Sales managers Grady Hall and Brett Froomer discuss whether six-second micro-ads are a wave of the future or a passing fad. Working on commercials, music videos, documentaries or industrial films does not qualify candidates for placement on DGACA East`s qualification lists. Please contact the Business Qualifications List Administration if your professional experience is in these areas. The employer who has signed the DGA-AICP national collective agreement must give priority to employment to persons who have fulfilled the conditions for placement on the corresponding qualification list. To be included in these lists, specific work requirements must be met and documents must be submitted. If you wish to be eligible for employment with the DGA in these categories, you must meet certain criteria set out in the commercial collective agreement. * Important note on applications to QL: If you are interested in applying to QL online, you must “register” using the registration form at the top right, even if your name already appears on this site, and we will reply to you by email. ANYONE USING THE ONLINE SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME MUST REGISTER FOR A PLACEMENT OR UPGRADE. To provide employers with qualified and available assistant managers and unit production managers, the DGA and AICP maintain several qualification lists. We recommend that you read this page carefully to get an overview of the requirements and download an app. For more information and to discuss your specific background, please contact the DGACA East Administrative Office. For more information and for placement on the New York Qualification List or the Qualification List eligible to work in Southern California, please visit www.dgaca-east.org.

* CMB is not able to facilitate the personal submission of QL applications. We will accept paper applications to a very limited extent from 1 November 2021. Please email mailbox@dgaca.org if you are interested in this option so that we can work with you. DO NOT SEND DOCUMENTS TO THE ADDRESS INDICATED ON OUR WEBSITE. To contact our office, please leave a voicemail at 212-397-0930. Your call will be returned. CANDIDATES: You should read all the general and specific requirements for the list on which you are looking for an investment. Please read the information under the “Investment Process” tab at the top of this page as well as the “FAQ” tab before contacting our office. You may also find it helpful to read “How to Fill Out Forms” once you have started a printed or electronic application. If you have any further questions, please send us an email.

Click on the image to download a PDF file of the commercial awards for 2019-2020. There is a lot of information to be processed about placement on these lists. We recommend that you read this page carefully to get an overview of the requirements and download an app. The DGA Contract Administration (DGACA) maintains lists of individuals who have met the minimum requirements to work as unit production managers, first assistant directors and second assistant directors in the film industry. Eligibility requirements are negotiated by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers (AMPTP). The guidelines of the DGACA are determined by a Board of Directors appointed by the AMPTP. Companies that have signed the DGA`s basic agreement prefer to employ people on the qualification lists. For more information, see www.dgaca.org. EMPLOYERS: Please read the general information for employers under the “Employers” tab above. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: mailbox@dgaca.org.

For more information about the Directors Guild of America and DGA membership, visit the website at www.dga.org. The DGA`s national headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California, and can be reached by phone at (310) 289-2000. For more information and locations in the Southern California, Third Area, UPM Multi-Camera or ISA Multi-Camera lists, please contact DGACA (818) 461-0916 or www.dgaca.org. SAFETY TRAINING: To find the name of a person who has met the requirements of the mandatory DGA Safety Pass training or Covid training, please use our search tab and enter the last name. For general questions about safety training or training registration, please contact the DGA at (310) 289-2000 or visit their website: www.dga.org Commercial Director Alma Har`el on how she ran P&G`s “Love Over Bias” spot for its Winter Olympics campaign. The DGACA is not affiliated with the Directors Guild of America. Thank you for registering on the DGACA East website. DGACA-EAST requires all applicants to call the office at 914.747.2979 to discuss their application before submitting it. The Commercial Qualification List Administration (212) 397-0930 maintains the New York, Southern California, and Third Zone Trade Qualification Lists. For business requirements for QL, please see www.dga-cql.org. DGACA-East is not affiliated with the Directors Guild of America. If you have any specific questions about the DGA, please contact them directly.

For more information, see www.dga.org on the Website. The DGA`s national headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California, and can be reached by phone at (310) 289-2000. To reach the New York office, call (212) 581-0370. APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY APPOINTMENT. Being on one of the lists is the first step to becoming a member of the DGA as a deputy director or unit production manager. Your placement significantly improves your ability to search for and accept a job in your category with a DGA signatory company. Note: If you wish to become a member of the DGA, you must contact the guild directly to receive a membership application. . If you have specific questions about the DGA (for example.

B, initiation fees, annual contributions, pension and health insurance), please contact them directly. COMMERCIALS CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION is an external administrator and is not a member or representative of the DGA. OTHER QUALIFICATION LISTS: The Commercial Qualification List (CQL) maintains the Commercial Qualification Lists for New York, Southern California and Third Commercial Area. If you would like to inquire about CQL`s requirements or request a cross-list, please call (212) 397-0930 or visit www.dga-cql.org. For more information and placements on the New York Qualification List (NYQL) or the Qualification List eligible to work in Southern California, please contact DGACA-East at (914) 747-2979 or go to www.dgaca-east.org. . . .