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Year Review

2024 Round Up

The AD Guild is the professional association for all Assistant Directors working in the UK - a centre of excellence which provides training, benefits and grade certification.

Upcoming Events

Moving Up to 2nd AD Training ft. All Spring Media

9th February 2026

This Skills Bootcamp is designed for experienced Set PAs and 3rd ADs preparing to step up into the 2nd AD role. Find out more

ADG Software Month: Discover 'Yamdu' on Wednesday 11th February 2026 @ 13:00 PM

11th February 2026

Join ADG's 'Software Month!' This session we explore Yamdu on Wednesday 11th February 2026 @ 13:00 PM, a cloud-based production management platform mainly used in film, TV, and media production. It helps teams plan, organize, and collaborate across all stages of a production. Find out more

ADG Software Month: Discover 'OnSheet' on Thursday 12th February 2026 @ 12:00 PM

12th February 2026

Join ADG's 'Software Month!' During the session scheduled on Thursday 12th February 2026 we will explore Onsheet. Transform your Movie Magic Scheduling exports into beautiful, ready-to-use callsheets. Save hours of manual work and focus on what matters. Find out more

COVID 19 Guidance

Get up to date with the latest experiences of working with COVID on various production and read the most up to date guidance in our resources section.

Find An AD

The latest upgrade to our Find an AD facility. Fine-tune your search to include AD's availability, skills and on set experience.

Guild Committees

Education & Training

Pioneering initiatives across education and training in order to offer continual professional development for AD's across the UK.

Commercials

Working on behalf of all Guild members working in Commercials.

Membership

Evaluating all membership applications and running the Guild Grading Scheme.

Diversity & Equality

Championing greater diversity in our industry, valuing our differences and promoting equal opportunity for all.

Regional

Representing the interests of our UK-wide membership and looking at regional opportunities for training and development.

Pensions and Insurance

Aiming to provide professional insurances, pensions and other benefits for Guild members

Rate Card

Following feedback from the Guild membership, we are working on a new, fair and achievable rate card in association with BECTU.

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