September 30, 2015

Film Festival Submissions Open for 5th Workers Unite Film Festival

September 30, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

Submissions for the 5th Annual Workers Unite! Film Festival is now open! The festival will take place from May 4th to May 17th. The Workers Unite Film Festival highlight the struggles and successes of workers in their efforts to unite and organize for social justice in the USA and worldwide. Submission of films for the 2016 season are open starting on October 1st, 2015 – with submissions possible online through Withoutabox.com and FilmFreeways.com.

August 11, 2015

2015 Workers Unite Film Festival Winners

August 11, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

After much deliberation among the judges, we have finalized the list of Best of Festival winners for the 2015 Workers Unite Film Festival. A highlight of some of the honorees is below with the full list at the bottom of this article. Stay tuned for details about a special Awards Ceremony which we will host in the Fall.

May 21, 2015

Media Advisory: World Premiere of “Blood on the Mountain” Brings Labor, Environmentalists Together

May 21, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

Sierra Club and AFL-CIO, in association with the Workers Unite! Film Festival will co-host a world premiere celebrating release of the extraordinary new documentary feature film, “Blood On The Mountain.”

April 20, 2015

Workers Unite Film Festival Season 4 Schedule Now Online

April 20, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

The full Workers Unite Film Festival (WUFF) schedule is now online. This blog highlights just a couple of the screenings that will take place from May 7th until May 27th

April 13, 2015

Workers Unite Film Festival 2015 Preview

April 13, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

Here is a preview of some of the films that will be shown during the Workers Unite Film Festival

March 30, 2015

Take Action for Living Wage and Garment Workers

March 30, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

Workers Unite Film Festival encourages action through Labor Film. Our most recent campaigns are focused around the Fight for 15 and Justice for Garment Workers

February 17, 2015

District Carpenters Article About 2014 Film Festival

February 17, 2015/ Christiaan Perez

This is an article that was written by the District Council of Carpenters about the film festival in 2014

November 16, 2014

Ralph Fasanella, Celebration of the Common Man

November 16, 2014/ American Folk Art Museum/ Christiaan Perez

Ralph Fasanella has a special exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum and Andrew Tilson, executive director of Workers Unite Film Festival, tells us about the importance of Fasanella's work for the labor movement

October 23, 2014

Labor Film Festival Organizers Convene to Expand Labor Film

October 23, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

The Workers Unite Film Festival went to the AFL-CIO headquarters for the Global Labor Film Festival where we met with Labor Film festival organizers from around the country and the world. We shared ideas about how to expand labor film and the possibility of collaborating on major labor film screenings. Check out the article for more information about the conference and a special message from Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO.

October 19, 2014

Submissions open for Workers Unite Film Festival 2014

October 19, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

Submissions are now open for the Fourth Annual Workers Unite Film Festival. Films can be submitted in various categories for the festival which will be in May. The film festival is open to both professional filmmakers, students and workers who are focused developing films about the plight of working people

October 13, 2014

New Economy Film Festival 2014

October 13, 2014/ Downtown Community Television Center/ Christiaan Perez

The New Economy Film Festival is a two-day event that brings four award-winning documentaries, four creative film shorts, and post screening interactive panels to Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) 87 Lafayette Street in New York City. The festival showcases films that address both the challenges or our current economy and pioneering efforts to build a more just, inclusive, and ecologically regenerative system.

September 16, 2014

Labor Pushing for a Better Climate Future

September 16, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

Find out why labor is supporting the People's Climate Mobilization. You can join the movement on September 21st for the 11:30am march calling for more just climate policy.

July 23, 2014

The Turkish Experience at Workers Unite Film Festival

July 23, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

Hear the Turkish reaction to the Workers Unite Film Festival and how we were able to build solidarity with people in Turkey.

June 25, 2014

Workers Unite Film Festival Winners

June 25, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

The Workers Unite Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Workers Unite Film Festival for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Film from the Frontlines and Audience Favorite.

June 17, 2014

Support Labor Film about Walmart Workers

June 17, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

The Workers Unite Film Festival is backing "Can't Take it No More" a film about Walmart Worker Organizing. Find out how you can make sure that this labor film makes it to the big screens and helps the world learn about how Walmart treats its employees

May 06, 2014

HAPPY MAY DAY 2014 - Seattle says $15 an hour is fair!

May 06, 2014/ Christiaan Perez

We are one week out from the 3rd Annual Workers Unite Film Festival and all the fine tuning took a short break today as we went out to join thousands of workers in NYC and millions of workers around the world, celebrate the original workers day of solidarity.

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