Latest in Intimacy Coordinators

The creators of hit HBO/BBC drama Industry have defended its high number of raunchy scenes, pointing to its authenticity.  Industry, whose second season began last week, has drawn big audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for its portrait of young graduates working competitively at a City of London…

British actress Ophelia Lovibond, who stars in HBO comedy Minx, says the idea of working without intimacy coordinators on set these days is "unthinkable."  Lovibond, who plays Joyce in the tale of a feminist magazine being launched in 1970s Los Angeles and has to include naked men in the mix for funding by a porn…

Sorry Sean Bean, Emma Thompson begs to differ. In the latest reaction to Bean’s recent controversial remarks criticizing the use of on-set intimacy coordinators, Thompson said on an Australian radio show that such coordinators are “fantastically important.” Although she didn’t mention Bean by…

UPDATED with comments from Bectu: Sean Bean, who played Ned Stark on Game of Thrones, recently told the Times of London Sunday Magazine that he is not a fan of intimacy coordinators because he fears they would “spoil the spontaneity” of intimate scenes. “I think the natural way lovers behave would be ruined by…

SAG-AFTRA's national board has approved a resolution to create a path to membership for intimacy coordinators, who serve as advocates and liaisons between performers and productions when nudity and intimate scenes are being filmed. "The role of intimacy coordinators greatly improves safety and well-being on sets and…

SAG-AFTRA, as part of its efforts to create a safer work environment for actors performing in scenes involving nudity, simulated sex and other intimate scenes, has released a list of qualified and experienced intimacy coordinators. The list includes the names and contact information for 40 intimacy coordinators from…

SAG-AFTRA has accredited seven intimacy-coordinator training programs to help expand the pool of qualified intimacy coordinators, who serve as advocates and liaisons between actors and production in scenes involving nudity and simulated sex. "Having experienced, qualified intimacy coordinators on set," the union said…

Lena Waithe and her production company, Hillman Grad Productions are known for being mindful of inclusion with their staff and now they are extending this with the safety of their productions. The production company has made a commitment to providing safer sets by hiring intimacy coordinators who will serve as an…

SAG-AFTRA has developed new guidelines for the use of intimacy coordinators who oversee sex scenes in films and TV shows. "These guidelines directly address the problem of sexual harassment on sets," said David White, the union's national executive director. "This is a home run for our members and the entire industry…

SAG-AFTRA has begun talks with intimacy coordinators to develop protocols covering on-set nudity and simulated sex scenes. Earlier today, the union's Sexual Harassment Work Group hosted many of the industry's top intimacy coordinators to help work out those guidelines. "Engaging directly with our member leaders and…