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Issa Rae, the award-winning actress, producer, writer and director, will be this year's recipient of the Producers Guild's Visionary Award, which honors those "who share inspiring, uplifting stories that add unique value to society and culture." It will be presented to her in person at the 33rd Annual Producers Guild A…

Ensuring that hair and makeup departments are inclusive in their ability to work effectively with actors of color will be explored during a virtual panel discussion next month hosted by the Producers Guild of America in collaboration with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the Gersh talent agency and Management 360. The panel…

UPDATE, with Equity statement The Producers Guild of America is expanding its Independent Production Safety Initiative to include anti-bullying trainings "with the goal of eliminating workplace violence and aggression." The move comes in the wake of bullying accusations against Broadway and Oscar-winning movie…

The Producers Guild of America has joined the growing chorus of Hollywood guilds opposed to Georgia's restrictive new voting laws. "The Producers Guild of America strongly opposes the Georgia voter bill as an attempt to restrict the votes of underrepresented groups, particularly Black Americans," the PGA tweeted this…

At the 32nd annual Producers Guild Awards on Wednesday, outgoing National Executive Director Vance Van Petten was presented with the Charles Fitzsimons Award. Appearing (virtually) to present Van Petten with the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award was former PGA President Mark Gordon. In his acceptance speech, Van…

National Basketball Assn. legend Michael Jordan was not an easy sell on the docuseries The Last Dance. Producer Mike Tollin told a Producers Guild panel of Non-Scripted Television producers that the NBA had kept 500 hours of footage from Jordan's final season,1997-1998, pending Jordan's approval to release it. Tollin…

The recommendation to temporarily halt commercial and independent film production in Southern California, issued on January 3 by SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild and the Joint Policy Committee of the advertising industry, has been lifted, effective Monday, February 1. In a joint statement Thursday, the organizations…

Michelle Byrd has been named associate national executive director of the Producers Guild of America. She'd previously been the PGA East's managing director, and will remain based in New York. In her new role, the guild said, she'll assist the PGA leadership's "expansion, reach, vision and operations of the guild and…

The Producers Guild of America is giving a three-month extension to members who are unable to pay their dues because of the industry's coronavirus shutdown. "During this period, no late fees will accrue, no penalties will be applied, and benefits will continue as normal," the guild told its members today. "We will be…

Normally, as Green Book has now done, when a movie starts out the season by taking the top People’s Choice prize at the Toronto Film Festival, launches awards-giving season with a Best Picture win at the National Board Of Review, then backs up its cred by taking the most Golden Globes including one for Best Picture…

Producers Guild of America co-presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher opened the Guild's "Produced By: New York" conference with a chat that covered the shifting role of pitching and selling product today—a role that seems to be changing faster than the time it takes to log into Netflix. While much of the hour-long…

The Producers Guild of America has kicked Harvey Weinstein out of the guild for life. The disgraced producers quit the PGA late last week following the October 16 decision of the guild's national board to begin procedures to expel him. He'd been given 15 days to appeal the ruling, but following his resignation, the…