Welcome to Directors UK

Directors UK, formerly DPRS, was launched in June 2008 as the single voice of British film and television directors.  It is now both a collecting society and campaigning body with over 3,500 members.

For directors themselves, our goal is simple - to achieve radical improvements in the status, pay, creative conditions and recognition of all UK directors from all genres. I urge our existing members to go straight to the members area where you will see how you can help us in this task. Please log on now by clicking the button.

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For those with a more general interest in what appears on British screens - from traditional film and television to new media and mobile phones - I hope this website will prove a fertile hunting ground.

It is directors who create what we see on our screens. Here you will discover and understand their work and the fascinating but rapidly changing world they inhabit.

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass
PresidentDirectors UK

News

The chairman of Directors UK Charles Sturridge has given evidence to the House of Lords Communications Committee today (1 July), where he spoke on behalf of directors about the prospects for UK originated content in film and television and the role of the director within this.

The purpose of the inquiry is to study the contribution of film and television...

This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival has come to a close, after successfully showcasing scores of new pictures from directors with a range of experience behind them, and from every corner of the globe.

Directors UK and the Documentary Filmmakers Group (DFG) are hosting a panel session on Monday 27th July 5-6pm as part of the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. The Festival showcases short films and filmmakers and Directors UK are pleased to be a programme supporter for this years’...

Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw announced the Government’s plans for a Digital Britain in Parliament today, which included proposals for the future of the licence fee, and tactics for combating online piracy.