by SAGindie | Jun 7, 2024 | indieBlog, SAG-AFTRA
SAGindie mourns the passing of Tom Bower, actor, producer, union leader, and a driving force behind the mission to bridge the gap between independent film and professional acting talent. As an actor, Bower memorably appeared as Dr. Curtis Willard on TV’s The... by SAGindie | Jan 17, 2024 | Education, Featured, SAG-AFTRA
Following the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike and a ratification vote, the new 2023 Theatrical/TV Agreement is finally in effect and new rate sheets have been released. We’ve highlighted some of the notable contract changes below, but for a fuller examination of... by SAGindie | Dec 18, 2020 | Education, indieBlog, SAG-AFTRA
[UPDATED 9/21/22 with video explainer] SAG-AFTRA has announced a brand-new contract intended to provide a streamlined signatory process for indie producers working with extremely limited budgets. The Micro-Budget Project Agreement is now available to... by SAGindie | Jul 10, 2020 | Education, Featured, Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, SAG-AFTRA
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... by SAGindie | Feb 2, 2020 | Education, SAG-AFTRA
UPDATED 3/10/20: Samples of the new contracts have been added to the SAGindie Resources and Become a Signatory pages, and updated rates through 6/30/20 have been added below. Notice to independent producers: SAG-AFTRA has announced two new agreements for low budget... 
by SAGindie | Jan 31, 2020 | Education, indieBlog, SAG-AFTRA
The below article was originally published 4/3/14, prior to the implementation of SAG-AFTRA’s Standards and Protocols for the use of Intimacy Coordinators. Find additional information on Intimacy Coordinators and more resources for nudity and sex scenes...