Explore our “Other Organizations” category, featuring groups dedicated to assisting actors in unique ways. Since actors often have other jobs in the industry, we’re featuring groups to support those here.
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) is an AFL-CIO affiliated labor union representing 70,000 professional musicians in the United States and Canada.
With a membership of over 10,500 global film industry artists and leaders, an acclaimed film museum and collection, and world-renowned awards for cinematic achievements, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the home of an expertise and reach that is unparalleled.
Since 1982, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has been the trade association responsible for negotiating virtually all industry-wide guild and union contracts.
ASCAP is a performing rights organization of 960,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. We are the only PRO in the US that operates on a not-for-profit basis, and the only one that puts creators first.
Since 1937, the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) has been the official trade association of talent agencies across the U.S., responsible for legislative advocacy and negotiating agency franchise agreements and regulations with the major entertainment guilds.
Our Mission The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation, and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education, and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible professional community, building a lasting impact on creative generations to come.
Through the collective voice of more than 19,500 members that the DGA represents, the Guild seeks to protect directorial teams’ legal and artistic rights, contend for their creative freedom, and strengthen their ability to develop meaningful and credible careers.
The International Cinematographers Guild represents the most talented camera professionals and publicists in the world. The technicians and artisans in our union are the creators of the visual images on the big screen, the television screen and our computer screen.
The International Screenwriters’ Association connects screenwriters with over 5,000 industry professionals searching for top talent.
The Location Managers Guild International / LMGI is a global organization of career location professionals in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards.