Instructions for Employment Data Report
Pursuant to Article 15 of the DGA Basic Agreement and Article 19 of the DGA Freelance Live & Tape
Television Agreement, Employers must submit a report identifying the gender and ethnicity of
persons employed in DGA-covered categories. The report must also identify Directors employed
on prime-time dramatic television programs who have no prior credits on prime time dramatic
television programs. Please use the section labeled “First Time Directors” if applicable.
The Employment Data Report must be submitted:
- once for a theatrical motion picture, television motion picture ninety (90) minutes or
longer, pilot, presentation or single program and is due within 45 days after close of
principal photography;
- once per season for an episodic television series and is due within 45 days after the wrap
or recording of the last episode; or
- once per year for strip dramatic, strip variety, quiz and game and “All Other” programs
produced on an annual rather than seasonal basis and is due no later than February 15th
of each year following production.
Two types of statistics must be reported in the following format:
1. Indicate the number of persons employed in the categories listed below:
White Asian-American
African-American Native American
Hispanic Unknown
2 Indicate the total number of days worked or guaranteed. Total days should
include travel days, prep days, production days and post-production days.
When the same member is employed on multiple episodes in a series, the
employee should only be counted once in the number of employees, but all
the employee's cumulative days worked should be included in the total
number of days worked or guaranteed.
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The below example shows one male White director was employed for a total of 56 days worked or
guaranteed. One female African American director was employed for a total of 25 days worked or
guaranteed.
DIRECTOR:
