Luc Besson’s ‘DogMan’ Lands SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement, Opening Door For Talent To Promote Film During Venice Premiere
deadline.comLuc Besson’s DogMan has become one of the first films to receive a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement that will allow talent to do press during the upcoming festival season.
Actors will be allowed to promote the pic at its upcoming premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Given how early it is in process, there are no confirmations of who will be in attendance for the premiere but the cast includes Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Denham and Marisa Berenson.
Following the announcements of the films that would premiere at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, many in the industry wondered whether films without AMPTP studios backing them would be given these agreements allowing them to do press during festivals and this is a good sign you will see more interim agreements allowing promotion.
DogMan was independently financed and currently has no major distributor so it would follow under the guidelines that SAG-AFTRA has been looking at when granting these interim agreements.
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