List of unions for film directing

The following is a list of unions, guilds, or professional associations for film directors.

Active

Name	Country or Region	Established	Membership
Australian Directors Guild	Australia	1981[1]	900[2]
Bangladesh Film Directors Association	Bangladesh	1981[3]
China Film Director's Guild	China	1993[4]	300[4]
Directors Guild of America	United States	1936[5]	17500[6]
Directors Guild of Canada	Canada	1962[7]	4800[8]
Directors Guild of Israel	Israel	1972[9]
Directors Guild of Japan	Japan	1936[10]	550[10]
Directors Guild of Nigeria	Nigeria	1999[11]
Directors Guild of Slovenia	Slovenia	2005[12]	60[12]
Directors UK	United Kingdom	2008[13]	7000[14]
Federation of European Film Directors (Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel)	European Union	1980[15]
Film Artists' Association of Croatia	Croatia	1950[16]	400
Film Directors Guild of Ghana	Ghana	2015[17]
German Directors Guild	Germany	1975[18]	580+[19]
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild	Hong Kong	1989[20]
Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association	India	1959[21]	10,000[22]
L'ARP (La Société civile des Auteurs Réalisateurs et Producteurs)	France	1987[23]	200[23]
Philippine Motion Picture Directors Association	Philippines	1982[24]
Screen Directors Guild of Ireland	Ireland	2000[25]
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand	New Zealand	1995[26]

Disestablished

Name	Country or Region	Established	Disestablished	Replaced by
Directors Guild of Great Britain	Great Britain	1983[27]	2013[28]	Directors UK[13]
Motion Picture Directors Association	United States	1915[29]	1936	Directors Guild of America[30]
Sarbufis	Indonesia	1951[31]	1966[32]