How To Work With Guilds and Unions To Ensure Your Project Is A Success

Learn the broad strokes of what The Writers' Guild Of America strike means and how a union strike can affect the industry and your work

And understand how to effectively work with the entertainment industry guilds and unions to ensure your film and TV productions run smoothly when in production from the former Film Commissioner for Puerto Rico 

PLUS! You will receive exclusive downloads that lay out best practices for working with guilds and unions that you can use on your projects!

Navigating the landscape of guilds and unions can be overwhelming for filmmakers, producers, and other creatives looking to make and control their own content. That dynamic becomes even more complicated when one of the major unions go on strike. 

That's why Stage 32 has brought in a former film commissioner to explain it all to you in this information-packed webinar. 

The sheer amount of information, from collective agreement requirements and guidelines to union rules, can be confusing and intimidating even to veteran filmmakers. Additionally, union strikes can have detrimental results on your project and disrupt physical production, resulting in unpaid time for union members and further delays in your project's progress. As the demand for content keeps growing it is crucial to understand how to manage budgets and schedules effectively, starting with knowing how to work with unions and guilds to comply with their rules, contracts and policies. Failing to do so can result in setbacks and hinder the momentum of a project. Additionally, it is particularly important to understand the effects of union strikes, as they can result in unplanned delays, thus impacting the overall budget.

Here to demystify how to work with industry guilds and unions is the former Film Commissioner for Puerto Rico, Rosi Acosta. Rosi is a Unit Production Manager (UPM) and DGA member who has worked on over 75 television and television projects, including the feature films DRIVEN, SPEED KILLS, and IMPRISONED. As the Film Commissioner for Puerto Rico, Rosi dealt extensively with all the production guilds and unions to ensure all projects shot in the territory followed the proper guild regulations. Rosi will share with you her plethora of experience and knowledge on working directly with guilds and unions to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks on your project, and that your set and production run smoothly.

In this exclusive Stage 32 webinar, Rosi will walk you through everything you need to know about rules, contracts, and negotiations with guilds and unions so your project can run smoothly and efficiently.

Rosi will teach you how to best address the many variables associated with guilds and unions early on in the filmmaking process, so you can minimize surprises and complications during production in order to successfully bring your project to life.

PLUS! Rosi will provide you with exclusive handouts to help you navigate working with guilds and unions on your project. Downloads include:

• Infographic showing how to navigate working with unions & guilds
• Safety bulletins that unions & guilds abide by

If you are a filmmaker, producer, UPM, or involved in the production of creative projects in any capacity, this Stage 32 webinar is a must!

Praise For Rosi's Stage 32 Teaching

"Rosi is phenomenal! She really helped me in understanding the necessary hoops I had to jump through to get my movie made with SAG, IATSE, and WGA." - John M.

“This webinar saved me countless hours and headaches on my production. I'm fortunate to have learned from Rosi instead of making mistakes on my own and learning the hard way!” - Samantha S.

“Rosi is not only incredibly informative, but very personal and funny. She's a joy to work with. Thank you, Stage 32, for providing a platform for her to educate.” - Margaret L.