British director Piers Haggard has passed away aged 83. He died “peacefully on January 11, 2023,” a statement from his agents said
He died “peacefully on January 11, 2023,” a statement from his agents said.
Besides his directing work, he is known for his campaigning work. He was instrumental in helping to create the Directors Guild of Great Britain and Directors and Producers Rights Society, which today formIn 1973, he was one of a small group of directors involved in the formation of the ADP , an organization that campaigned for the creative and economic rights of TV directors.
Throughout the 1990s, Haggard was a leading voice in the campaign to secure the recognition of directors’ copyright in European law, expanding the network of countries collecting money on behalf of directors in the UK and the rest of Europe. He was also key to the negotiations that secured collaboration between the Directors and Producers Rights Society , the DGGB, and BECTU, the three separate organizations that represent directors.
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