New England

Join the SAG-AFTRA Next Generation Performers (NGP) Subcommittee for a day of meeting and greeting with fellow millennial union members from the New England, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington–Mid Atlantic locals. The President’s Taskforce on Education, Outreach and Engagement will host a lunch and update attendees on many union-wide developments.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation will host a tour of the Robin Williams Center, VO Lab and the Computer and On-Camera lab. They are also offering a Small Group Session: Focusing Your Career Goals, in the afternoon.

Lunch will be provided.

NGP consists of SAG-AFTRA members who encourage young adult professional members to take control of their careers, get involved with their local SAG-AFTRA government and get active through social media, social networking, meet-ups, community outreach, special events and more!

Where:

11:30 a.m.–Noon
Robin Williams Center
247 West 54th Street & 8th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
More info here.

12:30–4 p.m.
SAG-AFTRA Office
1900 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10023

RSVP: Reservations are required and spaces are limited. Please login and complete form below to RSVP.

Questions? Please email newyork@sagaftra.org

Please bring your membership card or digital card in the  member app (paid through April 30, 2019) for admittance.

The SAG-AFTRA New England Local is teaming up with AAUW (American Association of University Women) and the Boston Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement to offer a salary negotiation workshop for women. Participants of this free two-hour session will gain confidence in their negotiation style through facilitated discussion and role-play.

• Identify and articulate your personal value
• Develop an arsenal of persuasive responses and other negotiation strategies
• Conduct objective market research to benchmark a target salary and benefits

AAUW's Work Smart Boston is a large-scale grassroots initiative to teach and empower 85,000 women by 2021 to confidently and successfully negotiate and help close the gender pay gap in Boston.

Note: Please bring a form of identification to the conservatory in order to check in with security at 20 Park Plaza.

Questions? Please email newengland@sagaftra.org or call our office at 617-262-8001.

The seminar is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing aged 14 & up, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. You must bring your current membership card or digital card on the app for admittance (paid thru April 30, 2019). This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

 

The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge weekend-long competition is back! 25% of Americans have a disability, making it today’s largest minority population. Yet far too often, their important and varied stories go untold…until now.

Now In its 6th year and supported by some of Hollywood's biggest names, the challenge gives filmmakers the platform to collaborate and tell unique stories to help change the way the world defines and views disability. Judged by a noted and diverse group of entertainment industry talent, films are not required to include disability in the storyline, but teams must include at least one person with a disability in front of or behind the camera.  

REGISTER TODAY for the annual, weekend-long competition! Entrants are given 55 hours to write and produce a 3-5 minute short film based on an assigned genre.

Registration Deadline: April 3, 2019

Click here to register online.

Shoot Your Short Film: April 5-7, 2019

Member Discount: SAG-AFTRA members receive 20% off the entry fee and special arrangements have been made for the films to be produced under the SAG-AFTRA short film agreement. To see the member discount, click here.

Finalists will be announced and screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival (April 27) and receive a one-year subscription to Variety Magazine. Winners, announced at a red-carpet event, hosted by Sony Pictures Studios at Sony in Culver City, are awarded industry mentorships; the opportunity to screen their film at the Los Angeles-based HollyShorts Film Festival (August 8-17), an Academy Award-qualifying competition; and other prizes, including Dell computers and a full, one-year subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Mentor meetings for winners include writer, director, producer Phil Lord (Spiderman Into The Spider-verse, Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) producer John Penotti (Crazy Rich Asians) casting director Pam Dixon (Angels in the Outfield, City Slickers) and Tiffany Smith Anoa'i, VP Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion & Communications, CBS Entertainment. Additional mentors TBA. 

For rules, guidelines and additional list of prizes go to www.disabilityfilmchallenge.com.

It is the responsibility of each member to confirm each producer has signed the applicable contract before making an agreement to render services. Failure to confirm the signatory status before rendering services may lead to disciplinary charges being filed. If you have any questions, please contact the contracts office at (323) 549-6828. The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

Katie Beckvold is a certified Alexander teacher and a member of Alexander Technique International. A classically trained singer with degrees from both Boston Conservatory and Boston University, she is a performer, professional singer, voice teacher and instructor.

Cost: $10 

You must RSVP to attent. To RSVP, click here. Limited to 16 members (advance registration required)

If you are seeing this on your SAG-AFTRA member app, click here.

Session preparation/attire: Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat or a towel to use to lay down on. This session will be hands-on, especially for those who volunteer for one-on-one work towards the end of the program. If you volunteer, please be prepared with an activity that you either greatly enjoy or struggle with (monologue, writing, sit to stand, etc.).

Note: This conservatory is for adults and teens ages 14 and up.

Questions to newengland@sagaftra.org. 

The seminar is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing aged 14 & up, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. You must bring your current membership card or digital card on the app for admittance (paid thru April 30, 2019). This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.