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We promote the economic and creative rights of screen directors and raise awareness of their role and status as artists.

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Know Your Rights

European and Irish legislation ensures Screen Directors get a fair share of remuneration from their work and includes new rights to: fair pay; transparent information; possible additional remuneration and a way to revoke a licence. If you are asked to waive your rights or agree to a buy-out, don’t!

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Susanne Bier Announced as Honorary Guest at Annual Meeting of Directors

SDGI is honoured to have Susanne Bier as our Guest of Honour  at the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland’s 19th Annual Meeting of Directors 2022. Bier has directed the Netflix film ‘Bird Box’ (2018) and the international series ‘The Night Manager’ (2016), which won two Emmys and three Golden Globes, ‘The Undoing’ (2020) and ‘The First Lady (2022).…

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19th Annual Meeting of Directors 20th May 2022

The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland’s 19th Annual Meeting of Directors will take place on Friday 20th May 2022 from 10.30am in the MOLI Museum, 86 St Stephen’s Green Dublin 2. Susanne Bier is our Honorary Guest this year and will receive Honorary Membership of The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland and join directors in dialogue with…

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Role of Director Workshop

Lack of understanding of the role of director can often lead to challenges with trainers, funders, producers, crew. SDGI is working with Adare HR to create a detailed framework of skills and craft of the role of director. The aim of this is for trainers, producers, funders to understand with detail the skills and talent of a director by looking at the an entire framework. We hope that you can use…

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Ethics in Documentary Workshop

In a rapidly changing and increasingly tightened production schedules for documentary, understanding and staying connected to the ethics around documentary is critical  to protect the director and all involved in making a documentary. SDGI would like to create a Code of Ethics for Documentary to support directors in what is often considered a grey area…

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Membership

Don’t’ miss out on advancing your career as a director. Join SDGI and be part of the Director’s community. We are at every table making your voice heard on the issues that matter. Our campaigns are driven by our collective strength and have your say in issues for directors.

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Directors Calendar

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  • Events
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December 11–15, 2023

Spotlight on TV Development & Funding: TV Commissioner & Funder Webinar Series

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December 11, 2023

BFI Film Academy Virtuakl Lab: Building Your Portfolio

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December 11, 2023

Producing Prime Time Adult Animation Webinar

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December 13, 2023

WFT Changemakers Series at Windmill Lane: In Conversation with Sally Abbott

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December 14, 2023

Coimisiún na Meán Sound & Vision ‘Open’ Round

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December 17, 2023

Your Pitch has Already Started

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December 18, 2023

Cork Networking Event and Holiday Mixer Registration

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  • Funding

December 18, 2023

BFI Doc Society Research and Development Fund Webinar

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December 20, 2023

LightHouse Cinema Short Cuts Submissions

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  • Training

December 31, 2023

European Writers Club, from Facts to Fiction

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December 31, 2023

Waterford Film Centre January 2024 Screening Submissions

  • Funding

December 31, 2023

Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund

  • Training

January 2, 2024

FÍS TV Summit Pitching Competition & Workshops

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January 3, 2024

X-POLLINATOR 2024

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January 4, 2024

David Taicher | Camera Operator Course

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January 8, 2024

RTS Ireland Television Awards

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January 10, 2024

Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket: Ask Me Anything

  • SDGI Events

6:30pm January 10, 2024

Directors in Dialogue

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January 11, 2024

Sundance Master Class: Building and Sustaining Your Career as a Writer and Director with Kasi Lemmons

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January 16, 2024

Centre Culturel Irlandais Artist Residency Programme

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January 16, 2024

EACEA webinar on European Co-development Funding

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January 20, 2024

‘On The Pulse’ Short Film Festival Submissions

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January 31, 2024

Fastnet Film Festival Submissions

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  • Submissions

February 6, 2024

First Credit Short Film Scheme

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February 6, 2024

NTA Short Film Fund

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Campaigns

We campaign for the creative and economic rights of directors by influencing industry policy and practice — everywhere our members are impacted.

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Programmes

Our programmes offer screen directors vital opportunities for creative and professional growth.

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ARRI ALEXA TAKE

This creative launchpad supports experimental and conceptual visual films using the ARRI ALEXA camera to spark discovery and inspiration.

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Foras na Gaeilge

This annual SDGI award recognises outstanding contributions by directors with work in the Irish language.

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Mentorship

We match and facilitate funding of director mentoring for confidential creative and moral support.

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Finders Series

Winning Irish directors are selected to showcase their work in LA's Director's Guild of America Theatre annually.

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The Voice Fund for Directors

The Voice is a creative conceptual development fund designed with Screen Ireland aimed at investing in the vision of a director to develop high value, well refined projects for feature film and television. The Voice aims to generate exceptional screen work with the early creative leadership of a director and refined development before bringing it…

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