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i) whom the CMPA or APFTQ confirms by written notice to be amember in good standing;ii) who has maintained an active production entity with establishedoffices and staff for the previous four years, and has engaged Guildmembers or SARTEC members for a minimum of eight hours ofcompleted programming;iii) who has had a good track record for payment of Guild membersexcluding minor infractions;iv) a Producer who is wholly-owned by a production entity which meetsthe above criteria.A1005 The Producer shall give the Guild notice within thirty (30) days prior tothe start of principal photography of its intention to provide a corporateguarantee.A1006 Should the option for a corporate guarantee be denied, a timely requesthaving been made, the Producer shall have recourse to the followingappeal procedure:i) the Guild meet with the Producer within five (5) business days ofdenial of a request;ii) an appeal committee shall be formed which will consist of theDirector of Industrial Relations of the Guild and a representative ofthe relevant Associations;iii) should there be no consensus at this meeting, the Producer shall postthe cash bond required by the Guild as a gesture of good faithpending the outcome of presenting its case in front of the JointStanding Committee as set out in Article A5 of this Agreement; andiv) should the Joint Standing Committee rule in the Producer’s favour,the Guild will immediately return the cash bond, with interest ifapplicable, and accept the alternative security payment agreed to bythe Joint Standing Committee.ARTICLE A11 – PAYMENTSA1101 To the extent it applies the GST (and/or Provincial and/or harmonizedsales tax) shall be paid in addition to all amounts set out in this agreement.A1102 Upon receipt of materials as scheduled in the Writer’s contract, the44
Producer shall pay all sums due to the Writer within fifteen (15) calendardays and no payments shall be contingent upon the acceptance or approvalby the Producer of the Writer’s material.A1103 When any payment is late, the Producer shall pay that Writer, Story Editor,Story Consultant or the Guild as the case may be, interest on the overduesum at the rate of 24% per annum, computed on a monthly basis.A1104 Payment shall be made directly to the Writer, Story Editor or StoryConsultant unless written authorization has been received by the Producerfrom the Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant authorizing payment to athird party.A1105 No portion of any minimum fee provided in this Agreement shall bedeferred for any reason.A1106 When making any payment to a Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultantthe Producer shall specify the production and the date of contract and thedetails of the calculation of the payment.A1107 Subject to Article B108, no rights in any Script Material covered by thisAgreement shall be conveyed by the Writer to the Producer until the totalScript Fee has been received by the Writer, or until the Writer receivesnotice, in terms of Article B107, that the Producer does not wish theWriter to proceed with the Script and all amounts due up to or upon suchtermination have been received by the Writer. If the Production Fee is notpaid on or before the first day of principal photography, notice of defaultshall be given to the Producer. If the Producer does not cure such defaultwithin seven (7) days of receipt of notice, the rights conveyed by theWriter shall revert to the Writer, subject to reconveyance of the rights tothe Producer upon payment.A1108 In the event that a Writer fails to meet a deadline specified in his or hercontract, the Producer may decline to deal further with the Writer, beingobliged to pay only for work already completed and delivered on time.However, if a Writer fails to meet a deadline specified in his/her contractby reason only of the Writer’s incapacity which adversely affects theprogress of production in a material way or unreasonable refusal to deliver45
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 30 and 31: A604 When a Producer is considering
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 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
Page 80 and 81: ) based on a Story or Screen Story
Page 82 and 83: C404 Story or Screen Story2012 2013
Page 84 and 85: a) based on a Story or Screen Story
Page 86 and 87: 60 minutes or less 3,810 3,886 3,92
Page 88 and 89: C510i) on signing of the contract 1
Page 90 and 91: ORb) twenty percent (20%) of the Wr
Page 92 and 93: C604 Contributing WritersFor each i
Page 94 and 95: ARTICLE C7 - TELEVISION MAGAZINE SH
Page 96 and 97: 3 minutes orlessEachadditionalminut
Page 98 and 99: ) 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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