The Directors Guild of America and the bargaining group representing studios and streamers have reached a tentative deal on a new four-year contract.
The agreement was announced Tuesday after a little less than a month of talks between the directors’ union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Entertainment Producers. The union didn’t give any details of the deal ahead of a review by its national board.
If approved by the board, the fine print of the agreement will be released to members, the DGA stated. The pact would then go to DGA members, a roughly 19,500-strong group of helmers, assistant directors, associate directors, unit production managers and stage managers, for a ratification vote. The parties’ current deal is set to expire on June 30.
“The AMPTP is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with the DGA. We appreciate the hard work and commitment of our guild partners in achieving a fair deal that helps advance a stable and successful entertainment industry,” the AMPTP said in a statement on Tuesday.
The DGA entered negotiations on May 11 with a focus on creating favorable conditions to boost jobs for its members. In 2024, the union saw a 35 percent dip in employment in television and an 8 to 12 percent downturn in film, DGA president Christopher Nolan told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year. (At the time, 2025 data was not yet available.) While the union has been actively advocating for a federal tax incentive in Congress, it was also planning on introducing proposals at the bargaining table with studios.
