This Month’s Good Reads (January 2024)
Life is busy – it’s a new year, and while your old acquaintances were being forgot you may have also forgotten some entertainment news […]
This Month’s Good Reads (December 2023)
Life is busy – another year comes to an end, yet the news rolls on. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all
This Month’s Good Reads (November 2023)
Life is busy – the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended(!) and for that we are all thankful. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on
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
COVID-19 Resources for Filmmakers & Actors
[UPDATE 3/31/23: SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, IATSE, Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts have announced that the COVID-19 Safety Agreement will Expire on 5/11/23] Filmmakers,
IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs
IFP’s INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER LABS are a year-long mentorship program for first-time filmmakers in post-production on a low-budget feature film. The Labs support new filmmakers
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Nudity Clauses, But Were Too Shy To Ask
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
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 4)
This week saw that people were still mad at Martin Scorsese’s Marvel hate, mad about James Dean’s CGI resurrection, and mad about another potential
Filmmaking & Acting Resources for Veterans
Filmmakers and actors as varied as Mel Brooks, Bea Arthur, Roger Corman, James Earl Jones, Clint Eastwood, Melvin Van Peebles, and Adam Driver all
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of August 26)
Happy Labor Day Weekend! While you are out thanking labor union leaders for giving you a long weekend (and a de-facto end to the
Free Production Legal Services for Indie Filmmakers
We at SAGindie are always on the lookout for resources that help low-budget filmmakers, and this is one we couldn’t wait to share. Professional-level
SAGindie at 20
Back in 2007 for SAGindie’s 10th Anniversary, we went into detail about the evolution of independent filmmaking in the U.S. and the eventual SAG