Michael Apted is elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Directors Guild; Jon Favreau and Jace Alexander join the board
He won three Emmys for the iconic comedy and worked on numerous classic shows. He had a significant career as DGA board member, too
The three-year agreement includes a 15.8% wage increase for 2nd 2nd assistant directors in the first year
The 3-year contract includes wage increases of 2% per year
DGA books Belzer to host Thursday's event in New York; Streep, Helen Mirren, Martin Scorsese among presenters
Russ Hollander, David Korduner and Bryan Unger take on additional roles for the union
The DGA also will honor IATSE President Matthew Loeb and HBO Documentary Films President Sheila Nevins at an October gala in New York
Major Oscar precursor returns to Hollywood & Highland for its 2012 awards dinner
DGA delegates also select new slate of guild officers and board of directors
"Social Network," "King's Speech," "The Fighter" in contention at both ceremonies
Guild members "overwhelmingly" vote to OK new master TV and feature film contract with producers
Deal looks an awful lot like the one SAG/AFTRA conceded to last month; i.e., say goodbye to first-class seats to Vancouver
Directors Guild will release details of new deal Wednesday to its national board
Service will be held from 3-5 p.m. at the DGA
As labor dispute at Hyatt hotel drags on, PGA follows DGA and moves its 2011 ceremony
Three-year deal calls for 2% wage increases, as well as 1% bump in employer health plan contributions
Guild's negotiating committee chairman says new health plan will be focus of upcoming AMPTP negotiations; digital media not spinning off enough money at this point to worry about
Filings bring out a major coalition of guilds on one side (against), the WGAW on the other (in favor)
New "Operation in Our Sites" initiative combines law-enforcement agencies with the entertainment industry
Response to commission's request for comments on net neutrality
Firestorm over trading markets based on movie box office heats up even more
DGA and NATO join MPAA in asking government regulators to slow down before approving new exchanges
Four major contracts all expire in May and June next year: SAG, AFTRA, WGA and DGA
The former spouses, with two dramatically different films, are frontrunners for the top Directors Guild award
Michael Moore left off list that also includes "Garbage Dreams," "The English Surgeon" and "The Beaches of Agnes"
They have delivered a message with their nominations: James Cameron will like it, but Clint Eastwood won't
Lifetime Achievement Award is voted on by guild's current, past presidents.
Tentative two-year contract calls for wage increases, protects creative rights.
A week after WaxWord publishes whistleblower testimony, the guild agrees to pay out $30 mill in residuals and foreign levies
"Unless the Academy reconsiders the change, the Guild ... is not bound by its commitments to the Academy."
Michael Apted slams SAG president.
