Founded in 1985, the Directors Guild Trust is the sister charity arm of the

Directors Guild of Great Britain The Directors Guild of Great Britain (DGGB) was a professional organization that represented directors across all media, including film, television, theatre, radio, opera, commercials, music videos, corporate film/video and training, documentaries, ...

. The Trust supports the wider remit of promoting British directors' art and craft to a national and international public through education, events, commemorations and memorials. Currently the Trust runs the DIRECT ACCESS Feature Film Directors' Mentoring Scheme, sponsored by

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and Film Four and in recent years has created blue plaque memorials and celebrations for famous British film directors

Sir David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...

, Michael Powell and Alexander McKendrick. The Trust is based in Central London.

References

External links

The Directors Guild Trust on Directors Guild of Great Britain
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