Industry Relations Covers Your Bases

SAG-AFTRA’s Industry Relations Department has been on free, delivering one-of-a-kind exclusive industry panels right and left this year! Have you been looking to hear from a casting director, producer, cast member or representative? Look no further!

In May, well-known comedy maven, showrunner and proud SAG-AFTRA member Jay Kogen counseled a packed house of members to “mine their lives for material.” In August, Lorrie Bartlett, the head of ICM’s talent department and the first African-American woman to head a department at a major agency, advised 200-plus guests, “You don’t actually have to know someone for them to be your mentor.” In September, producers, writers and the cast of the 1989 cult film Shag joined us for a screening of the film, followed by a riotous, fun discussion. The main takeaway was do what you love and the rest takes care of itself. Don’t miss out on these future panels. Watch your emails and app for invites to upcoming Let’s Talk About It: Inside the Industry events.

Photo: Producers Stephen Woolley and Kerry Rock, screenwriter Robin Swicord, and cast members Annabeth Gish, Page Hannah and Robert Rusler joined members at SAG-AFTRA Plaza on Sept. 14 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Shag with a screening and panel discussion.