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A1109the Script Material the Producer may elect, by written notice to the Writer,to terminate the Producer’s obligation to accept delivery and pay for anyScript Material due on or after the missed deadline (the “Late Material”),notwithstanding that the contract may specifically deny the Producer’sright to terminate. If the Producer delivers such notice, the Producer shallbe deemed to have acquired a license in the Script Material delivered priorto the missed deadline and shall be entitled to engage one or more otherWriters to write the Late Material. Producer shall remain obligated to thefirst Writer for his/her share of any Production Fee and DistributionRoyalty which may become due as a consequence of the Producer’s use ofthat first Writer’s Script Material.Division of Production Fee Among Credited WritersWhere it is necessary to divide any Production Fee or Distribution Royaltyamong the credited Writers, the division shall be as follows:a) All Programs Except Variety Programs and Documentariesi) The credited Writer(s) of the Story or Screen Story contracted underthis Agreement shall share equally twenty percent (20%);ii) If a Writer has been contracted to write a Story or Screen Story foran episode of a Series, and an Outline is required from anotherWriter, then ten percent (10%) shall be paid to the Writer of theStory or Screen Story, and ten percent (10%) shall be paid to theWriter of the Outline;iii) The credited Writer(s) of the Script contracted under this Agreementshall share equally one hundred percent (100%) if there is no Storyor Screen Story credit, or eighty percent (80%) where there is a Storyor Screen Story credit;iv) When no Story or Screen Story is contracted separately, the Outlineshall be deemed to include the Story or Screen Story.b) Variety and Magazine Format Programsi) When the only credited Writers have been contracted as ShowWriters or Program Writers, they shall share equally one hundredpercent (100%);ii) When the credited Writers have been contracted as Show Writers orProgram Writers and Contributing Writers, the Contributing Writers46
shall receive a percentage based on the number of minutes in theProgram written by each such Contributing Writer divided by thenumber of minutes in the Program, and the balance shall be sharedequally among the credited Show Writers;iii) When the only credited Writers have been contracted asContributing Writers, one hundred percent (100%) shall be sharedamong them, based on the number of minutes in the Programwritten by each such Contributing Writer divided by the number ofminutes in the Program.c) Documentariesi) When Writers are contracted for the writing of a Documentary andfor the writing of Narration, and more than one Writer is credited,the Production Fee will be divided sixty percent (60%) to thecredited Documentary Writer(s) and forty percent (40%) to thecredited Narration Writer(s). In such an event, when more than oneWriter is credited for the Documentary or Narration Script, the sixtypercent (60%) Documentary Production Fee and forty percent(40%) Narration Production Fee shall be divided equally among thecredited Documentary or Narration Writers.ii)Documentaries without Narration. In the case of Documentarieswithout a Narration Script, the amount of the Production Fee andDistribution Royalties which shall be due to the Writer(s) shall beequal to sixty percent (60%) of the Production Fee and DistributionRoyalties as calculated in accordance with the appropriate formulain C10 and C11. For further clarity, no additional writing shall berequested from the Writer after the delivery of the DocumentaryTreatment or Shooting Script.A1110Distribution Royalty Payments:a) Distribution Royalty payments shall be made only to credited Writerscontracted under this Agreement. Such payments, if any, shall be madeas per the reporting periods below. When payments to any other partyentitled to a share of the Distributors’ Gross Revenue are made moreoften, the Writer shall be accorded equal treatment. The Producer mayelect to make Distribution Royalty payments more frequently.47
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 50 and 51: i) whom the CMPA or APFTQ confirms
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
Page 100 and 101: 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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