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EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with more details: Less than a week after IATSE struck a strike-averting tentative agreement with the Hollywood studios, streamers and networks for a new film and TV contract, members of the union will learn the actual details of the deal maybe as soon as this weekend. "The Memorandum of Agreement…

Leaders of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, are praising the deal reached Saturday with the AMPTP that averted the union's first-ever nationwide strike. "Hands down this is the strongest contract we have achieved in our history," they said, and gave credit to the solidarity of IATSE's members for making it…

Just over 48 hours before the deadline for a strike that will shut most of Hollywood down, IATSE struck both optimistic and unsentimental tones this evening as talks with the AMPTP have wrapped for the day. "So, to repeat, we're still at it," Local 800 national executive director Chuck Parker told members Friday night…

The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, will hold two membership town hall meetings on Thursday to discuss strike preparations and what will be expected of members if a strike begins on Monday. The meetings will be held at 7 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT. Earlier today, IATSE president Matthew Loeb said that the union will g…

The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, is “wholeheartedly” urging its members to authorize a strike against film and TV production companies all across the country. The leadership of all three IATSE locals with national jurisdiction – the Art Directors Guild, the International Cinematographers Guild and the Editors…

Dawn Snyder has been named director of education and special projects at the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, succeeding Casey Bernay in the post. "After 38 years doing my dream job as set designer, art director and production designer, I find myself fortunate enough to be able to help craft a program that will…

The Art Directors Guild has set Saturday, March 5, 2022, for its 26th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The location will be confirmed at a later date. ADG President Nelson Coates and AD Council Chair Mark Worthington today also set the timeline for the awards, which celebrate excellence in production…

Nelson Coates has been reelected president of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Coates, who ran unopposed, was first elected to the post in 2015. "I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to continue leading the Art Directors Guild – one of the most creative and influential Locals in the…

The 25th Annual Art Director’s Guild Awards took place tonight as a reimagined virtual show, with Mank,, Tenet and Da 5 Bloods taking home top film honors. Hosted by Curb Your Enthusiasm’s J.B. Smoove, the event celebrates outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated…

Concept artist John Eaves will be honored with the Art Directors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th annual ADG Awards. Presented to Eaves by Emmy-nominated production designer Herman Zimmerman, the award will recognize his role in bringing iconic sci-fi concepts and sets to life, for Marvel, the Star Trek…

Production designer Stuart Wurtzel will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, the guild announced today. The award comes in recognition of the "exceptional spectrum" of designs Wurtzel has created for film, TV and theater over the course of six decades. “From…Hannah…

The Art Directors Guild has unveiled nominations for its 25th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which celebrate the year’s best achievements in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and animated features. Winners will be announced April 10 during a virtual ceremony. Last year, Once Upon…