The Public House in Los Feliz was packed tonight with writers who showed up for #Wgamix. The mixer was the brain child of writer producer Danny Zucker who announced it only four days ago, in the immediate aftermath of the WGA severing ties with the Ata after their negotiations collapsed and ordering its members to fire their agents.
“Every job I ever got was thanks to networking,” Zucker wrote in the original announcement. “Now it’s up to us to meet & help our new friends. That’s why I’m starting #Wgamix.”
Trying to navigate staffing season without agents, writers have banded together to create support networks with such social media initiatives as #WGAStaffingBoost and #WGASolidarityChallenge. #Wgamix is adding a traditional, face-to-face networking element to the mix.
The turnout for the inaugural gathering was so big, some attendees spilled into the bar next door, according to posts on Twitter. Here are some comments,...
“Every job I ever got was thanks to networking,” Zucker wrote in the original announcement. “Now it’s up to us to meet & help our new friends. That’s why I’m starting #Wgamix.”
Trying to navigate staffing season without agents, writers have banded together to create support networks with such social media initiatives as #WGAStaffingBoost and #WGASolidarityChallenge. #Wgamix is adding a traditional, face-to-face networking element to the mix.
The turnout for the inaugural gathering was so big, some attendees spilled into the bar next door, according to posts on Twitter. Here are some comments,...
- 4/19/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
For those who were hoping for a miracle bargaining session between the WGA and Ata this afternoon that would break the stalemate between the two sides over the new Agency Code of Conduct before the midnight deadline, there was no miracle, and there was not much of a bargaining session either.
I hear that, right off the bat, the leaders of the WGA negotiating committee told the agency representatives that they were rejecting Ata’s latest proposal, introduced yesterday, which included the agencies sharing a percentage of their packaging fees with the writers. The WGA did not offer a counter proposal.
The sit-down was well attended on both sides by the top negotiators as well WGA and Ata’s legal teams. I hear that included WGA West President David A.
I hear that, right off the bat, the leaders of the WGA negotiating committee told the agency representatives that they were rejecting Ata’s latest proposal, introduced yesterday, which included the agencies sharing a percentage of their packaging fees with the writers. The WGA did not offer a counter proposal.
The sit-down was well attended on both sides by the top negotiators as well WGA and Ata’s legal teams. I hear that included WGA West President David A.
- 4/13/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
There was no respite for the two sides in the WGA-Ata dispute to absorb the news that their negotiations had broken down. As the writers guild informed its members that the talks were over, it sent each member a personalized form letter they can use to fire their agency if it has not signed the new Code of Conduct.
The new Code of Conduct, approved by the WGA membership last month, includes the elimination of packaging and agencies’ affiliation with production entities, and all of the major agencies have said that they will not sign it.
The form letter was linked in WGA’s missive to members this afternoon for each to sign electronically. The letter, the guild says, “in plain and respectful language accomplishes the task” of notifying the writer’s agency that they cannot represent him/her until they sign the new Code of Conduct. According to the WGA,...
The new Code of Conduct, approved by the WGA membership last month, includes the elimination of packaging and agencies’ affiliation with production entities, and all of the major agencies have said that they will not sign it.
The form letter was linked in WGA’s missive to members this afternoon for each to sign electronically. The letter, the guild says, “in plain and respectful language accomplishes the task” of notifying the writer’s agency that they cannot represent him/her until they sign the new Code of Conduct. According to the WGA,...
- 4/13/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
For 45 years stars from TV, Film, Music and Sports along with community members have come together to show support for the men and women who protect and serve Los Angeles.
On September 10, 2017 they will join together again to help raise funds for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation at Avalon Hollywood.
Proceeds from this event benefit Lapd employees and their immediate family members, who have experienced unforeseen catastrophic circumstances, including death, illness and injury. The Memorial Foundation is the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Police Departments employee wellness program and has granted over $17 million dollars without any direct taxpayer money. The Foundation takes care of the widows and orphans of Officers killed in the line of duty when they may not have any other means. The Foundation helps ensure the children of Officers killed have the funds available to go to college, and helps with medical costs and other life necessities.
On September 10, 2017 they will join together again to help raise funds for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation at Avalon Hollywood.
Proceeds from this event benefit Lapd employees and their immediate family members, who have experienced unforeseen catastrophic circumstances, including death, illness and injury. The Memorial Foundation is the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Police Departments employee wellness program and has granted over $17 million dollars without any direct taxpayer money. The Foundation takes care of the widows and orphans of Officers killed in the line of duty when they may not have any other means. The Foundation helps ensure the children of Officers killed have the funds available to go to college, and helps with medical costs and other life necessities.
- 9/8/2017
- Look to the Stars
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