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Filmmaker Interview: JOHN LEGUIZAMO, director/star of CRITICAL THINKING
Whether he's in a leading role or a supporting part, the writer or the director, JOHN LEGUIZAMO commands the screen, the stage, even the room. With decades-long success as an actor, writer, and producer, the Colombia-born, Queens-raised performer has taken on...
This Month’s Good Reads (August 2020)
Life is busy – you're melting in the heat, wondering if you'll ever step foot in a movie theater again, and maybe just having a general breakdown over the state of... *gestures broadly at everything*. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry...
Filmmaker Interview: ISABEL SANDOVAL, writer/director/star of LINGUA FRANCA
In order to bring the story of a disempowered woman in modern-day America to the screen, ISABEL SANDOVAL had to step up to the power position of not only writer and director, but also producer, editor, and lead actor. The result - a romantic drama set in Trump-era...
FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM 2020 Highlights
The FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM returned this year - with SAGindie as Premier Sponsor - in a slightly varied form. Like most events in the time of COVID-19, the 2020 Forum moved to a virtual model, taking place online from July 31 - August 7. Kicking off with a Keynote...
This Month’s Good Reads (July 2020)
Life is busy – you’re escaping the heat, you're (hopefully) wearing a mask, you're finding out the everyday items around you might actually be cake. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve...
PGA Wants to Help Get Your Bond Back
The SAG-AFTRA Performance Bond is something that all feature-length signatory productions pay (the amount varies, but it is a percentage based on your covered actors' payroll). That bond (or security deposit) is returned when principal photography has wrapped and all...
This Month’s Good Reads (June 2020)
Life is busy – you’re keeping up on world-changing events while simultaneously healing the whiplash you've gotten from following the release date shifts of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and studying the unions' suggested Safe Way Forward. It can be tough to stay...
Virtual Panel: WORKING THROUGH, PART 2 – Indie Filmmaking in the Age of COVID-19
Panel Details Description: As production restrictions are being lifted and safety precaution plans are being formulated, there is still much uncertainty about how the entertainment industry will function in a post-coronavirus world. SAGindie's Michael Sládek brought...
Filmmaker Interview: CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES, writer/director of MISS JUNETEENTH
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES may have a background as a theater performer (she got her undergrad degree in theatre from Baylor University), but she has since decided to point the spotlight at others as a writer/director. Soon after earning her MFA from USC's School of...
AAFCA’s Financial Fluency for Entertainment Professionals
SAGindie was proud to lend support to The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) to present the informative panel Financial Fluency for Entertainment Professionals, featuring money experts and film/TV industry leaders. The panel took place on June 4, 2020,...
This Month’s Good Reads (May 2020)
Life is busy and overwhelming - you already know that. That's why every month we curate some essential film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice you may have missed to help educate and/or distract you. So take some time to catch up with this month's good...
Virtual Panel: WORKING THROUGH – Indie Filmmaking in the Age of COVID-19
Panel Details Description: Indie film productions are facing unprecedented pressures between the coronavirus pandemic and collapsing economy, diminishing film festivals and distribution pipelines, plus changes to tax incentives and union agreements. What are the...
This Month’s Good Reads (April 2020)
Life is busy - you're checking the news, washing your hands, contemplating the decision of whether to risk life or death in order to get your hair done. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That's why...
Movies & Music Profile: Composer CARLA PATULLO
CARLA PATULLO is a composer, songwriter, singer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Patullo has toured globally with her band White Widow and as the musical director for comedian/musician Sandra Bernhard's 2011 album tour, I Love Being Me, Don't You. Patullo's music...
COVID-19 Resources for Filmmakers & Actors
As people around the world are coping with the coronavirus pandemic, companies, nonprofits, and other government and non-government organizations are stepping up to help those in need. For filmmakers, actors, and other creatives in the U.S. uncertain about how to...
SAGindie and Stowe Story Labs Present the SAGindie Fellowship
[Updated 4/9/20] SAGindie is excited for our continuing partnership with the Stowe Story Labs in offering a unique opportunity to a filmmaker of color, the fourth annual SAGindie Fellowship! The SAGindie Fellowship covers fees to send a creative...
This Month’s Good Reads (March 2020)
Life is busy - you're working (at home), eating (at home), watching movies (at home), dealing with a global pandemic (at home), and staying at home (at home). It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That's...
Filmmaker Interview: BENJAMIN KASULKE, director of BANANA SPLIT
As an accomplished cinematographer, BENJAMIN KASULKE has lensed award-winners and festival and arthouse hits for mainstays of indie filmmaking. His resume includes Mike Birbiglia's The New One and Thank God for Jokes, Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister and Humpday,...