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 Colin McCormack | Sep 11, 2019 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Toronto-born, L.A.-based screenwriter/director STELLA MEGHIE didn’t necessarily set out to become a filmmaking “overnight sensation.” Meghie already had a career in fashion PR before she left to attend film school in London. Her feature debut,... by Colin McCormack | Dec 7, 2018 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
BRIDEY ELLIOTT comes from what is usually referred to as a “showbiz family,” with branches of her family tree working in the entertainment industry dating back to the 1940s. There was radio hosting and early TV acting for her late grandfather Bob Elliott... by Colin McCormack | Nov 8, 2018 | indieBlog, Miscellany, Spotlight
[UPDATED 3/7/19] We’ve written before about filmmakers who stepped away from blockbusters to scale things back budget-wise. Even the most legendary Hollywood directors have at times desired a respite from the high money/high stress world of... by SAGindie | Oct 1, 2018 | Filmmaker Resources, Indie News, indieBlog
Updated 4/30/24 Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of the Living Dead! Yes, the ultimate zombie movie premiered on October 1, 1968. Not in Hollywood or Manhattan or Cannes, but in Pittsburgh. And not as a flashy evening gala, but as a matinee. Despite this inauspicious...