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A Federal Case: MPEG and ICG Team Up to Push IATSE Resolution on U.S. Tax Incentives for Industry

July 17, 2025

by A.J. Catoline The International Cinematographers Guild will join Motion Picture Editors Guild at the IATSE Quadrennial Convention next week […]

Facing the Future— Editors Brace for the Impact of AI on Post-Production

May 28, 2025

Both peril and promise are seen as AI technology charges its way into the industry.

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Adam Gough: ‘Disclaimer’ Editor Speaks Out on Alfonso Cuarón’s Latest Opus

December 19, 2024

“We did get a studio note saying that maybe, to avoid any confusion, we should put a location and date stamp when we go to each scene. I didn’t like this idea and fought against it.”

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Local 700 delegates to the 80th annual IATSE District 2 Convention, South Lake Tahoe, NV

Taking Action in Tahoe: MPEG Delegates Gather for IATSE District 2 Convention

June 18, 2024

by A.J. Catoline As they set out from Los Angeles to the annual IATSE convention in Lake Tahoe, the elected […]

Help Is Here: A New Hardship Fund Is Aimed at Local 700 Members In Need

June 14, 2024

Tthe Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved in September the creation of the Local 700 Hardship Relief Fund, which is specifically intended to help Guild members who are struggling financially because of the industry’s recent downturn.

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Members Weigh Concerns of Work Slowdown, MPI Funding, AI Future at Local 700 Town Hall

February 29, 2024

“The bulk of our members feel worried that their jobs will be impacted within the next three years by some form of emerging technology, artificial intelligence” as indicated in our local survey, said National Executive Director Cathy Repola. She hailed the creation of the Guild’s Emerging Technology Committee, created by the Board of Directors in 2022.

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Jedi Masters: Editors of ‘Ahsoka’ Raise Their Lightsabers to the Latest Chapter of ‘Star Wars’ Mythology

February 28, 2024

“I’ve watched the ‘Star Wars’ films in the past and recognize the famous characters, but didn’t know much beyond that. So coming into this big galaxy was both exciting and new to me.”

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Cathy Repola Talks Return to MPIPHP Board

July 28, 2023

By A.J. Catoline Cathy Repola, National Executive Director of Motion Picture Editors Guild, recently announced to Local […]

IATSE District 2 Convention Finds Solidarity – and Lively Debate – on the Shores of Hawaii

June 26, 2023

Even on the warm and idyllic shores of Oahu, IATSE convention-goers could not escape thoughts about a hotter summer of Hollywood labor unrest and a lack of jobs back home.

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