DGA-Studio Directing Fellowships: Worth Your Time?

By Maria Giese Starting a career directing film and television often begins with a conundrum:…

Women Directors & The Farce of Networking Programs

This article was originally published on September 23, 2013 on Maria Giese’s blog “Women Directors…

Solidarity: Crucial For Women Directors

By Maria Giese It is widely acknowledged that (consciously or unconsciously) the male power structure…

A Surprisingly Simple Solution For Women Directors

A Whole New System to Advance Women Directors By Maria Giese In the past 20…

Women Directors & The Curse Of Twofer Tokenism

By Maria Giese One of the most important issues facing women directors today is the…

How Hollywood Lists Keep Women Directors Jobless

By Maria Giese Nearly 40 years ago, in 1976, the California Advisory Committee to the…

7 Solutions For Women Directors In 2014

By Maria Giese Just days ago, USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism reported that…

The DGA/Studio Agreement – Feminist Analysis

By Maria Giese “Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay on Wednesday announced that the…

Why Women Directors Are Shut Out Of Hollywood

By Maria Giese In the art world, the work women do is often assigned merit…

Women Directors: To Sue Or Not To Sue?

By Maria Giese When the Director Guild of America’s Women’s Steering Committee was officially established…

Michael Franklin: Hero To Women Directors

By Maria Giese In 1979, the DGA “Original Six” directors: Susan Bay, Nell Cox, Joelle…

Women Helmers In Media’s Brave New World

“TV in ten years is going to be 100% streamed.  On demand.  Internet Protocol. Based…

DGA Tribute: Next Moves for Women Directors

By Maria Giese The DGA hosted an event Saturday night to celebrate the six women…

DGA Diversity Lists: The Killing Chokehold On Women Directors

Do DGA Lists result in producing a small, static pool of unfairly advantaged women directors and effectively keep others shut out?

How The DGA Used New By-Laws To Silence Women Directors

By Maria Giese The Director’s Guild of America needs to adopt a distinct mandate in…