Membership of the Guild guarantees professional directors a full entry to our invaluable Who's Who of British directors and their work. The Directory lands on the desks of all potential employers: theatre producers, repertory companies, television and film production companies, and production departments at the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. Full Members have a full listing including credits and agent details. Associate Members and Educational Groups have their name and contact address printed.


For working professional directors who are members of DGGB only.


Running throughout the year, these courses offer training and skills exchange. The programme includes Working With Actors, The Director - Writer Relationship, Directing Commercials and Documentaries, and more. Full members get priority booking.


The Guild is represented on the leading European media organisations, including the World Cinema Alliance (WCA), ITI and IETM, to ensure that British directors have a cultural voice in Europe.

movieScope Magazine offers members a special 50% discount on an annual subscription.  

syncVUE is a QuickTime-based media player that plugs into the free Internet phone service SKYPE.  It is Skype that allows you to chat with whoever your session is with – editor, producer, sound editor, composer… 

syncVUE let both the editor and director view the film, make written notes, insert timecode locators and, most importantly, talk to each other at the same time over a broadband internet connection, no matter where in the world they are, with real-time remote viewing and noting.  The timecode locators can be exported into Final Cut for the actual cutting.  Each party needs syncVUE as an application on their computers, and the owner of the syncVUE licences the other participants.  Each participant also needs an identical file of the media on their hard drive.

Members of the Guild are entitled to a 30% blanket discount any number of syncVUE licenses, with a minimum purchase of two licenses


Bespoke Website from Media Eden – Special Offer

Our web designer friends at Media Eden have a special web package offer for all Guild members:  your own bespoke designed website (including up to 15mins of showreel) for just £500.


Members can subscribe to Digital Variety for $165 and obtain 52 weeks of online access to both Daily Variety and Weekly Variety. Everything that is in the Variety paper is now available online in an easy-to-use, fully searchable format. Enjoy full access to Digital Variety each day at 9:00 a.m. EST (14:00 GMT) on the Variety.com website.

For working professional directors only.

Spotlight offers working professional director members a discount on both the Casting Rooms and Spotlight Interactive subscriptions, and a free 3 week trial to Spotlight Interactive. A subscription to Spotlight Interactive gives you access to Spotlight Casting Live (search the Spotlight database of 30,000 artists), The Spotlight Link (send out instant casting breakdowns to selected agents via the Internet, and receive suggestions in minutes) and Spotlight Specialists (view comprehensive listings of entertainment professionals including directors, producers and stage managers).


Professional members are entitled to a 15% discount on a subscription to The Stage, the weekly for the entertainment industry.

Professional Guild members are entitled to apply for Associate Membership at the Actors Centre.

The BFI offers a £5 discount off the cost of regular annual membership (£35) for Guild members. Be at the front of the queue for tickets and on the guest list to exclusive events throughout the year. Be the first to know about forthcoming screenings, events and special offers and enjoy exclusive free film downloads. Get exclusive access to the Members' Space online with monthly features and special offers. Download a selected short film from the BFI National Archive each month. Be rewarded for your support with a great range of discounts and special offers throughout the year.

A selection of theatres across the UK offers Full members of the DGGB tickets at reduced prices.

Established in 1981, Theatre Record has probably the most influential readership of any theatre publication in the UK. It reprints in full all the national drama critics' reviews of productions in and out of London, with full casts and credits. It carries early information on plans for shows all over the country. It is kept for years as an essential reference. 

Guild Members are offered a massive 33% discount on Shooting People membership.

Shooting People is the world's largest network of independent filmmakers. Over 36,000 members in the UK and the and the US share tips, recommendations and news, and cast their films using the eight Shooting People daily bulletins. Shooting People also maintains the UK Independent Film Calendar, hosts lots of interviews and free filmmaking resources, and members-only special offers. They can also upload their films to their profiles, watch other members' films and leave comments. share tips, recommendations and news, and cast their films using the eight Shooting People daily bulletins. Shooting People also maintains the UK Independent Film Calendar, hosts lots of interviews and free filmmaking resources, and members-only special offers. They can also upload their films to their profiles, watch other members' films and leave comments.

Share events with the British Society of Cinematographers.

Guild members get a discount on selected software at the The Screenwriter's Store.

Guild members can obtain a discount on workshops and courses at a selection of schools and training organizations, such as the London Film School, Euroscript and 01Zero-One. The courses deal with a variety of subjects, from directing and filmmaking to scriptwriting and mastering digital tools.