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George Spiro Dibie, a five-time Emmy winning cinematographer, has died at his home in L.A. He was 90. His death was announced by a spokesperson from the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600. After graduating from L.A. City College in 1959, Dibie got a job on an electrical crew on the film Cleopatra (1963)…

Leaders of IATSE's largest local – the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 – are urging their members to authorize a strike against film and television productions across the country. The local's national executive board voted unanimously on Sunday to support a nationwide strike authorization vote and to…

The International Cinematographers Guild has announced several key staff changes just weeks before its newly elected leaders are to be sworn into office. Rebecca Rhine, the guild's national executive director, described these and other staffing changes as being "on a scale we have not experienced before." The…

The International Cinematographers Guild has joined the growing chorus of boos over the Film Academy's decision to shorten the Oscar telecast by presenting the awards for four categories – including the one for Best Cinematography – during commercial breaks. The winners' acceptance speeches will be taped and aired…

The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) said today that its 56th annual ICG Publicists Awards will be handed out Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton. Nominations will be announced in January. The awards, a pre-Oscar tradition for the week leading up to the Academy Awards, will be…

Hollywood legend Betty White will be honored at the 55th Annual International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Publicists Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The luncheon will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 2, 2018. “It is such an honor to be recognized for a lifetime of doing what…

The International Cinematographers Guild said today that its 55th annual ICG Publicists Awards will be handed out Friday, March 2, at the Beverly Hilton. Nominations will be announced in January. IATSE Local 600 doles out its hardware in seven categories: Motion Picture Showman of the Year, Television Showman of the…

EXCLUSIVE: The former secretary-treasurer of the Cinematographers Guild has been fined, kicked off the executive board and ordered to return $3,300 to the guild after a union trial board found that he absconded with union funds and equipment. Alan Gitlin, who was defeated in his bid for re-election last year, was…

Nanci Ryder, founding partner of B|W|R Public Relations, will receive the Presidents Award at the International Cinematographers Guild's 54th Annual Publicists Awards Luncheon to be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 24, 2017. "Nanci is my definition of a hero," said Steven Poster, president of the…

The death of Midnight Rider camera assistant Sarah Jones continues to spark a safety movement in Hollywood. Today the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) launched their own “ICG Safety” app designed to help members anonymously report unsafe working conditions on film and TV sets across the…