Guilds and Unions

AFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
ACE - American Cinema Editors, an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950.
ASC - American Society of Cinematographers, a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the art of filmmaking.
BKSTS - British Kinematograph Sound & Television Society, serves the technical and craft skills of the film, sound and television industries.
CSA - The Casting Society of America is a united professional society of theatrical Casting Directors in film, television, and theatre in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and South Africa.
Equity - Actors' Equity Association represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
FIPRESCI - Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (International Federation of Film Critics) the organization of film critics worldwide.
International Association of English Speaking Directors Organizations
- ADG (Australian Directors Guild)
- BECTU (Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematography and Theatre Union - UK)
- DGC (Directors Guild of Canada)
- DirectorsUK (British film and television directors)
- SDGI (Screen Directors Guild of Ireland)
- SDGNZ (Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand)
IATSE - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents technicians, artisans and craftpersons in the entertainment industry, including live theater, film and television production.
ICG - The International Cinematographers Guild Camera Local 600 represents Directors of Photography, Camera Operators and Assistants, Visual Effects Supervisors, Still Photographers, Publicists and more.
Local 47 - Professional Musicians Local 47 (Hollywood) is the musicians' labor organization.
PGA - The Producers Guild of America represents television, film and new media producers.
SMPTE - the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers is a technical society whose members include engineers, technical directors, cameramen, editors, technicians, designers, consultants and field users in networking, compression, encryption and more.
SDC - the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society unites, empowers and protects professional Stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States.
SAG - the national website for the Screen Actors Guild.
Studio Teachers (IATSE Local 884) - represents teachers who educate child performers, and whose website includes a Blue Book of regulations concerning children in the entertainment industry.
Teamsters Local 399 - studio transportation drivers.
WGAw - the official website for the Writers Guild of America, West.
WGAe - the official website for the Writers Guild of America, East.

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