Director David Findlay has joined the roster of Canadian production house Radke Films. An alum of SHOOT’s 2019 New Directors Showcase, Findlay recently signed with Farm League for commercial representation in the U.S. Findlay was honored with the title of Vimeo Breakout Creator of the Year in 2022 as well as a Silver for the 2023 Young Directors Award–the latter distinction coming for his short film, Lay Me By the Shore. The film delicately portrays Noah, a transgender teenager grappling with grief over the loss of his best friend, as he navigates his final months of high school. Findlay latest work includes the music video for “Leaning into Your Palms,” by Austyn Gillette. This six-minute film artfully depicts a poignant sibling relationship through snapshots over the years, brought to life by Agathe Rousselle of Titane fame and Gillette himself…
SAG-AFTRA Calls For A Strike Against “League of Legends”
"League of Legends" is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood's actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a strike against "League of Legends" on Tuesday, arguing that Formosa Interactive attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on an unrelated title.
Formosa tried to "cancel" the unnamed video game, which was covered by the strike, shortly after the start of the work stoppage, SAG-AFTRA said. The union said when Formosa learned it could not cancel the game, the company "secretly transferred the game to a shell company and sent out casting notices for 'non-union' talent only." In response, the union's interactive negotiating committee voted unanimously to file an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board and to call a strike against "League of Legends" as part of that charge.
"League of Legends" is one of Formosa's most well-known projects. The company provides voiceover services for the game, according to SAG-AFTRA.
SAG-AFTRA has accused Formosa of interfering with protections that allow performers to form or join a union and prevent those performers from being discriminated against — a move the union called "egregious violations of core tenets of labor law."
Formosa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "League of Legends" developer Riot Games said that the company "has nothing to do" with the union's complaint.
"We want to be clear: Since becoming a union project five years ago, 'League of Legends' has only asked Formosa to engage with union... Read More