Is there a union for cinematographers? The first cinematographers union, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 644 was established in New York in 1926, followed by unions in Los Angeles and Chicago, but it wasn’t until 1996 that Local 600 was born as a national guild. In 2015 the Guild chose Rebecca Rhine as its first female executive director.Where is the international cinematographers guild interview collection? The International Cinematographers Guild Interview Collection is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The collection contains nearly 300 oral and visual history interviews. The official publication of the guild is the International Cinematographers Guild Magazine ( ICG Magazine ).When was icg magazine founded? First published in February 1929 as the International Photographer, it changed its name to ICG Magazine in 1999. Its current executive director is David Geffner, who previously worked in postproduction for Paramount Pictures and The Walt Disney Company, and in story creation for Walt Disney Animation.
International Cinematographers Guild of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) ICG 669 represents camera professionals and unit publicists from Western Canada working in all phases of Motion Picture productions filmed or digitally recorded. This website is dedicated to showcasing our Directors of Photography.