The Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839, has new leadership, including 10 new members of its executive board. Steve Kaplan, running unopposed, recently was elected business rep, and Jeanette Moreno King, the local’s former veep, was elected president. Jason MacLeod, the local’s former business rep, did not seek reelection.
A total of 912 ballots were cast, representing 24% of the guild’s eligible membership. Founded in 1952, the Animation Guild represents more than 5,000 artists, writers and technicians in the animation industry.
Kaplan, the new business rep, served as guild’s in-house organizer from 2010-15 until accepting a position with Iatse, where he was charged with organizing visual effects and non-traditional motion picture and television production work, including animation. During that time, he continued to serve on the guild’s Executive Board and as a trustee before returning to guild as a field representative in early 2019.
President Moreno King is a 25-year veteran of the animation industry.
A total of 912 ballots were cast, representing 24% of the guild’s eligible membership. Founded in 1952, the Animation Guild represents more than 5,000 artists, writers and technicians in the animation industry.
Kaplan, the new business rep, served as guild’s in-house organizer from 2010-15 until accepting a position with Iatse, where he was charged with organizing visual effects and non-traditional motion picture and television production work, including animation. During that time, he continued to serve on the guild’s Executive Board and as a trustee before returning to guild as a field representative in early 2019.
President Moreno King is a 25-year veteran of the animation industry.
- 12/18/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
When Kees van Oostrum, president of the American Society of Cinematographers, was at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018, he noticed that many documentaries had been shot by women. But he was also aware of the dismal number of female lensers hired for feature films.
“I realized we had to do something,” he says.
That realization led to the creation of a documentary category at Asc’s annual awards; the first such honor is to be handed out Jan. 25. Asc, an invitation-only organization of more than 400 veteran cinematographers, has just 18 currently active female members.
The logic, says Van Oostrum, is simple: “It’s not that females can’t get work,” he says. “There’s a lack of awareness in the market to hire female cinematographers.”
Van Oostrum gets an A for effort — and perhaps this is the sort of thing that will move the needle a bit. But Martha Lauzen, executive...
“I realized we had to do something,” he says.
That realization led to the creation of a documentary category at Asc’s annual awards; the first such honor is to be handed out Jan. 25. Asc, an invitation-only organization of more than 400 veteran cinematographers, has just 18 currently active female members.
The logic, says Van Oostrum, is simple: “It’s not that females can’t get work,” he says. “There’s a lack of awareness in the market to hire female cinematographers.”
Van Oostrum gets an A for effort — and perhaps this is the sort of thing that will move the needle a bit. But Martha Lauzen, executive...
- 12/12/2019
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
The Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839, voted on Thursday to ratify a new film and TV contract. The guild overwhelmingly approved a three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Of the 1,081 valid votes cast, there were 868 “yes” votes (80.2 percent) and 213 “no” votes (19.7 percent) in order to ratify the 2018-2021 Animation Guild Master Agreement. There were 3,695 eligible voters.
Wage minimums will increase by 3 percent in each year of the agreement, retroactive back to July 29, 2018. The new deal began on Aug. 1, 2018 and will continue for three years until July 31, 2021. Unit rate increases in the agreement will take effect beginning Oct. 28, 2018.
Also Read: Disney/Pixar Animation President Ed Catmull to Retire at End of 2018
Regarding health and pension benefits, the outline to the new deal details that “there are no increases to premiums, and no reductions in benefits. There are no changes to hours needed to qualify for or maintain benefits.
Of the 1,081 valid votes cast, there were 868 “yes” votes (80.2 percent) and 213 “no” votes (19.7 percent) in order to ratify the 2018-2021 Animation Guild Master Agreement. There were 3,695 eligible voters.
Wage minimums will increase by 3 percent in each year of the agreement, retroactive back to July 29, 2018. The new deal began on Aug. 1, 2018 and will continue for three years until July 31, 2021. Unit rate increases in the agreement will take effect beginning Oct. 28, 2018.
Also Read: Disney/Pixar Animation President Ed Catmull to Retire at End of 2018
Regarding health and pension benefits, the outline to the new deal details that “there are no increases to premiums, and no reductions in benefits. There are no changes to hours needed to qualify for or maintain benefits.
- 10/26/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Animation Guild members have ratified a three-year successor deal to their film and TV contract by a vote of 868-213, for an approval rate of more than 80%.
Of the guild’s 3,695 eligible members, 1,081 cast ballots. Terms of the contract, which are retroactive to July 29, 2018, are equivalent to those in the new deal covering 13 West Coast studio locals for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents more than 40,000 below-the-line employees, including 3% pay raises each year of the pact.
The Animation Guild, which operates as Local 839 of Iatse, said the new deal “preserves health and pension benefits.” The Animation Guild represents animation artists, writers, and technicians, and has contracts with Disney, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Sony, and Warner Bros. Employers are represented through the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which serves as their negotiating arm.
“We believe this agreement makes substantial gains in key areas identified by the surveys, membership meetings,...
Of the guild’s 3,695 eligible members, 1,081 cast ballots. Terms of the contract, which are retroactive to July 29, 2018, are equivalent to those in the new deal covering 13 West Coast studio locals for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents more than 40,000 below-the-line employees, including 3% pay raises each year of the pact.
The Animation Guild, which operates as Local 839 of Iatse, said the new deal “preserves health and pension benefits.” The Animation Guild represents animation artists, writers, and technicians, and has contracts with Disney, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Sony, and Warner Bros. Employers are represented through the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which serves as their negotiating arm.
“We believe this agreement makes substantial gains in key areas identified by the surveys, membership meetings,...
- 10/26/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Members of the Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new film and TV contract. The vote to approve the three-year deal with management’s AMPTP was 868-213 – an approval margin of 80.3% to 19.7%.
Of the guild’s 3,695 eligible members, 1,081 (29.3%) cast ballots.
Terms of the contract, which are retroactive to July 29, 2018, are generally in line with those achieved in the new deal covering Iatse’s 13 West Coast studio locals, including 3% pay raises in each year of the pact. According to the guild summary (read it here), the pact also includes “improvements in coverage of productions made for streaming services” and “preserves health and pension benefits.”
“We believe this agreement makes substantial gains in key areas identified by the surveys, membership meetings and craft meetings that were held during negotiation preparations,” Local 839 business rep Jason MacLeod said in a statement. “We think this is a strong agreement and...
Of the guild’s 3,695 eligible members, 1,081 (29.3%) cast ballots.
Terms of the contract, which are retroactive to July 29, 2018, are generally in line with those achieved in the new deal covering Iatse’s 13 West Coast studio locals, including 3% pay raises in each year of the pact. According to the guild summary (read it here), the pact also includes “improvements in coverage of productions made for streaming services” and “preserves health and pension benefits.”
“We believe this agreement makes substantial gains in key areas identified by the surveys, membership meetings and craft meetings that were held during negotiation preparations,” Local 839 business rep Jason MacLeod said in a statement. “We think this is a strong agreement and...
- 10/26/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Steve Hulett is saying goodbye to Hollywood. The longest-serving union leader in the film and TV industry, he's retiring today after 27 years as the business rep of the Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839. "I plan to travel and do a lot of recreational sleeping," he laughed in an exit interview with Deadline. Jason MacLeod, a shop steward at the Walt Disney Animation Studios for the past eight years, was elected last month to succeed Hulett. Hulett leaves his post…...
- 12/6/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Steve Hulett is saying goodbye to Hollywood. The longest-serving union leader in the film and TV industry, he's retiring today after 27 years as the business rep of the Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839. "I plan to travel and do a lot of recreational sleeping," he laughed in an exit interview with Deadline. Jason MacLeod, a shop steward at the Walt Disney Animation Studios for the past eight years, was elected last month to succeed Hulett. Hulett leaves his post…...
- 12/6/2016
- Deadline
Jason MacLeod has been elected business rep of the Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839, succeeding Steve Hulett, who is retiring December 6 after 27 years at the helm of the union. Hulett, currently the longest serving union leader in Hollywood, spent a decade as an animation writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 1970s and 1980s before taking the leadership role at the guild in 1989. This election marks only the second turnover in the office since 1978. "I'm very…...
- 11/14/2016
- Deadline TV
Jason MacLeod has been elected business rep of the Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839, succeeding Steve Hulett, who is retiring December 6 after 27 years at the helm of the union. Hulett, currently the longest serving union leader in Hollywood, spent a decade as an animation writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 1970s and 1980s before taking the leadership role at the guild in 1989. This election marks only the second turnover in the office since 1978. "I'm very…...
- 11/14/2016
- Deadline
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