May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Resources

Dear MPI participant, Life can be very stressful, especially working in the entertainment industry. If we don’t cope with stress in healthy ways, that stress can invite unhealthy coping mechanisms into our lives, multiplying the damage that life stressors already...
705 Launches Mentorship Program

705 Launches Mentorship Program

At an online Town Hall on May 2, 2024, Local 705 announced the launch of the Motion Picture Costumers Mentorship Program. The program will be spearheaded by Landi Maduro, CEO of Bluechild Entertainment and founder and president of Women of Color Filmmakers, a 501c3...
Navigate Difficult Conversations

Navigate Difficult Conversations

Check out Navigate Difficult Conversations, an action module from tEQuitable that provides tips on how to communicate effectively with your colleagues. Motion Picture Costumers IATSE Local 705 offers tEQuitable, an independent and confidential sounding board when you...
The Calm App Is Now Available, Free-of-Charge

The Calm App Is Now Available, Free-of-Charge

MPI is pleased to offer  members and up to five of your dependents access to the Calm app, the number one app for mental fitness, including stress relief. The Calm app is available free-of-charge.  A Calm subscription gives your members unlimited access to the full...
MP3: Motion Picture Preferred Providers

MP3: Motion Picture Preferred Providers

Need to see a physician in Los Angeles or Ventura County? You Now Have More Choice! You now have additional choices through the Motion Picture Preferred Providers (“MP3”) network. Select from one of the following medical groups and pay a $5 co-payment and no...