DGA

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labor union professional association trade union

DGA is a prominent American labor union representing film and television directors and members of the directorial team.

Aliases (1)

Directors Guild of America ×50

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	labor union → professional association → trade union →
awardFor	outstanding directing achievements in commercials → outstanding directing achievements in film → outstanding directing achievements in television →
basedIn	Hollywood →
country	United States of America →
field	commercial direction → documentary direction → motion picture direction → television direction →
foundedBy	King Vidor → Lloyd Bacon → other Hollywood directors →
fullName	Directors Guild of America →
hasOfficeIn	New York City →
hasPart	Directors Guild of America Awards →
hasUnionContractWith	major Hollywood studios → major television networks → streaming platforms →
headquartersLocation	California → Los Angeles → United States of America →
inception	1936 →
industry	film industry → television industry →
language	English →
legalForm	labor organization →
memberOf	AFL–CIO → International Federation of Film Producers Associations (observer/industry partner contexts) →
notableFor	Directors Guild of America Awards as Oscar predictor → influence on film and television labor agreements →
organizes	Directors Guild of America Awards →
purpose	collective bargaining → establishing industry standards for directors → improvement of working conditions → protection of creative rights → protection of economic rights →
represents	assistant directors → associate directors → film directors → members of the directorial team → stage managers → television directors → unit production managers →
scope	international (for some members and productions) → national →
shortName	DGA →
website	https://www.dga.org →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Directors Guild of America → Directors Guild of America →	shortName