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mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement for disposition insuch manner and for such purposes as may be determined in the absoluteand unfettered discretion of the Guild and the broker mutually agreedupon by the parties to this Agreement.A1306 All contributions and Writer deductions for the Insurance and Retirementplan, and all Non-member Equalization payments made pursuant to thisArticle shall be made payable to the agent or broker mutually agreed uponby the Parties to this Agreement. Deductions from Writer’s Fees for GuildDues shall be made payable to the Guild. All payments shall be sent to theGuild office, and shall be payable monthly on or before the 15th of themonth following the earning of such fees.A1307 All deductions required by this Article will be remitted with informationon the Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant, the contract, the servicescontracted, and such other information as may be agreed upon from timeto time by the parties hereto.ARTICLE A14 – CONTRIBUTIONS ANDDEDUCTIONS FROM WRITER’S FEES IN THE CASE OF WAIVERSA1401 When a Writer or Story Editor has been granted a Writers Guild ofAmerica (WGA) Working Rule 8 Waiver (“Waiver”) and the Producerpays Pension and Health contributions to the WGA pursuant to aSideletter on a Writer or Story Editor’s engagement, the Producer shallpay the Administration Fee as per Article A12 and remit Guild Dues as perArticle A1304 on the Writer or Story Editor’s fees. The Producer shall notbe required to deduct, pay or remit Insurance or Retirement contributionspursuant to Articles A1301 (Insurance), A1302 (Retirement Plan), A1303(Deduction from Writer’s Fees – Retirement Plan) and A1305 (NonmemberEqualization Payments and Deductions).In the case of a WGA member Story Editor who has been granted aWaiver and who also provides other services, the contracted amountallocated to Story Editing duties (but in any event not less than theminimums set out in Article 14K of the WGA Agreement) shall be deemedto be the Story Editor Gross Fees for the purposes of Articles A807(designation of Story Editor fees), A12 (Administration Fee) and A1304(Deduction from Writer’s Fees – Guild Dues).54
SECTION B – CONDITIONS GOVERNING ENGAGEMENTARTICLE B1 – CONDITIONS GOVERNING ENGAGEMENT FOR ALLPROGRAM TYPESScript Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of sixty thousanddollars ($60,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.B101B102B103Any amount in excess of the minimum Script Fees may be paid on aschedule to be negotiated by the Writer and Producer, but in any case shallbe paid in full no later than delivery of the last stage provided for in theoriginal contract. In the case of termination, any amounts in excess of theminimum Script Fees shall be paid pro rata with the minimum Script Fees,and paid at the time of termination.A contract between a Writer and a Producer shall not provide for morethan three stages and a Polish (or, in the case of a documentary Script withNarration, four stages and a Polish) to be prepared by the Writer unless theProducer and the Writer agree on the appropriate additional fee for anyadditional stage.Subsequent to the delivery of the Second Draft Script (Final Script in thecase of a Documentary), or Optional Third Draft, the Producer mayrequest further revisions for which a fee shall be negotiated between theProducer and the Writer.B104 The Producer shall notify the Writer in writing within twenty-five (25)calendar days of the receipt of a Treatment, Outline or First Draft Scriptwhether or not the Producer wants the Writer to proceed with the nextstage. Should the Producer not notify the Writer in writing of its decisionregarding a Treatment, Outline or First Draft Script within the requiredtwenty-five (25) calendar days, the Producer shall be deemed to haveaccepted the Treatment, Outline or First Draft Script and the Writer shallat once proceed to the next stage.B105If the Producer wants the Writer to polish the Second Draft Script, he shallnotify the Writer within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the delivery ofthe Second Draft Script. Such alterations shall not involve any substantialchange in the story or structure, or the introduction of any major characters55
- 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 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 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
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- 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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- Page 102 and 103: iv) when the program has grossed ov
- Page 104 and 105: C1005 Production FeeOn the first da
- Page 106 and 107: $10,500,000 ($231,825 plus 2% of $5
- Page 108 and 109: ) Distributors’ Gross Revenue sha
mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement for disposition insuch manner and for such purposes as may be determined in the absoluteand unfettered discretion <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Guild</strong> and the broker mutually agreedupon by the parties to this Agreement.A1306 All contributions and Writer deductions for the Insurance and Retirementplan, and all Non-member Equalization payments made pursuant to thisArticle shall be made payable to the agent or broker mutually agreed uponby the Parties to this Agreement. Deductions from Writer’s Fees for <strong>Guild</strong>Dues shall be made payable to the <strong>Guild</strong>. All payments shall be sent to the<strong>Guild</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice, and shall be payable monthly on or before the 15th <strong>of</strong> themonth following the earning <strong>of</strong> such fees.A1307 All deductions required by this Article will be remitted with informationon the Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant, the contract, the servicescontracted, and such other information as may be agreed upon from timeto time by the parties hereto.ARTICLE A14 – CONTRIBUTIONS ANDDEDUCTIONS FROM WRITER’S FEES IN THE CASE OF WAIVERSA1401 When a Writer or Story Editor has been granted a <strong>Writers</strong> <strong>Guild</strong> <strong>of</strong>America (WGA) Working Rule 8 Waiver (“Waiver”) and the Producerpays Pension and Health contributions to the WGA pursuant to aSideletter on a Writer or Story Editor’s engagement, the Producer shallpay the Administration Fee as per Article A12 and remit <strong>Guild</strong> Dues as perArticle A1304 on the Writer or Story Editor’s fees. The Producer shall notbe required to deduct, pay or remit Insurance or Retirement contributionspursuant to Articles A1301 (Insurance), A1302 (Retirement Plan), A1303(Deduction from Writer’s Fees – Retirement Plan) and A1305 (NonmemberEqualization Payments and Deductions).In the case <strong>of</strong> a WGA member Story Editor who has been granted aWaiver and who also provides other services, the contracted amountallocated to Story Editing duties (but in any event not less than theminimums set out in Article 14K <strong>of</strong> the WGA Agreement) shall be deemedto be the Story Editor Gross Fees for the purposes <strong>of</strong> Articles A807(designation <strong>of</strong> Story Editor fees), A12 (Administration Fee) and A1304(Deduction from Writer’s Fees – <strong>Guild</strong> Dues).54
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