10:00am PST - 1:00pm EST

Join SAG-AFTRA for an introductory presentation that will highlight important education for performers such as the union’s bargaining partners, the commercial audition process, booking a job and much more. 

Hosted by the SAG-AFTRA President's Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement, in this virtual event you’ll have the opportunity to also learn about how ‘session’ and ‘use’ are calculated, working conditions for principal and extra performers, editing, upfronts, addressable and pension & health.

More info HERE.

10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

Productions have ramped back up, festivals are convening in-person once again, vaccines are rolling out, and life is seeming to go back to normal in this close-to-post-covid world. But as an industry in constant evolution, what is the new normal when it comes to getting a film off the ground and in front of audiences? 

Moderator:

• Michael Sládek, Filmmaker/SAGindie New York Consultant

Panelists:

• Milan Chakraborty, Producer
• Pauline Fischer, Producer/Executive
• Matt Grady, Producer/Distributor
• Jonathan Gray, Producer/Entertainment Attorney
• Caddy Vanasirikul, Producer/Executive

More info HERE. 

5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EST

A monthly group providing ongoing support for graduates of Managing Cash Flow at The Actors Fund. Participants receive guidance and troubleshoot individual challenges, while building community and continuing their financial growth and education through discussions, guest speakers, and a financial book club.

Please Note: The Graduate Group meets the third Thursday of each month from 1-3pm (PT), except July and December; In March, June, and October, they will hold the book club meetings in the evenings from 5:00-7:00pm. Participants must have completed both Budgeting Nuts and Bolts and Managing Cash Flow.

More info HERE. 

1:00pm PST / 4:00pm EST

Journalist Jeff Tidwell shares insights and strategies for managing career shifts for 50+ creative professionals.

The world of work and meaningful connection for people over 50 is challenged by a number of factors at any time, but never as dramatically as during Covid-19. The Career Center's Creativity Doesn't Age Speaker Series invites guest speakers who have knowledge and commitment to addressing strategies for their community to connect and engage in creative ways during this time of physical distancing, and beyond. Of course, topics highlighted by their speakers are relevant to arts professionals at all ages and stages of their lives and careers.

More info HERE.

10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

It’s a fact: better interviewers get better job offers. However, the process of interviewing is anxiety-ridden. The key to doing well in an interview is to fully prepare and to practice, practice, practice.

More info HERE. 

4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST

Join an Orientation session for The Actors Fund’s upcoming free online 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses for those in the performing arts and entertainment. MBSR uses meditation, gentle yoga, and inquiry as a way of training people to relate differently to stresses in their lives. The course was originally developed for patients in chronic pain and has since been shown to be beneficial for dealing with stress and anxiety while improving overall well-being.

These MSBR orientation sessions will provide an in-depth look at the course, give an introduction to mindfulness meditation, and answer questions you might have about how mindfulness might be of value to you.

Attending an Orientation session and a brief 1-on-1 online interview are the only prerequisites for taking one of the full courses.

More info HERE. 

12:00pm PST / 3:00pm EST

Getting started with investing does not have to be intimidating–and it’s definitely not just for the wealthy! Join Financial Wellness Counselor Rebecca Selkowe, J.D., and David Maurice Sharp, author of The Thriving Artist, for this informative and engaging webinar specifically designed for creative professionals.

• In Part 1 of this webinar, you will learn the elements of a sound financial plan, including assessing your comfort level with risk, the basics of different types of investments, and ideas for creating a portfolio with limited and varying income.
• In Part 2 of this webinar, they will explore the pieces that comprise our later-life financial resources, including individual retirement accounts, social security income and Union pensions. 

More info HERE. 

Pacific Standard Time

Showrunner Sessions is an ongoing event series where they go one-on-one with a showrunner (or showrunning team) to find out, “What exactly does a showrunner do?” Find out what they look for in a writing staff, the lessons they’ve learned on the job, and their approaches to running the room.

For this session, they enter the Zoom room with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Head Writer and Executive Producer Malcolm Spellman. Hear how he approached crafting the Marvel Studios/Disney+ series, from how he shaped his writers room to how they addressed issues such as race and trauma within the larger story.

More info HERE. 

Pacific Standard Time

Inside the Writers Room/Zoom is an ongoing event series where they gather the writers room of a TV series to learn how their room runs, from how they plan each season and break story to their individual experiences cracking episodes.

For this session, they get a look inside the craft behind the Marvel Studios and Disney+ hit series WandaVision. Moderated by Head Writer and Executive Producer Jac Schaeffer, the entire writing team discusses their process for weaving classic family sitcoms with the characters’ MCU narratives into an emotionally resonant limited series about grief and loss.

More info HERE. 

4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST

Inside the Writers Room/Zoom is their ongoing event series where they gather the writers room of a TV series to learn how their room runs, from how they plan each season and break story to their individual experiences cracking episodes.

For this session, they take a look inside the room of award-winning late night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live to see how the writers navigated the pandemic and turned the crazy national and pop culture news of the past year into memorable sketches.

Panelists:

• Michael Che - Co-Head Writer

• Anna Drezen - Co-Head Writer

• Colin Jost - Co-Head Writer

• Kent Sublette - Co-Head Writer

• Erik Kenward - Writer/Producer

More info HERE.