AFM Local 47 proudly participated for the second time at the Burbank Media Industry Expo & Job Fair at Woodbury University on August 1.
Sponsored by the City of Burbank, this year’s 2nd-annual event event welcomed over 5,000 attendees ranging from students and newcomers to seasoned industry professionals, fostering valuable conversations and connections across the media landscape.
Pictured: AFM Local 47 EMD Business Representative Russell Winkler and Communications Director Linda Rapka.
We have received several recent reports about an email making the rounds using our AFM Local 47 logo which pretends to be from Local 47 staff with the subject line “New project open for bidding” and containing a “Request for Project Proposals (RPP)” in the body of the message. Please be aware that these messages are a common email spoofing/phishing scam, and we encourage anyone who receives such a message NOT TO CLICK any links, NOT TO REPLY to the email, and to DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY.
Should you have any questions about this matter, or if you receive a suspicious message that mentions AFM Local 47 in the future, please email webmaster@afm47.org.
On Sunday, July 27, 2025, dozens of members of AFM Local 47 and WGA West joined the 50501-hosted rally outside CBS headquarters at Television City in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles to support Stephen Colbert following the cancellation of his show. The bi-coastal event saw a similar action take place in New York on the same day. Continue reading
A Message From the AFM Local 47 Election Board
At our July 28, 2025 General Membership Meeting, members voted to fill a vacancy on the Election Board and on 4 Resolutions to amend the bylaws (the membership voted to postpone Resolution 5: Organizing for the next meeting). The results of voting are as follows:
Congratulations to all the AFM Local 47 musicians who worked on these 77th Annual Creative Arts Emmy-nominated shows, scored union in Los Angeles! #unionstrong Continue reading
Together, we did it!
Legislation that expands the funding and modernization of California’s Film and Television Jobs Program has officially passed and been signed into law by Governor Newsom. We achieved this because of your advocacy, your stories, and your determination to protect the jobs that keep this industry alive.
Now we’re asking you to take one more step:
Send a quick thank-you letter to the lawmakers who made this happen.
It only takes a minute, but it sends a powerful message: we see their leadership in standing with us, and we’ll continue to show up and speak out when it matters.
This wasn’t easy. Lawmakers faced a tough budget year and competing priorities, but they heard from you, and they listened. They recognized the urgency of the moment and the importance of sustaining middle-class union jobs, supporting small businesses, and protecting the union jobs that power this industry in California. Continue reading
by Mike Hoffmann, Chief Operating Officer, FMSMF
If you’ve ever sat in a darkened theater and heard your string line swell over the final scene, or caught showing at 2 a.m. of a film you played on, there’s a good chance the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (FMSMF) helped you get paid. FMSMF is a non-profit organization created in 1972 when the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) formed an agreement on how to protect film musicians’ residuals.
Why You Might Have Money Waiting
Wherever you are in the world, if you’ve worked on a movie, series, limited series, or streaming title scored under an AFM contract, we may have money waiting for you. The quickest way to find out is to go to the Unclaimed Residuals page at fmsmf.org and type in your name. Continue reading
AFM Local 47 Secretary/Treasurer Gail Kruvand, Project Director for Labor and Community Partnerships Kent Wong, and Vice President Marc Sazer.
Reverend James Lawson once said: “Non-violence is the science of how you create a world that practices justice, truth, and compassion.”
In response to the growing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting Los Angeles communities, over 1,400 people attended an historic Non-Violent Direct Action Training at the L.A. Convention Center on July 10, 2025, hosted by the LA County Federation of Labor. Continue reading
