Australian Director’s Guild Awards in October

The 2021 Australian Director’s Guild will take place in October.

The awards in the Guild’s 40th anniversary year will be held on October 22 at the Actor’s Centre Australia in Leichhardt.

The Awards will be announced at a Gala Luncheon which will also be live streamed nationally and internationally.

“We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Actor’s Centre Australia and to announce that, this year, we are planning to bring together Australian directors and the wider industry together in-person at our Gala Luncheon to be held at the ACA. We will also be live streaming the event for interstate members who can’t join us, as well as to industry professionals and the public here and overseas. This was so successful last year when people couldn’t travel,” said ADG Executive Director Alaric McAusland.

“The 2021 Awards will be an important moment to celebrate all that has been achieved by our members over the past year – a year which has offered both incredible challenges and opportunities to Australian screen directors – as well as the achievements of the ADG over its 40-year history.”

Actor’s Centre Australia Chief Operating Officer Anthony Kierann said: “Actors Centre Australia is thrilled to be partnering with the ADG Awards in 2021. We are proud that this flagship event, which celebrates the outstanding contribution that screen directors bring to our industry, aligns with ACA’s commitment to developing the finest Australian on-screen talent. We warmly welcome ADG members and nominees – some of Australia’s leading creative visionaries – to the Centre, as together, the arts community steps its way out of the pandemic.”

Submissions will open on 30th June.