Industrial

• Assistance with dispute resolution (full members only)
• Access to Industrial representation for individual directors
  
• Opportunity to have your voice included in submissions to government, agencies and key stakeholders
• Right to participate on policy sub-committees (full members only)
• IR resources including adg’s Standard directors contract and Creative Rights Codes of Practice
  
• Negotiating Standard Director's Contracts for all forms of production
• Directors’ Contractual Checklists
• Free membership to Australian Screen Directors Authorship and Collecting Society (ASDACS)
  

Policy

• Advocating for directors in broadcasting and film industry policy matters
• Lobbying for maintenance of the Australian content standard
• Lobbying for director's copyright and moral rights legislation, which provides protection for directors from alteration of filmmakers' work by a third party such as a distributor or broadcaster
• Fighting to increase funding and opportunities for feature films, TV, drama, documentaries and animation
• Establishing ASDACS, the Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society, which collects remuneration for directors whose work has been broadcast in Europe

Cultural

• Eligibility to enter annual adg Directors Awards
• Discounts to adg events nationally
• Access to “Members only” events
• Networking opportunities
• Mentorship and attachment opportunities
• adg weekly email newsletter
• National concessions to bookstores, theatres, cinemas and industry facilities

The 0.25% adg PRODUCTION LEVY keeps the guild independent and is eligible for QAPE under the Producer Offset

International Member Benefits (full members only)

• As a member of The International Association of English Speaking Directors Organisation (IAESDO), the ADG and its members are able to access reciprocal benefits in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and the US. Download the Reciprocal Agreement here.