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In what could be their final message to members before voting begins this weekend on the ratification of a new IATSE film and TV contract, leaders of the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600, say they're voting "Yes" on the pact. They are also urging all their members to vote, stay involved, look ahead to…

International Cinematographers Guild president John Lindley and national executive director Rebecca Rhine flew to New Mexico over the weekend to meet with the Rust camera crew and provide comfort and support to their members in the wake of the fatal shooting on the film’s set that took the life of cinematographer Halyn…

The International Cinematographers Guild will hold candlelight vigils this weekend in Los Angeles and Albuquerque for Halyna Hutchins, a member who was accidentally shot and killed on Thursday while filming Rust in New Mexico. "Let's gather together to honor Halyna and her accomplishments, and grieve together as one,"…

A ‘Go Fund Me’ page set up by the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, has raised more than $100,000 to assist the family of Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography who was accidentally shot and killed on Thursday while filming the movie Rust in New Mexico. She is survived by her husband…

With contract negotiations coming down to the wire, IATSE says that members not directly involved in a threatened work stoppage can still engage in “sympathy strikes.” Members can refuse to cross a picket line at their worksites if they chose to do so as a matter of “conscience.” The union says it will launch its…

The Cinematographers Guild will hold an online informational meeting for members Sunday to update them on the status of IATSE's negotiations for a new film and TV contract. The union's current pact with management's AMPTP, which covers IATSE’s 13 West Coast studio locals, expired on September 10, but negotiations are c…

EXCLUSIVE: Fourteen of Hollywood's top cinematographers – including Oscar winners John Toll, Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki and Erik Messerschmidt – have signed a letter urging the member companies of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to finally address "the hazards of unsafe working hours" that…

After four weeks of bargaining, IATSE's negotiations with management's AMPTP for a new film and TV contract have broken off with no deal and "very little progress" toward reaching one, union officials said on Friday. The talks got underway May 17 and aren't scheduled to resume until July 6. The contract, which covers…

In lieu of its traditional awards luncheon this year, which was canceled because of the pandemic, the Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, have raised more than $60,000 to support the guild's Hardship Fund, in donations from publicists, studios and awards sponsors. The fund assists…

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood's unions are hurting. Membership dues, their largest source of revenue, have plummeted during the pandemic as a result of massive job losses and dues relief they've provided to their members. Annual financial reports that have just been filed with the Department of Labor show that entertainment…

For those wondering why it took so long for labor and management to come to terms on return-to-work protocols – more than three months after their initial guidelines were adopted in June – the answer is simple: They had to re-negotiate large swaths of the unions' current contracts to accommodate the realities of…

As Hollywood's unions and guilds continue their negotiations with management's Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers for the safe restarting of film and TV production, the Cinematographers Guild’s leadership has provided a video update. In her latest message to members, Rebecca Rhine, national executive…