Industry

On Wednesday night, Disney staged the world premiere of Cruella at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The live-action pic, opening in theaters and on Disney+ Premier over Memorial Day weekend, stars Emma Stone as a young

California won’t lift its mask requirement until June 15 to give the public and businesses time to prepare and ensure cases stay low, state Health Director Dr. Mark Ghaly said Monday. “This four-week period will give Californians time to prepare

“With just 40% of LA County residents fully vaccinated,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said, “public health safety measures, including masking, distancing, and hand washing, will help us avoid additional cases.”

The CDC’s workplace guidance for film and TV shoots means that wearing masks on sets will likely continue in the coming weeks and months, both in Los Angeles County and in other filming locations. After the pandemic started last year

The International Documentary Association said Richard Ray Perez has been named the organization’s next executive director. Perez, a nonfiction film strategist and documentary filmmaker, succeeds Simon Kilmurry, who is stepping

Sheila Ivy Traister has given 44 years of cumulative service to the labor movement. She has held elected positions in the Colorado AFL-CIO and she has served SAG-AFTRA since before the merger. She has served on dozens of local committees

As states continue to open up and the film industry kicks back into high gear, California Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to lure more productions to California. The governor has added $30 million to the state’s film and television

SAG-AFTRA’s longtime National Executivce Director David White will step down this spring, after 12 years in the role, the guild announced on Friday. White, who took his post as the guild’s chief negotiator in 2009, oversaw the 2012 merger