SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a tentative agreement for a three-year TV animation contract, which would cover animated programs produced for network TV, basic cable and streaming […]
IATSE international president Matt Loeb on Tuesday called on the Senate to scrap the Republican-backed HEALS Act and instead pass the House Democrats’ HEROES Act. The Dems’ bill would extend the $600 weekly federal unemployment […]
Alan Parker, who was nominated for the best-director Oscar for the 1978 film Midnight Express and again 10 years later for Mississippi Burning, died on Friday in South London. He was 76. His death followed a long, unspecified illness […]
After reaching a tentative agreement with Hollywood producers on July 1 amid the pandemic, Writers Guild of America members have now voted to approve the new three-year TV/theatrical deal. The ratification effort was […]
The regime of testing will cost more than $1.5 million a month once cameras are rolling and several thousand workers are on set, said Pinewood’s chief executive, Frank Patterson, noting that is what is needed to stay in business. […]
SAG-AFTRA members have ratified their new film and TV contract, voting 74.2% to 25.8% to approve the three-year deal, with a turnout of 27.15% of the union’s 145,000 voting members. The vote, which was widely viewed as a referendum […]
More than 300 IATSE members, dissatisfied with what they call “a-la-carte protocols” for the safe return to work on commercials and music videos, have signed a letter urging their union leaders to adopt uniform guidelines similar to those […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to facilitate worker-led “health councils” to monitor business compliance with public health orders. Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark […]
More than 65,000 Los Angeles residents employed in the arts, entertainment and recreation sectors have filed unemployment insurance claims since the coronavirus pandemic struck in mid-March, according to the state’s Employment Development […]
Before everyone moves past the rejection July 14 of a nearly $19 million settlement fund for Harvey Weinstein accusers, it’s worth taking a closer look at the remarkable development of a New York federal judge calling the deal […]
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