Check out this video message from SAG-AFTRA’s top elected leaders proudly supporting Women's History Month, highlighting the progress we've made so far, and looking forward to the work still to be done.

SAG-AFTRA’s News & Broadcast members work across television, radio and digital. With the expansion of online platforms, SAG-AFTRA is focused on ensuring that our members’ contracts address issues of journalistic integrity, diversity of voice and content, and fair terms and conditions of employment. 

MODERATOR: Carolyn Giardina, Contributing Editor, Tech, The Hollywood Reporter

PANELISTS:
Wael Abd Almageed, Co-Director, Center for Vision, Image, Speech and Text Analytics (VISTA), USC Viterbi School of Engineering Information Sciences Institute
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, COO and General Counsel, SAG-AFTRA
Chris Nichols, Director, Chaos Group Labs
Andy Stack, Founder and President, Arcturus
Jonathan Taplin, Director Emeritus, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab

MODERATOR:
Cheri Preston, Anchor/Correspondent, ABC News Radio

PANELISTS:
Lee Branstetter, Director, Future of Work Initiative and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College and Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Louis Hyman, Professor and Director, Institute for Workplace Studies, Cornell University ILR School

Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO

D. Taylor, International President, UNITE HERE

David White, National Executive Director, SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Department (GAPP) develops and recommends legislative and public policy initiatives on a local, state and federal level. Our goal is to further the welfare of our members and the industries in which they work. Core areas of focus include, but are not limited to: copyright protections, production tax incentives, performance rights for recording artists, rights of publicity, digital image & voice rights, combating the misuse of “deepfake” technology, tax benefits for performing artists, and fighting non-compete clauses.

Moderated by Jen Faith Brown (Actor, Sing), the panel includes Courteney Bailey (Chief Development Officer), Wendy Braun (Actor, Atypical), Alvin Chea (Actor, Norbit), Assaf Cohen (Actor, Fast & Furious), Susie Duff (Actor, Remington Steele), Harriet Fraser (Soprano Singer).

This panel discusses useful tips on how an actor should create their own self-tape for auditions. Take a seat with this group of casting directors as they provide insight on strategically crafting a self-tape that stands out to a director or agent.

Moderated by Jenny Jue (Casting Director), the panel includes Krista Husar (Casting Director), Caroline Liem (Casting Director), and Tracy ‘Twinkie’ Byrd (Casting Director). 

Our members speaking on the Silver Carpet at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® 2020. Interviews from SAG Award nominees such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo and more speaking about attending the SAG Awards, supporting other actors, and being a part of SAG-AFTRA. 

Moderated by Russell Boast (President, Casting Society of America), the panel includes Alma Martinez (Actor, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Danielle Kennedy (Actor, Insidious: The Last Key), Tracy Lilienfield (Casting Director), Julia Kim (Casting Director), Tim Angle (Theatrical Manager, Shelter Entertainment Group), Candace Stewart (Commercial Talent Agent, DDO Artists Agency), Keone Young (Actor, Men In Black 3), and CJ Jones (Actor, Baby Driver).

Take a behind the scenes look at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®. Logan Browning, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and more are excited to give you an inside look at this years cocktails, auctions and more at the SAG Awards®. Plus join Joey King, Daryl Anderson, the Barkley dogs from Subaru, and others as they roll out the silver carpet.