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Study Reveals Continued Lack of Characters with Disabilities on Television
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ACTRA Debuts a New Video in Honor of Canadian Multiculturalism Day
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists’ National Diversity Committee has debuted a new video in honor of Canadian Multiculturalism Day, which is observed each year on June 27.
The video, Diversity in the Workplace: Take One, features a crew filming an office scene, when the director interrupts.
“What’s the matter with that one?” asks one of the actors.
“It was, well … bland,” the director replies.
Screen Actors Guild LGBT Actors Committee Co-Chair Responds to Tracy Morgan Actions
LOS ANGELES (June 21, 2011) — Following anti-gay remarks made during a June 3 stand-up performance in Nashville, actor Tracy Morgan met with GLAAD, local advocates and the media in Nashville today to apologize for his remarks. Click here for details and video.
Study of Senior Performers Sheds Light on Needs, Challenges
Older performers face significant challenges, including difficulty finding work and qualifying for health care, but a majority remain engaged in the creative community and are happy with the life they have chosen, according to a new study presented in New York on June 9.
The study, Still Kicking — Aging Performing Artists in NYC and LA Metro Areas: Information on Artists IV, was undertaken by the Research Center for Arts and Culture at Teachers College, Columbia University.
ABC Diversity Showcase - Los Angeles - Now Accepting Applications
As part of its ongoing effort to discover and develop culturally and ethnically diverse talent and actors with disabilities, the Disney ABC Television Group’s Casting Project will hold auditions for consideration for the ABC Talent Showcase in Los Angeles.
Selected participants perform for casting directors, talent agents, managers and other industry professionals who view a series of live, one-act vignettes performed by the actors.
New Study Shows Senior Performers Underutilized
Los Angeles (June 9, 2011) — A study released today shows that while senior performers continue to face age discrimination, they rate high in satisfaction as artists and generally feel good about where they are in life.
Shattering Asian American Stereotypes
We have all seen the Asian stereotypes in film and television: the nerdy student, the submissive lotus blossom, the sinister Fu-Manchu or Dragon Lady type. On May 10, 2011, in honor of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Screen Actors Guild Affirmative Action & Diversity invited a group of distinguished Asian American entertainment industry professionals to the SAG national headquarters in Los Angeles to discuss how to overcome the stereotypical portrayal of — and lack of portrayals of— Asians in television and film.
SAG New Media and Affirmative Action & Diversity Featured at Asian Pacific Film Fest
SAG New Media co-presented a panel with SAG Affirmative Action & Diversity April 30 as part of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival’s #C3 Conference at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles.
