IATSE Local 709
IATSE Local 709
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Members
    • Film/Stage/AV Members
    • Cineplex Members
  • Production
    • Current Productions
    • Past Productions
    • Dispensation
    • Production Downloads
  • Industry Links
  • Login
  • More
    • Home
    • About Us
    • Members
      • Film/Stage/AV Members
      • Cineplex Members
    • Production
      • Current Productions
      • Past Productions
      • Dispensation
      • Production Downloads
    • Industry Links
    • Login
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Members
    • Film/Stage/AV Members
    • Cineplex Members
  • Production
    • Current Productions
    • Past Productions
    • Dispensation
    • Production Downloads
  • Industry Links
  • Login

The Province

Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province of Canada. The land on which we are privileged to make movies and television was inhabited by the peoples referenced in the below land acknowledgment from First Light NL.


LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

St. John’s is home to a rich, diverse, and vibrant urban Indigenous community. Located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Beothuk, the lands and waters in and around the City have traditionally served as a gathering place for the Mi’kmaq. The broader region of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to be home to diverse Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. We honour and pay respect to the past, present, and future caretakers of these territories.

The Local

Local 709 was chartered April 2, 2013 and is currently comprised of approximately 250 Motion Picture, Stage Technicians and Theatrical Cinema Employees in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. 


IATSE Local 709 Motion Picture departments are non-seniority-based. We are, instead, based on a structure similar to that of an arts guild, allowing us to match our members' individual talents with the requirements of the job. The Motion Picture departments include but are not limited to:

  • ACCOUNTANTS
  • ANIMAL WRANGLER
  • COSTUMES
  • CRAFT SERVICE
  • DIVING
  • GRIP
  • HAIR
  • LIGHTING
  • MAKE-UP
  • MARINE
  • SCENIC PAINT
  • PROPS
  • SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
  • SET CONSTRUCTION
  • SET DECORATION
  • SET MEDICS
  • SOUND
  • SPECIAL EFFECTS
  • TRANSPORT


IATSE Local 709 Stage departments include but are not limited to:

  • EMPLOYEE
  • STAGEHAND
  • TECHNICIANS
  • RIGGERS

The Executive Board

Business Agent - Natasha Jeffery

businessagent@iatse709.com

President - Andrew Best


Vice President - Melanie Mooney


Secretary - Zoe Dempster


Treasurer - Lori van Thiel


Member At Large Film - Liam Small


Member At Large Stage - Victor Tilley

The Office

Membership Services Coordinator - Lesley Clarke

admin@iatse709.com


Operations Manager - Zoe Dempster

Copyright © 2025 IATSE Local 709 - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

  • Home