INDUSTRY & LABOR NEWS
Resources and Support for Members Affected by Wildfires
1/27/2025
As wildfires continue to affect Southern California, many members in the Los Angeles continue to face significant challenges...
Atlantic Theater Crew Strikes Following Management’s Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith
1/12/2025
NEW YORK, NY – Negotiations between IATSE and the Atlantic Theater Company have broken down, prompting crew members to go on strike effective immediately. The strike began ahead of the 2:00 PM matinee performance today. The Union remains committed to reaching a fair deal for the workers who make Atlantic Theater’s productions possible.
IATSE, PGA, DGA and Other Guilds Offer Grants and Assistance to Those Displaced by Wildfires
1/10/2025
IATSE is offering assistance to its members displaced due to the wildfires.
Rachel Morrison thought she knew what directing would be like. Then she got in the ring
1/7/2025
“The Fire Inside,” about the survival skills of two-time middleweight Olympic gold medal winner Claressa “T-Rex” Shields inside and outside the ring, was a project with its challenges: a worldwide pandemic, studios merging, last-minute recasting of a main role (the great Brian Tyree Henry stepping in for Ice Cube).
Interview with Jomo Fray, Director of Photography for "Nickel Boys"
12/20/2024
Long drawn to filmmaking as an artistic medium cultivating “a radical form of empathy,” cinematographer Jomo Fray took that concept in an immersive new direction with Nickel Boys, the first narrative feature from Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker RaMell Ross.
‘The Brutalist’ Cinematographer Lol Crawley on Shooting 3.5 Hour Film on 35 mm
12/17/2024
Crawley details the fast-paced shooting schedule (34 days!) of Brady Corbet’s epic and reveals the scene that really thwarted him.
‘Wicked’ Cinematographer Alice Brooks On The Interplay Of Light And Darkness In New Featurette
12/12/2024
“In Wicked, the light is actually the darkness and the darkness is actually the light,” says cinematographer Alice Brooks in a new Wicked featurette. “All through movie one, the pink sun rises for Glinda, and the sun is always setting for Elphaba.”
“She Lived in a Heightened Reality”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘Maria’ Cinematographer Ed Lachman
12/9/2024
The indie cinema icon, collaborating with Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín for the second time, breaks down how he entered into the mind of Anglelina Jolie's Maria Callas with exquisitely painterly images in various styles and formats.
Interview with Director Rachel Morrison On Debut Film "The Fire Inside"
12/6/2024
Cinematographer now turned director Rachel Morrison knows a thing to two about managing an impressive feat and breaking boundaries as a woman. In 2018, Morrison, best known for her work on Fruitvale Station and Black Panther, became the first female cinematographer ever nominated for an Academy Award. Reflecting on garnering her nomination for Netflix’s Mudbound, she acknowledges the hoops women in the industry have to go through.
‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer Breaks Down Flooding the Colosseum for a Shark Battle
11/26/2024
“Gladiator II” picks up 16 years after the first film ends. When director Ridley Scott was conceiving the original, the approach was, “Build the sets, fight real tigers, shoot real arrows,” says cinematographer John Mathieson. This time around, things had moved forward and the Colosseum was at its height. But also there had been huge improvements in technology, and processes were now faster, easier and 3D printing technology had since evolved.
Animation Guild, AMPTP Reach Tentative Contract Deal
11/25/2024
The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) and AMPTP have reached a tentative deal for a new three-year contact.
2K Motion Capture Workers in Petaluma Vote to Unionize with IATSE
11/24/2024
PETALUMA, CA — 23 Workers at 2K’s Motion Capture (MoCap) Studio in Petaluma, California, have voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Friday. The election, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), marks the first successful unionization effort at a motion capture studio in the video game industry’s history. The final vote count was 15 in favor (71%), with 6 against.
Unionized Workers at Nonfiction Production Company McGee Media Ratify First Contract
11/12/2024
Unionized workers at the nonfiction production company behind PBS’ Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. have greenlit a first union contract with their employer.
‘Saturday Night’ DP Eric Steelberg Explains the Choreography of That Crucial Opening Shot
11/8/2024
Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” opens with a roughly 3 1⁄2-minute single shot in which the camera quickly weaves through Studio 8H, capturing the chaos and energy as the now-iconic NBC series “Saturday Night Live” prepared to go “live from New York” for the Oct. 11, 1975, premiere.
Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it
10/30/2024
As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing swing states with tens of thousands of canvassers, deploying far more resources than in past elections in a bid to get the labor-friendly ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz elected.
Governor Newsom proposes historic expansion of film & TV tax credit program
10/27/2024
Hollywood, California – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a proposal to expand California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program to $750 million annually, a massive increase from the current $330 million annual allocation. This ambitious expansion would position California as the top state for capped film incentive programs, surpassing other states like New York.
DP Greig Fraser on the Biggest Challenge Shooting ‘Dune 2’
10/17/2024
“One doesn’t come out of the womb wanting to be a cinematographer,” says Greig Fraser, the go-to director of photography for such helmers as Garth Davis, Matt Reeves, Denis Villeneuve and more.
Casa Bonita Cast and Crew Members Look to Unionize With Actors’ Equity, IATSE
10/16/2024
Workers, who include cliff divers and other performers, cited unsafe work conditions and pay.
Union Petitions Filed with NLRB Double Since FY 2021, Up 27% Since FY 2023
10/14/2024
From October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board received 3,286 union election petitions, up 27% since FY 2023, when the Agency received 2,593 petitions. This is more than double the number of petitions received since FY 2021, when the NLRB received 1,638 petitions.
Work Slowdown Resources
10/2/2024
The Local will continue to provide the most up-to-date list of resources available for those experiencing financial hardship.