SAG-AFTRA SPONSORS GI FILM FESTIVAL
W
ith its proud history of supporting American service members, SAG-AFTRA
was pleased to be a sponsor of the 2014 GI Film Festival.
Held in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area from May 19 to 25, GIFF is the
first film festival in the nation to exclusively celebrate the successes and sacrifices
of military service members through film. In addition to presenting feature,
documentary and short film screenings, GIFF also presented panel discussions,
educational forums and special events including a kick-off cocktail party,
Hollywood meet-and-greets and an awards presentation.
SAG-AFTRA AND ITS DIVERSITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE partnered
with the Television Academy to present
an Emmy Dynamic & Diverse Awards
Celebration, Aug. 12. The event honored
the diversity of the 66th Primetime
Emmy Awards nominees and drew
more than 200 attendees. Among the
guests were Emmy-winner Joe Morton
(Scandal), top, and Kelly Hu and chair of
the Diversity Advisory Committee Jason
George, bottom.
From left, N.Y. Local
Board member Marc
Baron, co-founder
and president of
GIFF Brandon Millet,
SAG-AFTRA National
Board member Susan
Snyder and SAG-
AFTRA member and
U.S. Army Reserve
Col. F. Lee Reynolds.
Inset: Actor Gary
Sinise, left, with
former SAG-AFTRA
Executive Vice
President Ned
Vaughn.
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DEBBIE ALLEN WAS THE FEATURED GUEST AT THE THIRD DANCERS FORUM held on July 24 in Los Angeles. The day-long event, Stepping Up, Branching
Out, was streamed online and featured a celebrity panel discussing how dancers can transition to new dance-related and non-dance-related careers. To watch
the complete discussion with Allen, click here.
