IATSE Local 56 Certifies Montreal’s Bell Centre
IATSE Local 56 announced that it was awarded certification of Montreal’s Arena des Canadiens, home of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. The local had an agreement with the Bell Centre for all theatrical events at the stadium for some time, and had been supplying crews for hockey games under that agreement, but recently, issues... »
Adaptation: VFX Town Hall
One of the responses of the visual effects community to the ongoing industry crisis has been to stage a series of meetings and dialogues to forge a consensus on what to do next. »
ICG President Steven Poster Re-elected
The International Cinematographers Guild announced Saturday that Steven Poster, ASC had been re-elected for another term. Poster, who first won the guild's presidency six years ago, ran unopposed, as did three of the six other national officers he supported. »
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Upholds Certification of Egg Films
IATSE Local 849 won a four-year legal battle in Nova Scotia to secure a collective agreement with Egg Films, the largest producer of commercials in Atlantic Canada. »
SAG-AFTRA Board Approves Commercials Contracts, Consolidates Operations
The SAG-AFTRA national board of directors approved the recently negotiated commercials contract agreements at a meeting in Los Angeles this weekend. The contract will now go to the membership for a vote. The board also agreed to an operational restructuring plan that will see 10 regional union offices close, and some 60 staff layoffs. »
Fashion Police Writers Go On Strike
Writers on E! Network’s Fashion Police announced a strike against E! and Joan Rivers’ production company, Rugby Productions, which jointly employ the writing staff. At the same time, Writers Guilds West and East have sent a letter to their members instructing them not to work on Fashion Police because the strike is sanctioned by... »
Made in NY PA Training Program Passes 400 Graduates
The Made in NY Production Assistant Training Program, which offers free training programs for unemployed and low income New Yorkers for jobs in the local film and television industry, has reached the milestone of graduating more than 400 PAs since the program’s inception in 2006. »
L.A. Film and Television Production Rebounds in the First Quarter
FilmL.A. announced that overall on-location production in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas jumped 17.6 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2012. The not-for-profit organization coordinates film permits in the L.A. area, and measures volume of production in “Permitted Production Days, (PPD). The first quarter of... »
Post New York Alliance Announces Improvements to Empire State Film and Television Tax Incentive
The Post New York Alliance (PNYA), an association of film and television post production facilities, labor unions and professionals operating in the city and state of New York, announced that the PNYA-spearheaded Empire State Film Postproduction Tax Credit – which was signed into law by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in 2012 –... »
SAG-AFTRA Extends Commercial Contract through April 7
Representatives of SAG-AFTRA and a special Joint Policy Committee representing the advertising industry have agreed to extend their current contract for commercial production for one week to give themselves more time to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement. »
