Australian Directors' Guild   

Programs

The ADG offers various professional development programs throughout the year. For full selection criteria, and information regarding current opportunities, please subscribe to the ADG Newsletter and follow us on social media. Alternatively, please contact Belinda Button via email at development@adg.org.au.

ADG CREDIT MAKER 2022

Applications closed. 

Following the hugely successful DirectOne Shadow program the ADG are delighted to announce the launch of its successor program, Credit Maker, a high calibre initiative that will now support 4 women an non-binary directors to attain a career defining credit on a scripted production; to elevate their career trajectory; and, to bring change in female HoD representation in the sector. For updates visit the Credit Maker page here or email Belinda at belinda@adg.org.au. 


2022 AiF Talent Gateway

Australians in Film's Talent Gateway program is an initiative for established Australian practitioners, including directors, to expand on their skills and connect with key US decision-makers to bring Australian voices to an international audience. Partnering with Screen Australia and Australians in Film (AIF), applications are NOW OPEN for the 2022 AiF Talent Gateway program.

ADG assists our Talent Gateway director participants with professional career advice, and mentoring and development opportunities.

The 2021 recipients for Talent Gateway were: Alice Foulcher and Gregory Erdstein, Elisa McCredie, Humyara Mahbub and Naomi Higgins, Jon Bell, Samuel Van Grinsven & Vanessa Alexander. 

For further information about this program, please click here, or email us as development@adg.org.au.


ADG-40 First-Hand Mentoring Webinars

40 webinars completed and available on our Members Hub. 

To celebrate 40 years since the ADG was established, we wanted to do something special for all our members, by offering 40 free group mentoring sessions with some of Australia's most exciting directors.

Each week, the ADG hosted short/sharp Zoom webinars in a moderated Q&A format. These sessions are provided free-of-charge to ADG members across Australia. These webinars were moderated by the ADG’s Acting Executive Director Ana Tiwary.



Director’s Attachments

Since 2016, the ADG has worked with screen agencies and industry partners to provide high-level career-building attachment opportunities for our members. 

We continue to seek invaluable on-set experiences working with Australia’s leading directors across all screen platforms.

To stay up-to-date with director’s attachment opportunities & callouts, please subscribe to our ADG newsletters, and visit our social channels. If you have independently sourced a director’s attachment opportunity, we can also assist with contracting and funding applications.

Please contact us via email at development@adg.org.au.


Directing Intensive

Screenworks, in partnership with the Australian Directors’ Guild and Linnaeus Estate Education Fund, offers emerging and early-career directors living in regional NSW and regional Qld, an opportunity to connect with and learn from, two of Australia’s most accomplished screen directors in a two-day intensive on the craft of screen directing.

The Directing Intensive involves professional industry advice delivered to the group, and specific project-driven mentoring by highly-experienced drama and documentary working directors who are members of the ADG.

Further information is available here.


Screenworks Director Pathways

The Director Pathways Program is a professional development program, delivered in partnership with Screenworks and with the support of Create NSW. 

This bespoke career development opportunity, for directors living in regional Australia, is designed to increase the directors’ skillsets and industry experience, and is supported by the ADG with tailor-made career plans and the provision of relevant screen industry introductions.

Applications for Screenworks Career Pathways Programs are now closed.



Screen Diversity Showcase

This Showcase, comprising both online career development panels, filming opportunities and script workshopping, is designed to showcase the work and careers of diverse writers, directors and performers – culminating with an in-person Showcase to industry leaders. The Equity Foundation and Australian Writers’ Guild are our partners for this program – the Showcase was held in November 2021.


ADG Metro Screen Fellowships

The Australian Directors’ Guild will soon administer the final round of the ADG Metro Screen Fellowships.

These competitively-funded opportunities are open to both ADG and non-ADG members.

To keep up-to-date, please subscribe to the ADG newsletter and social channels, or contact us via email at development@adg.org.au.


The Australian Directors’ Guild also continue to hold regular in-person and online development opportunities for our members, such as:

  • The Business of Directing seminar
  • Director’s Intensives (with Australian and international directors)
  • Directing Actors workshop
  • Screen Language For Theatre Directors workshop
  • ADG-supported Director Delegations to conferences and markets.

To stay up-to-date with all Australian Directors’ Guild professional and career development opportunities, please subscribe to our ADG newsletters, and visit our social media channels.

For any queries about specific Professional Development Programs and Opportunities, please email Belinda at development@adg.org.au.

If you have questions about becoming an ADG member, please contact Paula at membership@adg.org.au.

The ADG would like to thank our industry partners for their ongoing financial support.