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Lesli Linka Glatter has been re-elected president of the Directors Guild of America by acclamation of the delegates at the DGA’s Biennial National Convention in Los Angeles.

There was widespread support for the writers at today’s WGA Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract including from directors.

The Directors Guild said today that it supports the WGA in its ongoing negotiations for a new film and TV contract. The WGA’s contract expires on May 1, and the DGA will begin bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for its own contract on May 10. The DGA’s contract expires June 30.

Former Directors Guild presidents Paris Barclay and Thomas Schlamme have been named co-chairs of the DGA Outreach Team in advance of what the guild predicts will be “difficult” negotiations for a new film and TV contract, which are set to start May 10.

Snowfall‘s sixth and final season will premiere on Wednesday, February 22 with the first two episodes beginning at 10 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Tamara Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Bones) has joined the cast of FX’s Snowfall for its sixth and final season.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLucy Liu is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series “A Man in Full,” Variety has learned exclusively.Liu will star in the series alongside previously announced leads Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane as well as cast members William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, and Chanté Adams.The series is based on the Tom Wolfe novel of the same name. Variety exclusively reported the show had received a straight-to-series order at the streamer in November 2021. It hails from David E.

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterWhen the Directors Guild of America’s annual awards gets underway March 12, there will be a number of changes from years previous. Most obviously, the ceremony will finally be held in person at the Beverly Hilton, after two straight years of virtual celebrations.

FX’s Snowfall started off its fifth season strong, hitting series highs with its two-episode debut.

Lesli Linka Glatter, a veteran TV director of shows such as “Homeland” and “Mad Men,” was elected president of the Directors Guild of America on Saturday night.Glatter will succeed Thomas Schlamme, the “West Wing” veteran who stepped down after two terms.

Thomas Schlamme will be stepping down as president of the DGA when the guild convenes its biennial convention on September 18. In a heartfelt farewell address to the DGA’s members, he looked back on his four years in office, and forward to new leadership as the industry emerges from the pandemic, which he, in no small part, helped get back on its feet.

DGA website and sent to members on Monday. He’ll exit his role on September 18 at the DGA’s upcoming Biennial Convention.“I will be stepping down at our upcoming Biennial Convention—and look forward to a new voice leading us.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterEarly into the pandemic, Thomas Schlamme got a call from Aaron Sorkin.

EXCLUSIVE: David Kushner’s bestselling book Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb is in the works for the small screen. Independent studio wiip has optioned the rights to the book and partnered with The Gotham Group to develop as a limited series. BAFTA-winning screenwriter and director Amma Asante is attached to pen the series adaptation and direct the pilot. Emmy winner Thomas Schlamme is on board to produce.

The 2021 Directors Guild Awards took place Saturday, with Chloé Zhao receiving the evening's top honor for Nomadland. Like many other awards shows over the past year, the DGA Awards occurred virtually, with members watching the proceedings unfold via streaming video.

Twenty years after winning a DGA award for The West Wing in the Dramatic Series category, guild president Thomas Schlamme found himself winning again tonight for the Aaron Sorkin series in theVariety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials slot.

As Hollywood continues to roll out its condemnations of Georgia's new election law, the Directors Guild of America has unleashed one of the strongest critiques yet.

first reported by People.The special, which airs on Oct. 15, will reunite Aaron Sorkin, the rest of the cast, and director Thomas Schlamme for a stage performance of the Season 3 episode, “Hartfield’s Landing.”Also Read: HBO Max Sets Date for 'West Wing' Stage Special of 'Hartfield's Landing'This will be the first time in 17 years that the original cast of “The West Wing” will reunite.

was previously announced that creator Aaron Sorkin, 59, and executive producer Thomas Schlamme, 70, will film the reunion in October — following coronavirus production guidelines — at LA’s Orpheum Theatre. In a statement, HBO Max said the event will be held to “raise awareness for and support the vital mission of” When We All Vote, a nonprofit co-chaired by Obama.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticFor the first time in 17 years, the cast of The West Wing will reunite, along with creator Aaron Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme, for a special benefit stage presentation of a 2002 episode on HBO Max. The Oct.

The West Wing cast is getting back together again.

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Aaron Sorkin, the cast of “The West Wing” and director Thomas Schlamme are reuniting for a stage performance of Season 3 episode “Hartfield’s Landing.” The special, which will benefit the Michelle Obama co-chaired nonprofit When We All Vote, will air this fall on HBO Max ahead of the 2020 U.S.

Peter White Television EditorAaron Sorkin is getting The West Wing gang back together for the first time in 17 years with a special for HBO Max.Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford are reuniting with Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote.The special will feature a theatrical performance of Hartsfield’s Landing, an episode from the NBC drama’s third season that featured Sheen’s President

Thomas Schlamme was re-elected president of the Directors Guild of America at the organization's National Biennial Convention on Saturday. One hundred fifty-five delegates representing the guild's 18,000 members reappointed the West Wing and Snowfall helmer at the gathering at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, while also electing new officers and members, the guild announced.

By Dave McNary

After weeks of deliberations between Hollywood’s guilds and studios, the Industry-Wide Safety Committee has submitted a white paper to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom offering its recommendations for safety guidelines to resume film and television production.

By Dave McNary

Steven Soderbergh will lead a new Directors Guild of America committee that seeks to assess when halted film and television productions may restart and Hollywood can resume work.

By David Robb

By Dave McNary

The Directors Guild of America ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement, an expected move after the guild's board unanimously recommended the agreement to members. The new contract's term takes effect July 1.

By David Robb

Hollywood’s creative guilds have been working overtime to keep residual checks going out to members during the coronavirus crisis.

Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have announced that major studios will pay two weeks’ salary to below-the-line DGA members losing jobs due to the coronavirus shutdown.

Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have told the 18,000 DGA members that they are working on a variety of initiatives amid the coronavirus crisis, such as financial relief legislation and speeding up residual payments.