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The Assistant Directors Training Program recruits a diverse group of applicants from across the United States and provides selected candidates with education, training and paid experience in professional settings, facilitating their development into successful Assistant Directors.
The DGA has a paid training program (in New York) for those interested in becoming an assistant director who can then, eventually, transition into the director position. It actually looks like a very interesting opportunity for someone who is serious about a career as a director or an assistant director.
May 11, 2022 · According to the 2021–22 DGA rate card, guild directors working on films with budgets higher than $11 million make a minimum weekly salary of $21,131 on features and $15,091 on shorts and ...
- Matthew Nerber
Trainees are entitled to overtime pay after working 54 hours in a week. Trainees generally work between 70-90 hours during a 5 day work week. While participating in the Program, Trainees are provided with health insurance, at no cost.
Any paid work, internships or volunteer work in motion picture, television, entertainment or related industries can be demonstrated on your Employment Record, essay, resume and/or Work Experience Equivalency forms. Any classes taken related to the entertainment industry can be shown on your transcripts or with copies of certificates.
The Program is a feature of the collective bargaining agreement between the Directors Guild of America and both the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Trainees are paid by signatory producers at rates that have been determined by DGA/Producer negotiation.
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It is understood that the Training Program Trust Fund will fund all aspects of the mandatory training, including a stipend to Employees who attend the Course at a rate not less than that paid to employees covered under the DGA Basic Agreement.
