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A604 When a Producer is considering engaging a Writer in the category of dramaor Documentary and the Writer has no credits or written sample of his/herwork for the appropriate category, the Producer may request the Writer towrite sample pages which shall not be directly related to the prospectiveengagement provided that:i) the sample pages will be a maximum of ten standard form pages; andii) all rights remain with the Writer.A605 Subject to Article A602, should a Producer wish revisions to an unsolicitedScript, a contract for the Script must be entered into with the Writer before acontract for revisions is negotiated.ARTICLE A7 – COPYRIGHT AND CONTRACTS: WARRANTIES,INDEMNITIES AND RIGHTSA701 All rights negotiated under this Agreement or in any individual contractbetween a Writer and a Producer shall be in the form of a license from theWriter to the Producer for a specific use during a specified term of whateverright is in question. The Writer’s copyright shall not be assigned. Thecopyright herein referred to is the copyright in the Writer’s Script Material,which is separate and distinct from the copyright in the Feature Film orprogram.A702 Whenever the Producer contracts a Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant,a fee for the work contracted shall be negotiated and a contract signedbefore the Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant begins work.A703 No purely oral agreement shall be binding, nor shall it constitute groundsfor an investigation of a complaint by either of the parties concerned.Every contract shall be signed before the work begins on a contractedScript, and before any requested revision is begun or before productionbegins, whichever is sooner, in the case of an unsolicited Script.A704 A contract with a Writer or Story Editor shall be in the form of Appendix Cor D. All additional terms must be added as a rider to the form.A705 All the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to be included in eachindividual contract between a Producer and a Writer, Story Editor or StoryConsultant, except where specific terms more beneficial to the Writer, Story24
Editor or Story Consultant are included in the individual contract in place ofthe relevant minimum terms in this Agreement. If any provision of anindividual contract conflict with the minimum terms and conditions of thisAgreement, then this Agreement shall prevail, and in such event theconflicting provisions of the individual contract shall be deemed to bemodified to the extent necessary to cause it to conform to the terms andconditions of this Agreement and, as modified, the individual contract shallcontinue in full force and effect.A706 When two or more Writers are involved in the writing of a Script, eachWriter shall have an individual contract with the Producer, except in thecase of a Team, in which case there may be one contract.A707 A Notice of Engagement form as in Appendix E shall be filed with theGuild if there is not yet a signed contract. A copy of every contract betweena Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant and any Producer adhering to thisAgreement shall be deposited with the Guild office by the Producer withinseven (7) days of the signing of the contract. Copies of contracts providedto the Guild are to be strictly confidential between the Producer, the Writer,Story Editor or Story Consultant, and officers of the Guild. The informationcontained in these contracts is not to be released by the officers of the Guildto any other persons.A708 a) Nothing in this Agreement or any individual contract to which thisAgreement applies shall diminish any otherwise-existing right of theWriter to collect any of the so-called “author’s share” of Secondary UsePayments in connection with any production based on Script Material.b) Nothing in this Agreement or any individual contract to which thisAgreement applies shall diminish any otherwise-existing right of theProducer to collect any of the so-called “producer’s share” of SecondaryUse Payments in connection with any production based on ScriptMaterial.c) In this Section A708, “Secondary Use Payments” means the net amountscollected and then distributed by collective societies” (e.g. SACD,AGICOA) in respect ofi) the retransmission outside North America, and/or25
Page 1 and 2: IPA2012-2014Effective November 1, 2
Page 3: TABLE OF CONTENTSSection A: General
Page 6 and 7: Note:Capitalized words in this Agre
Page 8 and 9: Guild that for reasons of conscienc
Page 10 and 11: A113 During the period of renegotia
Page 12 and 13: A211 Daily Dramatic Serial means a
Page 14 and 15: A227 Free Television means the exhi
Page 16 and 17: A239 Pilot means the sample episode
Page 18 and 19: asic narrative, idea, or theme and
Page 20 and 21: Show Writer (Variety) means a perso
Page 22 and 23: ARTICLE A4 - NO STRIKE AND UNFAIR D
Page 24 and 25: or fifteen (15) business days prior
Page 26 and 27: v) the Joint Standing Committee sha
Page 28 and 29: A525 The decision of the Arbitrator
Page 32 and 33: ii) the performance, communication
Page 34 and 35: e) Either party upon receipt of not
Page 36 and 37: A802 Story Editors or Story Consult
Page 38 and 39: ) Where a Writer has made a substan
Page 40 and 41: When Writers’ names are separated
Page 42 and 43: proposes a Writer who is also a dir
Page 44 and 45: Material as available relating to t
Page 46 and 47: A939 The decision of the Arbitrator
Page 48 and 49: emain responsible for all obligatio
Page 50 and 51: i) whom the CMPA or APFTQ confirms
Page 52 and 53: A1109the Script Material the Produc
Page 54 and 55: ) At least annually and while the p
Page 56 and 57: A1113payments to which the Writer o
Page 58 and 59: Pilot, etc.) or $2,000 per episode
Page 60 and 61: mutually agreed upon by the parties
Page 62 and 63: not included in the Script. One Pol
Page 64 and 65: B113a) Where a Writer originates in
Page 66 and 67: c) Should the Producer wish to cont
Page 68 and 69: ii) what the development format is
Page 70 and 71: SECTION C - ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS A
Page 72 and 73: C117 Documentary Feature Film Polis
Page 74 and 75: paid as follows:a) on signing of th
Page 76 and 77: v) All or part of the Script Fee an
Page 78 and 79: ARTICLE C3 - TELEVISION PRODUCTION
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) based on a Story or Screen Story
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C404 Story or Screen Story2012 2013
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a) based on a Story or Screen Story
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60 minutes or less 3,810 3,886 3,92
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C510i) on signing of the contract 1
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ORb) twenty percent (20%) of the Wr
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C604 Contributing WritersFor each i
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ARTICLE C7 - TELEVISION MAGAZINE SH
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3 minutes orlessEachadditionalminut
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) Script Fees:For each Script on wh
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ARTICLE C9 - TELEVISION CONTINUITYW
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iv) when the program has grossed ov
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C1005 Production FeeOn the first da
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$10,500,000 ($231,825 plus 2% of $5
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) Distributors’ Gross Revenue sha
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c) evidence, satisfactory to the Gu
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SECTION D - OTHER PRODUCTION: SPONS
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ARTICLE D3 - DISTRIBUTION AND USE R
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g) All EducationalWorldh) All of th
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ARTICLE E2 - DEFINITIONSThe followi
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E304E305E306E307E308Grievance Proce
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E404E405E406E407Subsequent WriterIf
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ANIMATION SECTIONThis section is se
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110 Prior to contracting an Animati
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123 No purely oral agreement shall
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205 Collective Society means a soci
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contribution to a Final Script; pro
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ii) on delivery of the material 75%
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503 Deduction From Animation Writer
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to Article 807, the Producer shall
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902 A Grievance is defined as a dif
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912 The Association’s representat
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920 Arbitration. Within two (2) wee
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Association des Producteurs de Film
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LIMITATION OF NUMBER OF WRITERS1009
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DUTY OF PRODUCER TO NOTIFY1018 No l
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1025 The Guild shall forward notice
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1034 The decision of the Arbitrator
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c) the Producer and the Guild are n
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1. a) In the case of a Blended Prod
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Please check one of the following:F
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Animation Section - Schedule 2(See
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Animation Section - Schedule 3Terms
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Animation Section will also bind al
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B. When a Writer is engaged to tran
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SCHEDULE 4 - CONT.REGULAR EMPLOYEE
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APPENDIX ANEGOTIATION PROTOCOLTHE W
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4. Agreement to Bargain in Good Fai
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the Guild may not have complied wit
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(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)subject to the bo
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For CMPA Members:____ The Producer
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APPENDIX C(See Article A704)IPA 201
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-3-2. All additional terms must be
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-2-Tentative Credit: ______________
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APPENDIX E(See Article A707, Animat
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B) Production personnel sharing cre
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APPENDIX GINDEPENDENT PRODUCTION AG
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in the Production to the Distributo
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are assumed by the Distributor here
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Dated this day of , 20__ .Purchaser
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Dated this day of , 20__.Purchaser
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Dated this ________ day of ________
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APPENDIX M(See Section F)IPA 2012-2
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-3-2. All additional terms must be
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We hereby certify that we are/are n
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AncillaryMaterials:________________
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APPENDIX O(See Article E102)CORPORA
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APPENDIX QQUEBEC APPENDIX (IPA)As t
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A105 Subject to the provisions of A
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conditions of Article A4 of the IPA
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APPENDIX Q - CONT.REGULAR EMPLOYEE
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APPENDIX RTerms Pertaining to APFTQ
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APPENDIX T
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APPENDIX VCORPORATE GUARANTEEMEMORA
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to the date of such termination by
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APPENDIX X
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22 Minutes X Inc.22 Minutes XI Inco
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Big Soul Productions, Inc.Big Widge
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Cradle Will Fall Productions Inc.Cr
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Frantic Manitoba Productions, Inc.F
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Johnny Test IV ProductionsJohnson P
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Missing Productions II CorpMissing
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Prairie Pants Productions IVPrairie
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Shaftesbury Development Inc.Shaftes
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Take It Personally Productions, Inc
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Part B - List of Producers Bound by
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Code2 Productions Inc for “Franni
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Johnny Test Productions Inc. for Jo
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Nelvana Ltd for the production “J
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WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA366 Adelaide
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Writers, Story Editors and Story Co
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Magazine Format Program 1004(c) 141
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definition 215 125minimum 301-303 1
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BIBLEAnimation Bible for APFTQ memb
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CONSULTING see STORY CONSULTANTSCON
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extension of time to complete assig
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Story Consultant/Story Editor A921
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paid to Writer after termination of
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FEATURE FILM see also SCRIPTAnimati
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INSOLVENCY see BANKRUPTCYINSTALMENT
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Television Continuitydistribution r
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application to Appendix T 228NON-CE
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Writer, Story Editor or Story Consu
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Excerpts B116 60Group Writers C412
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Television Production other than Mo
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definition A247 11Excerpts B116 60F
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AFPTQ Appendix Q 216-223conflict wi
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USE FEE ROYALTIES see DISTRIBUTION
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