Guild of Italian American Actors - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA) was founded in 1937 as the Italian Actors Union (IAU) to protect the rights of Italian American actors. The guild has jurisdiction over Italian language professional theater, and works to preserve and promote awareness of Italian culture and heritage. GIAA also provides a casting

Casting (performing arts)

In the performing arts, casting is a pre-production process for selecting a cast of actors, dancers, singers, models and other talent for a live or recorded performance.-Casting process:...

resource to directors and producers seeking Italian American

Italian American

An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...

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GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos

GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos is an annual film festival and award ceremony celebrating successful short films and videos, as well as scripts. Winners receive awards including the 'GIAA: Italian American Heritage Award', and awards for the best actor, actress, documentary, and animation. An Audience Favorite award was added in 2008.

Controversy

GIAA was barred from marching up Fifth Avenue in 2002 because it refused to turn over to Columbus Day

Columbus Day

Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday...

Parade organizers a list of members who appeared on The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...

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Officers

President- Carlo Fiorletta,
1st Vice President- Carson Grant

Carson Grant

Carson Grant is an American actor and artist from the United States. Grant has created characters and stories in visual mediums as drawings, paintings, in films and on stage.-Early years in Rhode Island:1950s...

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2nd Vice President- Debbie Klaar,
Secretary/Treasurer- Mara Lesemann,
Councilor- Elaine LeGaro,
Councilor- Ron Piretti,
Councilor- Lou Nargi,
Alternate Councilor- Lauren Cozza,
Alternate Councilor- Simcha Borenstein

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