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Directors UK

British professional organisation for audiovisual directors

Summary

British professional organisation for audiovisual directors

Field	Value
name	Directors UK
size	250px
formation
type	Trade association
headquarters	Holborn
London,
United Kingdom
region_served	United Kingdom

membership	Approximately 8,500
leader_title	Chief executive
leader_name	Andy Harrower
website

London, United Kingdom

Directors UK (previously DPRS— Directors' and Producers' Rights Society) is the professional association for British directors working in the audiovisual sector, with over 8,500 members. The organisation is both a Collective Management Organisation (CMO), for the distribution of secondary rights payments to directors, and a membership organisation for UK screen directors that celebrates and promotes the craft of directing. Directors UK also campaigns to protect and enhance the rights of directors working in the UK.

Purpose

Directors UK works to protect and enhance the creative rights of directors working in the UK. It strives to make sure directors are compensated for repeat uses of their work, and protect them from bad working practices.

Directors UK represents directors and directing to Government in the UK and in Europe, to broadcasters, to regulators, to other industry bodies and to the media.

History

Founding

In 1996 the organisation became a member of CISAC (Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs). Throughout its history, the organisation has driven significant changes in screen directors rights and their eligibility to royalty payments, namely.

Governance

In 2020, Andy Harrower was appointed CEO of Directors UK. Directors UK is governed by an elected Board of Directors drawn from its membership, and a number of Independent Non-Executive Directors. The current Board is composed of the following:

Abigail Dankwa
Avril Evans
Lottie Gammon
James Hawes - Directors UK Vice-Chair
Zoe Hines — Directors UK Vice-Chair
Karen Kelly — Directors UK Chair
Marion Milne — Nations and Regions Representative
Carolyn Saunders — Associate Member Representative
Deborah Stones — Independent Non-Executive Director
Peter Strachan — Nations and Regions Representative
Delyth Thomas
Tom Toumazis MBE — Independent Non-Executive Director
Susanna White

Also serving on the Board are:

Jo Bromley – Directors UK Chief Financial Officer
Andy Harrower – Directors UK Chief Executive

Membership

Directors UK offers three membership categories in total:

Full: For directors working in film and television whose work is eligible under the Directors UK Distribution Scheme;
Associate: For directors working in film and television whose work is not eligible under the Directors UK Distribution Scheme, and directors who work outside of film and television, e.g. music videos, commercials;
Distribution-only: For directors whose work is eligible under the Directors UK Distribution Scheme, but who do not wish to access organisational benefits and services.

References

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