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Waves of heat radiate off of the pavement of Riverside Drive in Burbank as a white bus pulls up in front of the Walt Disney Studios to the cheers of hundreds of picketing writers and actors. On board the bus are several members of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee, who stood behind the guild’s president, Fran Drescher, as she announced the actors union’s first film and TV strike in more than four decades.
As they step off the bus, a chant of “Jig is up!” fills the air, invoking a phrase from Drescher’s impassioned speech Thursday, decrying Hollywood executives like Disney CEO Bob Iger and which has been seen by dozens of SAG-AFTRA members who spoke with TheWrap on Friday at picket lines in both New York and Los Angeles.
Waves of heat radiate off of the pavement of Riverside Drive in Burbank as a white bus pulls up in front of the Walt Disney Studios to the cheers of hundreds of picketing writers and actors. On board the bus are several members of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee, who stood behind the guild’s president, Fran Drescher, as she announced the actors union’s first film and TV strike in more than four decades.
As they step off the bus, a chant of “Jig is up!” fills the air, invoking a phrase from Drescher’s impassioned speech Thursday, decrying Hollywood executives like Disney CEO Bob Iger and which has been seen by dozens of SAG-AFTRA members who spoke with TheWrap on Friday at picket lines in both New York and Los Angeles.
- 7/15/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster, Loree Seitz, Kayla Cobb and Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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At the Sony Pictures backlot in Culver City, the 70th day of the WGA strike for picketing writers passed much like those that came before it: tents with snacks, upbeat music, snarky signs and visits from members of other unions who have come to join the lines in solidarity.
But among the visitors Tuesday was a group that came not just to show support. A team of five SAG-AFTRA staffers discussed picket-line logistics with the WGA lot coordinators and strike captains on duty. With the final hours before the deadline on talks between SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios ticking away, the actors’ guild is taking concrete preparations for what would be its first film and TV strike since 1980 and Hollywood’s first double strike since 1960.
Any optimism within the industry that...
At the Sony Pictures backlot in Culver City, the 70th day of the WGA strike for picketing writers passed much like those that came before it: tents with snacks, upbeat music, snarky signs and visits from members of other unions who have come to join the lines in solidarity.
But among the visitors Tuesday was a group that came not just to show support. A team of five SAG-AFTRA staffers discussed picket-line logistics with the WGA lot coordinators and strike captains on duty. With the final hours before the deadline on talks between SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios ticking away, the actors’ guild is taking concrete preparations for what would be its first film and TV strike since 1980 and Hollywood’s first double strike since 1960.
Any optimism within the industry that...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Writers Guild Foundation has revealed the participants for the 2022 session of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program.
The program’s mission is to provide writers who are Bipoc, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become writers’ assistants and script coordinators, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
Out of the 1,205 applications received, 16 candidates were selected: Anpa’o Locke, Christian Mejia, Da Eun Kim, Diarra McCormick, Isabel Meza-Roquebert, Jewel Powell, Lydia Caradine, Malaika Jules, Michelle Driscoll, Olivia Woodward, Peter Lee, Rachel Yang, Reed Tsuda, Renee Ross, Shanice Williamson, and Sherin Shetty.
The 12-week course, set to kick off in late August, will be taught by instructors Debbie Ezer (The Good Doctor) and Clay Lapari (Community), who have extensive experience as writers’ assistants and script coordinators for television. The program is sponsored by Warner Bros. Television.
Applications were reviewed by a committee of television creators,...
The program’s mission is to provide writers who are Bipoc, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become writers’ assistants and script coordinators, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
Out of the 1,205 applications received, 16 candidates were selected: Anpa’o Locke, Christian Mejia, Da Eun Kim, Diarra McCormick, Isabel Meza-Roquebert, Jewel Powell, Lydia Caradine, Malaika Jules, Michelle Driscoll, Olivia Woodward, Peter Lee, Rachel Yang, Reed Tsuda, Renee Ross, Shanice Williamson, and Sherin Shetty.
The 12-week course, set to kick off in late August, will be taught by instructors Debbie Ezer (The Good Doctor) and Clay Lapari (Community), who have extensive experience as writers’ assistants and script coordinators for television. The program is sponsored by Warner Bros. Television.
Applications were reviewed by a committee of television creators,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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