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STUNT LEGENDS: Man of Action Jack Gill’s Quest To Gain Academy Award Recognition For Stunt Professionals. Part 2.

What’s up, Actionites? We are back with Part 2 of our Jack Gill interview. You can see part 1 here if you missed it. Jack is receiving the Man of Action Award at ActionFest 2012 in part because of his amazing stunt career, but also largely because of the cause he has taken up, [...]

Stuntman Jack Gill Leads The Fight For The Academy to Recognize Stuntwork

Crusading for the Academy Awards to honor stunt coordinators

Hey Women and Men of Action- I’m sure you are all keenly aware that ActionFest isn’t just about adrenaline. We also exist to promote, encourage, and celebrate and men and women who make the action happen on screen: the stunt performers. But The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, otherwise known as The [...]

The Action Academy: ActionFest Honors The Stunt Community

This might be old news to some, but not to us. Once again this year The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AKA “The Academy”) has declined to offer an award to honor the stunt community. The campaign to add an Academy Award catagory for stunt coordinators has been led for the past 20 [...]