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The 2021-22 awards season calendar has another new entry today. The International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, has set Friday, March 25, for its 59th annual ICG Publicists Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The trophies traditionally are handed out on the Friday before the Oscars. The…

The Cinematographers Guild has ordered former treasurer Alan Gitlin to reimburse the union $15,465, pay a $1,500 fine and pony up $1,224 in legal fees for allegedly absconding with nearly $30,000 in hotel rewards points and computer equipment he took when he left office. The guild – Local 600 of the IATSE – has been…

EXCLUSIVE: IATSE Cinematographers Guild Local 600 says it has found more evidence of malfeasance by its former secretary-treasurer Alan Gitlin, accusing him of misappropriating some $26,000 worth of hotel rewards points that rightfully belonged to the union. This comes on top of the $3,301 in credit card points and…

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…

Both the International Cinematographers Guild and the Society of Camera Operators will honor the late Sarah Jones, the 27-year-old assistant camerawoman who was killed two weeks ago on the train tracks of the set of Midnight Rider in Jessup, GA. First, the ICG will hold a candlelight vigil and memorial Friday that…