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{{Infobox union
{{Infobox organization
| name = GIAA
| name = Guild of Italian American Actors
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| affiliation = [[Associated Actors and Artistes of America|AAAA]] ([[AFL-CIO]])
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Carlo Fiorletta
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The '''Guild of Italian American Actors''' ('''GIAA''') was founded in 1937 as the Italian Actors Union (IAU) to protect the rights of Italian American actors in Italian language theatre and was reinvented as GIAA, the Guild of Italian American Actors by then president Paul Borghese in 1998. Borghese served as president from 1998-2002 and currently serves as president Emeritus. He took a dying Union of 67 members to a membership of 500 actors, directors and writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giaa.us |title=GIAA: Guild of Italian American Actors |publisher=GIAA |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XG7fGMYgb_oC&pg=PA221&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=m6oDTdvAMISclgfVorywBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=The Lexicon of Labor: More Than 500 Key Terms, Biographical Sketches, and Historical Insights Concerning Labor in America |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kfrvVDA9v60C&pg=PA509&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=m6oDTdvAMISclgfVorywBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=Music in German immigrant theater: New York City, 1840-1940 |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ERAMyrFPr_wC&pg=PA169&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=m6oDTdvAMISclgfVorywBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=Music Business Handbook and Career Guide |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmzWfmj6VmYC&pg=PA27&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=Z6sDTdSaJsSclgfTxoXTDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=Hollywood Connections: The Secret Resource Book of Contacts for Movie and Television Agents, Casting Directors and Job and Casting Hotlines |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://giaa.us/OldSite/faq.htm |title=GIAA Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=GIAA |access-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref> The guild has jurisdiction over Italian language professional theater, and works to preserve and promote awareness of [[Italian culture]] and heritage. GIAA also provides a [[Casting (performing arts)|casting]] resource to directors and producers seeking [[Italian American]] actors.
The '''Guild of Italian American Actors''' ('''GIAA''') was founded in 1937 as the '''Italian Actors Union''' ('''IAU''') to protect the rights of [[Italian-American]] actors in Italian-language theater and was reinvented as GIAA, the Guild of Italian American Actors by then-president Paul Borghese in 1998. Borghese served as president from 1998 to 2002 and currently serves as president emeritus. He took a dying union of 67 members to a membership of 500 actors, directors, and writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giaa.us |title=GIAA: Guild of Italian American Actors |publisher=GIAA |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XG7fGMYgb_oC&pg=PA221&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=m6oDTdvAMISclgfVorywBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=The Lexicon of Labor: More Than 500 Key Terms, Biographical Sketches, and Historical Insights Concerning Labor in America |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kfrvVDA9v60C&pg=PA509&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=m6oDTdvAMISclgfVorywBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=Music in German immigrant theater: New York City, 1840-1940 |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ERAMyrFPr_wC&pg=PA169&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=m6oDTdvAMISclgfVorywBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=Music Business Handbook and Career Guide |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmzWfmj6VmYC&pg=PA27&dq=%22Guild+of+Italian+American+Actors%22&hl=en&ei=Z6sDTdSaJsSclgfTxoXTDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22Guild%20of%20Italian%20American%20Actors%22&f=false |title=Hollywood Connections: The Secret Resource Book of Contacts for Movie and Television Agents, Casting Directors and Job and Casting Hotlines |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://giaa.us/OldSite/faq.htm |title=GIAA Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=GIAA |access-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref> The guild has jurisdiction over Italian-language professional theater,{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} and works to preserve and promote awareness of [[Italian culture]] and heritage. GIAA also provides a [[Casting (performing arts)|casting]] resource to directors and producers seeking Italian-American actors.


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==GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos==
==GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos==
GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos was an annual film festival and award ceremony celebrating successful short films and videos, as well as scripts.<ref>http://www.giaafilmfest.com</ref> Winners receive awards including the 'GIAA: Italian American Heritage Award', and awards for the best actor, actress, documentary, and animation. An Audience Favorite award was added in 2008. In 2012 the festival was discontinued after 5 years and there is no current plan to restart it.
GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos was an annual film festival and award ceremony celebrating successful short films and videos, as well as scripts.<ref>http://www.giaafilmfest.com</ref> Winners receive awards including the 'GIAA: Italian American Heritage Award', and awards for the best actor, actress, documentary, and animation. An Audience Favorite award was added in 2008. In 2012 the festival was discontinued after five years and there is no current plan to restart it.


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
GIAA was barred from marching in the [[Columbus Day]] Parade in 2002 because it refused to give to parade organizers a list of members who appeared on ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/italian-actors-told-hike-refuse-submit-sopranos-blacklist-article-1.496833 |title=Italian actors told to take a hike: Refuse to submit 'Sopranos' blacklist |publisher=New York Daily News |date=October 15, 2002 |access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>
GIAA was barred from marching in the [[Columbus Day]] Parade in 2002 because it refused to give to parade organizers a list of members who appeared on ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/italian-actors-told-hike-refuse-submit-sopranos-blacklist-article-1.496833 |title=Italian actors told to take a hike: Refuse to submit 'Sopranos' blacklist |publisher=New York Daily News |date=October 15, 2002 |access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>

==Officers==
Current officers can be found on the organization's website. Elections are held every 3 years in April, as of 2007.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Italian American actors]]
* [[List of Italian-American actors]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==Resources==
==Resources==
* {{official website|http://www.giaa.us/}}
* {{official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220091232/http://www.giaafilmfest.com/GIAA_Film_Fest/GIAA_Fest_2009.html GIAA Film Festival]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220091232/http://www.giaafilmfest.com/GIAA_Film_Fest/GIAA_Fest_2009.html GIAA Film Festival]
* [http://giaaus.blogspot.com/ GIAA Blog]
* [http://giaaus.blogspot.com/ GIAA Blog]

Revision as of 06:38, 19 October 2021

Guild of Italian American Actors
AbbreviationGIAA
FormationDecember 20, 1937; 86 years ago (1937-12-20)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, US
Location
  • United States
Membership (2013)
79[1]
President
Carlo Fiorletta
AffiliationsAssociated Actors and Artistes of America
Websitesites.google.com/view/giaa/ Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Italian Actors Union

The Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA) was founded in 1937 as the Italian Actors Union (IAU) to protect the rights of Italian-American actors in Italian-language theater and was reinvented as GIAA, the Guild of Italian American Actors by then-president Paul Borghese in 1998. Borghese served as president from 1998 to 2002 and currently serves as president emeritus. He took a dying union of 67 members to a membership of 500 actors, directors, and writers.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The guild has jurisdiction over Italian-language professional theater,[citation needed] and works to preserve and promote awareness of Italian culture and heritage. GIAA also provides a casting resource to directors and producers seeking Italian-American actors.

Membership (US records)[8]
Finances (US records)[8]
     Assets      Liabilities      Receipts      Disbursements

GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos

GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos was an annual film festival and award ceremony celebrating successful short films and videos, as well as scripts.[9] Winners receive awards including the 'GIAA: Italian American Heritage Award', and awards for the best actor, actress, documentary, and animation. An Audience Favorite award was added in 2008. In 2012 the festival was discontinued after five years and there is no current plan to restart it.

Controversy

GIAA was barred from marching in the Columbus Day Parade in 2002 because it refused to give to parade organizers a list of members who appeared on The Sopranos.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 013-225. Report submitted March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "GIAA: Guild of Italian American Actors". GIAA. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  3. ^ The Lexicon of Labor: More Than 500 Key Terms, Biographical Sketches, and Historical Insights Concerning Labor in America. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Music in German immigrant theater: New York City, 1840-1940. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  5. ^ Music Business Handbook and Career Guide. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  6. ^ Hollywood Connections: The Secret Resource Book of Contacts for Movie and Television Agents, Casting Directors and Job and Casting Hotlines. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  7. ^ "GIAA Frequently Asked Questions". GIAA. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  8. ^ a b US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 013-225. (Search)
  9. ^ http://www.giaafilmfest.com
  10. ^ "Italian actors told to take a hike: Refuse to submit 'Sopranos' blacklist". New York Daily News. October 15, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

Resources

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