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Money After the Credits: How FMSMF Helps Get Film Musicians Paid – Again

by Mike Hoffmann, Chief Operating Officer, FMSMF

If you’ve ever sat in a darkened theater and heard your string line swell over the final scene, or caught showing at 2 a.m. of a film you played on, there’s a good chance the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (FMSMF) helped you get paid. FMSMF is a non-profit organization created in 1972 when the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) formed an agreement on how to protect film musicians’ residuals.

Why You Might Have Money Waiting

Wherever you are in the world, if you’ve worked on a movie, series, limited series, or streaming title scored under an AFM contract, we may have money waiting for you. The quickest way to find out is to go to the Unclaimed Residuals page at fmsmf.org and type in your name. Continue reading

John Williams Receives Lifetime Contribution to Hollywood Award

Renowned composer, Local 47 member John Williams was honored at the 2016 Made in Hollywood Honors event for his works including the locally scored "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." (Photo by Linda A. Rapka/AFM Local 47)

Renowned composer, Local 47 member John Williams was honored at the 2016 Made in Hollywood Honors event for his works including the locally scored “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” (Photo by Linda A. Rapka/AFM Local 47)

Made In Hollywood Honors event honors renowned composer for works including L.A.-scored ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Story & photos by Linda A. Rapka/AFM Local 47

Entertainment industry VIPs, local union officials and political leaders celebrated this year’s Oscar-nominated films made here in California at the Made In Hollywood Honors Oscar event Feb. 4, 2016. Continue reading