By Maria Giese Starting a career directing film and television often begins with a conundrum:…
This article was originally published on September 23, 2013 on Maria Giese’s blog “Women Directors…
By Maria Giese It is widely acknowledged that (consciously or unconsciously) the male power structure…
A Whole New System to Advance Women Directors By Maria Giese In the past 20…
By Maria Giese One of the most important issues facing women directors today is the…
By Maria Giese Nearly 40 years ago, in 1976, the California Advisory Committee to the…
By Maria Giese Just days ago, USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism reported that…
By Maria Giese “Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay on Wednesday announced that the…
By Maria Giese In the art world, the work women do is often assigned merit…
By Maria Giese When the Director Guild of America’s Women’s Steering Committee was officially established…
By Maria Giese In 1979, the DGA “Original Six” directors: Susan Bay, Nell Cox, Joelle…
“TV in ten years is going to be 100% streamed. On demand. Internet Protocol. Based…
By Maria Giese The DGA hosted an event Saturday night to celebrate the six women…
Do DGA Lists result in producing a small, static pool of unfairly advantaged women directors and effectively keep others shut out?
By Maria Giese The Director’s Guild of America needs to adopt a distinct mandate in…