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Apply Now for ABC Diversity Showcase
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-this opportunity also affords the majority of participants the chance to audition for a variety of ABC (and other networks') pilots and ongoing programming. ABC has a long-standing commitment to promoting diversity in the entertainment industry through a variety of projects administered by its Talent Development & Casting departments.
SAG Celebrates Indian Cinema at 8th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Los Angeles (April 28, 2010) — Screen Actors Guild continues to establish and enhance its relationships throughout the global entertainment marketplace with programs that promote cinematic diversity. SAG's support for emerging partnerships between the Indian and American film industries help it ensure that filmmakers see the Guild as a potential partner that represents professional talent.
SAG Diversity Census 2010
Screen Actors Guild is committed to attaining full inclusion and equal employment for all members who represent the wide diversity of the American Scene.
In order to best serve you, we must identify the demographics of our diverse membership. Take less than a minute to fill out the SAG Diversity Census 2010.
Just log-in and follow the link to the survey – in order to best serve you, we need to hear from you!
SAG National LGBT Actors Committee Partners With MIPtalk.com for a screening of Shelter
Los Angeles, (April 19, 2010) - To commemorate the many advancements made in LGBT films this past year, Screen Actors Guild National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Actors Committee, in association with SAG New Media signatory MIPtalk.com, presented a screening of the 2009 GLAAD Media Award-winning film Shelter on Saturday, April 17, 2010, to an enthusiastic, capacity audience in Los Angeles.
Celebrate LGBT Films with a Free Screening of 'Shelter,' Reunion of Cast and Crew, Sat. April 17
Los Angeles (April 9, 2010) — It was called "an instant classic" when it was released in 2008 and the SAG National LGBT Actors Committee is pleased to be able to present a screening of Shelter for free to SAG members, along with a Q&A reunion of its cast and crew on Saturday, April 17 at SAG Headquarters.
The event will commemorate the many advancements made in LGBT films in recent years and is presented in association with SAG New Media signatory MIPtalk.com.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: I AM PWD Campaign Pushes for More Roles for Performers with Disabilities
Pittsburgh (March 17, 2010) — Efforts to cast performers with disabilities in film, television and stage roles was the focus of an article in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The piece by Tina Calabro featured the work of the tri-union I AM PWD campaign — the Inclusion in the Arts and Media for People with Disabilities campaign of SAG, AFTRA and Actors’ Equity.
Event Builds Awareness of Female Persecution in Afghanistan
On March 8, International Women’s Day, a coalition of Hollywood entertainment unions and non-profits presented Out of Silence: Readings from the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, a program highlighting the deplorable human rights conditions of women in Afghanistan.
SAG Honors International Women’s Day
March 8, 2010 –It’s perhaps fitting that the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director, a gender-neutral awards category and one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industry, did so on the eve of today’s International Women’s Day.
