Industry & Labor

Is it naive that I expected one of the winners to say they stand with IATSE?” Girls executive producer Jenni Konner tweeted the day after Sunday’s Emmy Awards.

The AMPTP informed the IATSE that they do not intend to respond to our comprehensive package proposal presented to them over a week ago.

IATSE is continuing to prepare its members for a possible strike or a lockout if it can’t make a deal with management’s AMPTP for a new film and TV contract. The union’s current contract was set to expire July 31 but was extended through September 10, the union says, “in an effort to exhaust every opportunity to make a deal.”

Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” #7 unites the creative team behind this summer’s most visually daring reboot, Fantasy Island.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democrat framed as part of a national battle for his party’s values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and continued threats from “Trumpism.”

You don’t want to be the guy that screws up Dune,” said the tentpole’s cinematographer, Australian Greig Fraser, during a TIFF Visionaries talk in which he discussed his craft.

As the Los Angeles Rams take the field at SoFi Stadium on Sunday — marking the team’s first game in the new $5.5 billion venue with fans in the seats — players will come out a 90-second hype video flashing across the Jumbotron, showing Angelenos being drawn to the stadium by an almost supernatural force.

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After a COVID hiatus, Hollywood productions are now trying to make up for lost time and fulfill the endless desire for new content across streaming platforms. And it’s taking a big toll on the people making that content.

Working in Hollywood may sound glamorous but the vast majority of workers in entry-level, assistant and support staff positions are vulnerable to pervasive poor working conditions that ensure poor levels of pay and pose safety risks.

After more than six weeks of negotiation over a period of four months, it remains clear that the employers are unwilling to resolve our priority issues - living wages, reasonable rest, meal breaks, sustainable benefits and streaming (aka “not so new media”).

After a month of brutal headlines, Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen resigned on Thursday, leaving behind deep questions about the organization’s mission and values and whether it can continue in its current form.