If you are a producer or production coordinator looking to tap into Florida's Professional Filmworker crewbase, use the Classification Roster (on the menu bar above) to access over 700 of our members - Florida's most experienced and reliable feature film, television and commercial production workers.  For a hard copy of our complete roster - including those members who have not registered on this site - contact our office staff at 305/594-8585 ext 1. 

The Short-Term Availability List is a directory of 477 members who are available "on the spot."  The list updates weekly and is a great resource for companies working on location in Florida - producers, production coordinators and especially IA members from out-of-state - who need to find skilled dayplayers at the very last minute.

If you are a filmworker interested in joining Local 477, every resource you need is available right here.  Go to the Officers and Staff link on the menu bar and you'll find contact information for the entire executive board. Additionally, the officers of this Local - president, vice president, secretary-treasurer and business manager - are always available to answer your questions.  Would you like to become one of Florida's Professional Filmworkers?  Just email or call us . . . we'll help you every step of the way.

INTRODUCTION TO THE I.A.T.S.E. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC was originally chartered by the American Federation of Labor as the National Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in 1893. Our name has evolved over the course of more than 100 years of geographic and craft expansion as well as technological advancement. The current title, adopted in 1995, more accurately reflects the full scope of our activities in the entertainment industry.  Link to the rest of the story . . . For a fascinating look at our history, link here to "100 Years of Solidarity: 1893 to 1993," the official record of our first one hundred years, showing some of our dark days and a lot of the glory of the IA.

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