2023 "We are Sarah Jones" Field Day
10 Oct 2023On Sunday, October 8, the filmmaking community in Atlanta came out to participate in the annual "We are Sarah Jones" Field Day at Cinemoves Movie Ranch.
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2023 CineGear Atlanta
10 Oct 2023Thanks to all who attended CineGear Atlanta on October 6-7 at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, GA.
WGA Votes to Ratify Contract, Officially Ending One of Hollywood’s Longest Strikes
10 Oct 2023The Writers Guild of America has voted overwhelmingly to ratify its new contract, formally ending one of the longest labor disputes in Hollywood history.-
2023 Emerging Cinematographer Awards
03 Oct 2023The 25th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards were held on Sunday, October 1, at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, CA.
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SAG-AFTRA Members Vote Overwhelmingly To Authorize Strike Against Video Game Industry
26 Sep 2023SAG-AFTRA members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against 10 of the major video game companies. The vote was 98.32% in favor. A total of 34,687 members cast ballots, representing a voting 27.47% of eligible voters. The guild’s last strike against the gaming companies, in 2016-17, lasted 183 days. The guild, meanwhile, has been on strike against the film and TV industry since July 14. -
Writers Guild Strike to End Wednesday: Leadership Votes to Conclude Historic Work Stoppage
26 Sep 2023The 148-day writers’ strike, the second longest in Writers Guild of America history, will conclude on 12:01 am PT Wednesday thanks to a vote from guild leadership that officially authorized some 11,500 members to return to work. Tasks that for months were prohibited by strike rules — pitching, selling scripts, taking meetings, responding to notes — will then be sanctioned, while writers’ rooms can reconvene. -
WGA, AMPTP Reach Historic Contract Agreement to End 146-Day Writers Strike
25 Sep 2023Hollywood heaves a sigh of relief. The WGA and major studios and streamers have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract that promises to end the 146-day strike that has taken a heavy toll across the content industry. -
Be A Director of Change with “Lights, Camera, Plastic?”
20 Sep 2023“Lights, Camera, Plastic?” is a campaign with the goal of eliminating single-use plastics on screen. Experts agree that film and television subliminally dictate what is and isn’t acceptable to our collective society. Similar to the anti-smoking movement we can reduce societal dependency on single-use plastics by removing them from our beloved films and television shows. -
The Rebel Alliance: SAG and the WGA Owe Other Unions a Debt. How Will They Repay It?
20 Sep 2023Members of IATSE, as well their brethren in the Teamsters, have become fixtures on New York and Los Angeles picket lines, fighting a war that isn’t theirs. -
2023 NYC Labor Day Parade
13 Sep 2023Local 600 members, along with their family and friends, marched in the 2023 NYC Labor Day Parade.
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Marvel Studios VFX Workers Vote Unanimously To Unionize With IATSE
13 Sep 2023Visual effects workers at Marvel Studios and seven of its subsidiaries have voted 32-0 to unionize with IATSE in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. The union called the unanimous vote an “historic first” for the industry’s VFX workforce. -
Still Photographer Training in Los Angeles
11 Sep 2023The National Training Committee hosted a Still Photographer Training in Los Angeles on September 9 and 10.
