Actors Fear Studios Want To Replace Them With AI Digital Doubles
A key points of contention between actors and studios is the use of synthetic actors and performances – and the issue is far more complicated than most realize.
Artist Rights
BREAKING: SAG-AFTRA Actors Join WGA Writers In Historic Double Strike
The double-strike could have a significant impact on next year’s TAG contract negotiations.
Powerhouse Animation And The Animation Guild Reach First-Of-Its-Kind Voluntary Agreement
The Powerhouse bargaining unit will be the first represented by TAG in a right-to-work state.
IATSE Doing Damage Control After Launching Controversial AI Learning Series
Members of The Animation Guild are disconcerted with their parent union’s stance on the use of AI in the entertainment industry.
Australian Director Adam Parton On Challenges Faced By Immigrant Artists In The U.S.
Over the past decade Parton has built a life in the U.S., but without a green card it’s still not quite home.
‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Artists Raise Concerns About Unsustainable Work Conditions
One of the anonymous artists said there is no way that ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ will be ready by its current March 2024 release date.
Titmouse New York Becomes First Non-L.A. Studio To Ratify A TAG Union Contract
It’s also the first New York studio to agree to a union contract since the 1980s.
GLAAD Joins Women In Animation To Co-Host WIA World Summit 2023 At Annecy
This year’s WIA World Summit will place a special emphasis on gender justice.
Seth MacFarlane And Showrunners From ‘Family Guy,’ ‘American Dad!’ Join Striking WGA Writers
Brian Boyle and Matt Weitzman of ‘American Dad!’ and Richard Appel and Alec Sulkin of ‘Family Guy’ are defying their bosses orders to continue showrunning duties during the strike.
Animation Guild Parent Org IATSE Launches Commission To Guide Union’s Approach To Artificial Intelligence
IATSE president Matthew Loeb says its “critical that our union is at the forefront of understanding [AI’s] impact on our members and industry.”
All The Animated Shows That Are Impacted By The WGA Strike
A closer look at what caused the writers’ strike and which animated series could be impacted by an extended shutdown.
Sega of America Workers Are Unionizing
The group wants more competitive pay and benefits, opportunities for advancement, and adequate staffing to end patterns of overwork.
Workers At Texas’ Powerhouse Animation Become First Group From A Right-To-Work State To Join The Animation Guild
This is the first time TAG is organizing a collective bargaining unit outside of L.A. County or New York.
Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers, Artists Hold Solidarity March As Studio Refuses To Recognize Bargaining Unit
It’s been four weeks since a supermajority of production workers at WDAS voted to unionize.
Challenges That Women Face In The Animation Industry: A Roundtable Discussion
Glasgow and Women in Animation teamed up to present a conversation about gender constraints that women working in animation are likely to face, both on the creative and business sides of the industry.
Production Workers At Walt Disney Animation Studios Voted To Unionize But The Studio Has Refused Voluntary Recognition
After Disney refused recognition, IATSE, on behalf of The Animation Guild, filed a petition for a National Labor Relations Board vote.
Nickelodeon Animation Studios Voluntarily Recognizes TAG As Production Workers’ Bargaining Rep
Nickelodeon Animation Studios’ production workers now represent the largest bargaining unit of production workers to organize under TAG.
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt
The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.
Production Workers At Nickelodeon Voted To Unionize But The Studio Refused Voluntary Recognition
According to The Animation Guild, Nickelodeon’s lawyers are pushing to divide workers based on job title to unnecessarily prolong the unionization process.
The Animation Guild Unveils Officer And Executive Board Election Results
Three of five TAG officers won re-election, including Steve Kaplan, Jeanette Moreno King, and Paula Spence.
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