Arts, Entertainment, and Media Unions Push Back Against Proposed Elimination of the NEA, NEH, and CPB
07 May 2025Last week the Trump Administration released President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 “Skinny” Budget Request, which called for eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).-
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes $7.5 Billion Federal Film Incentive After Trump Floats Tariffs
06 May 2025Just a day after Donald Trump revealed his plan to impose 100% tariffs on “any and all” films produced in “foreign lands,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he wants to collaborate with the president to create a $7.5 billion federal tax incentive to help the film industry. -
IATSE on President Trump Movie Tariff Announcement: ‘U.S. Needs Balanced Federal Response to Return Film and TV Jobs’
06 May 2025IATSE continues to pursue all policy measures that can be implemented to return and maintain U.S. film and television jobs, while not disadvantaging our Canadian members. -
Los Angeles Camera Operator Training
06 May 2025The National Training Committee conducted a hybrid two-day Camera Operator Workshop on May 3 and 4. -
Los Angeles International Workers Day March
05 May 2025On Thursday, May 1, Local 600 members participated in a mass mobilization in downtown Los Angeles for International Workers Day. -
New York May Day March & Rally
05 May 2025Local 600 Members took part in the New York May Day March and Rally in celebration of International Workers Day on May 1, 2025.
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Local 600 Family Picnic in Los Angeles
30 Apr 2025The Local 600 Family Picnic took place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank on Sunday, April 27.
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AFL-CIO President Applauds Ruling to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights
29 Apr 2025AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in case brought by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) blocking the Trump administration’s executive order that illegally stripped thousands of federal workers of their collective bargaining rights: -
L.A. Is Set To Become A Little Easier To Film In After City Council Passes Motion To Reduce Red Tape
29 Apr 2025The L.A. City Council on Tuesday passed a motion that reduces “onerous regulations and permitting” as well as other “unnecessary fees, inconsistent safety requirements.” -
Tell Your Representative to Support Federal Arts Funding for FY26
29 Apr 2025Congress needs to hear from you as it makes decisions about next year’s funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)! -
CA Film & TV Tax Credit Expansion Bills Clear State Assembly, Senate Committees
23 Apr 2025The California Senate’s Revenue and Taxation Committee on Wednesday voted out of committee a bill aimed at expanding and retooling the state’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. -
Autumn Durald Arkapaw Is the First Woman DP to Shoot in IMAX — with ‘Sinners,’ It’s 65mm on Steroids
21 Apr 2025For Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending vampire film, Sinners, cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw shot 65mm on steroids in both IMAX and Ultra Panavision 70. Durald Arkapaw is now the first female DP able to embrace shooting 15-perf IMAX 65mm — with hopefully many more to come. The film was also the first pairing of IMAX with the anamorphic Ultra Panavision 70 on the same film.
