The Directors Guild of America has released a new video of associate directors and stage managers touting their support of the guild’s tentative agreement for new film and TV contract (WATCH)
negotiated for us this year,” said associate director Crystal Sanchez. Pointing to the 5% pay raise in the first year of the three-year contract, she said, “That’s major.”“I’m voting ‘yes’ because stage managers finally get a piece of the residuals pie, and that’s important to me. I’m voting ‘yes’ because Juneteenth is a DGA holiday, and that represents how our union feels about diversity and inclusiveness.”“To me, there’s no ifs, ands or buts about it. It’s a ‘yes’ all the way down the line.
The DGA video, which was taped at a recent guild meeting of associate directors and stage managers in Los Angeles, doesn’t include any dissenting voices. On Saturday, the DGA will hold its annual membership meeting in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton, followed by a June 21 membership meeting in New York at the DGA NY Theater.
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