Guild
Election Results for 2020 Board Seats Bring Four New Members, and Sharon Smith Holley as Secretary
As Secretary, Diane Adler will be replaced by Sharon Smith Holley
News
Committee News
Empathy for Showrunners? Yes, and Much More at MPEG’s Workshop for Newly Promoted Assistant Editors
“You have to work your courage muscle to develop a sense of self-confidence.”
Committee News
LGBTQ Guild Members See Progress, and Room for Improvement, in Industry Anti-Discrimination Efforts
“My mother had a tough time at first. She said, ‘You’ve had 22 years to figure this out, and you’ve given me five minutes. So give me some time.’”
Guild
Cathy Repola Extends Contract as Guild’s National Executive Director
The Board of Directors approved a five-year renewal starting November 1 for Repola, who has held a series of top roles at the Guild since 1992 and has been in her current post since 2016.
Guild
Guild Announces Three LA Hires
The Editors Guild is pleased to announce three new hires in its Hollywood headquarters.
Guild
Solidarity on the Shore:
A Report from the IATSE District 2 Convention
Hundreds of union members gathered for the 75th convention of District 2 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu on June 8 with a resounding group chant of “Alo-ha!”
Guild
A Saturday of Solidarity: Guild Holds Town Hall for a Membership Awoken
A report from the Spring 2019 Town Hall Meeting.
Committee News
Out and About:
LGTBQ Committee Discusses Visibility in the Workplace
In late January, the LGBTQ Steering Committee presented a discussion at the Guild entitled “Working It Out: Being LGBTQ in Post-Production.” About 30 members participated and, even for a Diversity Committee event, the group was…well, diverse.
Committee News
Look What THEY Did!
Guild Celebrates Women’s History Month
On March 23, 2019, the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Women’s Steering Committee organized an evening celebration in the Guild’s Dede Allen Seminar Room honoring Women’s History Month.
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Editors Guild President Decries Academy’s Cuts to Oscars Show
“In its mandate to shorten the Academy Awards’ telecast, the Academy has insulted all of us who work ‘below the line,'” writes MPEG president Alan Heim. “Many of our members and those of other IATSE Locals are understandably upset.”
