godless, Eric Topp from Isaiah Seret's Kohler commercial, Never Too Composed and Jey Wada from Martin de Thurah's WealthSimple commercial, Mad World; and 2nd ADs Paula Case from Martin McDonagh's feature Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Christine Danahy from Jean-Marc Vallée's mini-series Big Little Lies and Heather Wagner-Wang from Mike Judge's Comedy Series Award-nominated Silicon Valley episode, "Server Error." UPMs J. Miles Dale from Guillermo del Toro's feature The Shape of Water and Alton Walpole from Godless and 2nd AD Eric Lasko from Christopher Nolan's feature film Dunkirk participated in the panel discussion via a video hookup. 2018 Frank Capra Achievement Award Recipient Dwight Williams served as the event's moderator. Photos 1. l-r: (Front Row) 2nd AD Heather Wagner-Wang, UPM Dwight Williams (moderator) and 2nd AD Paula Case. (Back Row): 1st ADs Jey Wada, Eric Topp and Gerard DiNardi, and 2nd AD Christine Danahy. 2. DGA Western AD/UPM Council Chair Victor Hsu welcomes the audience. 3. 1st AD Aldric La'auli Porter shares his insights. 4. UPMs J. Miles Dale and Alton Walpole and 2nd AD Eric Lasko speak about their work via a video connection. Audio from this event available on www.dga.org. See the 10 Take Aways from this event in the Western AD/UPM Council's Mentor Minutes page. photos by Elisa Haber Pan African Film and Arts Festival 2018 Dedicated to promoting racial tolerance through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression, the 26th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) returned to Los Angeles from February 8-19. On February 9, filmmakers with projects in this year's PAFF attended a brunch at DGA headquarters. Following a welcome from DGA Field Rep Gabe Kahsay, and festival tips from PAFF Executive Director Ayuko Babu, the attendees heard DGA Director- members Danny Glover, Louis Gossett Jr. and Glynn R. Turman speak about the advantages of Guild membership and African American Steering Committee (AASC) member Abdul Malik Abbott speak about the work of the Committee. Then the filmmakers got to introduce themselves and their projects and mingle with the DGA members attending the event that included AASC members Fay Hauser-Price and Redelia Shaw and 2016 DGA First-Time Feature Award nominee Nate Parker. PAFF presents films that showcase the diversity and complexity of people of African descent. The DGA has served as a sponsor of the festival for more than a decade. photo by Byron Gamarro Photo (L-R): PAFF Executive Director Ayuko Babu and DGA Director-members Louis Gossett Jr., Danny Glover and Glynn R. Turman spoke at the DGA's 2018 luncheon for PAFF Filmmakers. 3 2 4 1