Writers Independent Production Agreement - Writers Guild of Canada

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INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) covering FREELANCE WRITERS of THEATRICAL FILMS TELEVISION PROGRAMS and OTHER PRODUCTION between The WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA (the “Guild”) and The CANADIAN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION (“CFTPA”) and THE ASSOCIATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE FILMS ET DE TÉLÉVISION DU QUÉBEC (“APFTQ”) (the “Associations”) November 19, 2006 to December 31, 2008 © 2006 WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA and CANADIAN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION and THE ASSOCIATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE FILMS ET DE TÉLÉVISION DU QUÉBEC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section A: General – All Productions p. 1 Article A1 Recognition, Application and Term p. 1 Article A2 Definitions p. 4 Article A3 General Provisions p. 14 Article A4 No Strike and Unfair Declaration p. 16 Article A5 Grievance Procedures and Resolution p. 16 Article A6 Speculative Writing, Sample Pages and Article A7 Unsolicited Scripts p. 22 Copyright and Contracts; Warranties, Indemnities and Rights p. 24 Article A8 Story Editors and Story Consultants p. 29 Article A9 Credits p. 30 Article A10 Security for Payment p. 42 Article A11 Payments p. 44 Article A12 Administration Fee p. 52 Article A13 Article A14 Insurance and Retirement Plan, Deductions from Writer’s Fees p. 52 Contributions and Deductions from Writer’s Fees in the case of Waivers p. 54 Section B: Conditions Governing Engagement p. 55 Article B1 Conditions Governing Engagement for all Program Types p. 55 Article B2 Optional Bibles, Script/Program Development p. 61 Article B3 Options p. 62 Section C: Additional Conditions and Minimum Compensation by Program Type p. 63 Article C1 Feature Film p. 63 Article C2 Optional Incentive Plan for Feature Films p. 64 Article C3 Television Production (Television Movies) p. 69 Article C4 Television Production (Other than Television Movies) p. 72 Article C5 Television Documentary p. 76 Article C6 Television Variety, Panel, Game and Quiz Shows p. 82 Article C7 Television Magazine Shows p. 85 Article C8 Television Daily Dramatic Serials p. 88 Article C9 Television Continuity p. 91 Article C10 Production Fee p. 93 Article C11 Distribution Royalty p. 98 Article C12 Travel Expenses, Paid Travel Time, and Risk Insurance p. 101
Page 1: IPA 2006-2008 Effective November 19
Page 5 and 6: Appendix G: Declaration of Receipts
Page 7 and 8: ARTICLE A1 - RECOGNITION, APPLICATI
Page 9 and 10: d) For the term of this Agreement,
Page 11 and 12: elated expenses, other than that pa
Page 13 and 14: A219 Documentary Rough Cut Narratio
Page 15 and 16: A233 New Writer means a Writer who
Page 17 and 18: A246 Screen Story means written nar
Page 19 and 20: A259 Television Script (Teleplay) m
Page 21 and 22: to discuss the Script Material, reh
Page 23 and 24: A504 In recognition of the distinct
Page 25 and 26: epresentatives, and any witnesses t
Page 27 and 28: territory, or in Quebec, the Commis
Page 29 and 30: A602 The Producer and the Guild rec
Page 31 and 32: modified to the extent necessary to
Page 33 and 34: provided by the Writer hereunder: i
Page 35 and 36: A714 Acquisition of Further Rights
Page 37 and 38: ii) In all other cases, credits sha
Page 39 and 40: A909 Where a Writer has written an
Page 41 and 42: CREDIT IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY
Page 43 and 44: place of their name in any credit t
Page 45 and 46: A934 All representations made to th
Page 47 and 48: a) the number of Writers receiving
Page 49 and 50: of the Producer. At the Producer’
Page 51 and 52: A1103 When any payment is late, the
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iii) When the only credited Writers
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g) Fair Market Value: The Producer
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Distributor’s Assumption Agreemen
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A1303 Deduction from Writer’s Fee
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ECTION B - CONDITIONS GOVERNING ENG
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meaning, intent, theme, characteriz
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shall apply to all episodes in the
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The Script Fee shall be allocated a
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SECTION C - ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS A
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a) the Guild and the Writer are pro
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C204 Features With Budgets Under $1
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ARTICLE C3 - TELEVISION PRODUCTION
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) based on a Story or Screen Story
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C404 Story or Screen Story 2006 200
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C410 When the Producer contracts fo
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C502 Documentary Initial Proposal o
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iv) on delivery of the Final Script
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OR b) twenty percent (20%) of the W
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C604 Contributing Writers For each
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ARTICLE C7 - TELEVISION MAGAZINE SH
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Budget $70,000 to $100,000 Budget $
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) Script Fees: For each Script on w
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ARTICLE C9 - TELEVISION CONTINUITY
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iii) when the program has grossed o
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C1005 Production Fee On the first d
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$11,000,000 $231,825 plus 2% of $1,
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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 Educational World h) All of
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ARTICLE E2 - DEFINITIONS The follow
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E304 E305 E306 E307 E308 Grievance
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E404 E405 E406 E407 Subsequent Writ
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ANIMATION SECTION This section is s
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110 Prior to contracting an Animati
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123 No purely oral agreement shall
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209 Outline means the scene-by-scen
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ARTICLE 3 - REMUNERATION AND REWRIT
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ARTICLE 5 - INSURANCE AND RETIREMEN
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702 The Producer shall pay for all
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ased on the Script Material are dee
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Meeting and to the Associations to
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917 The Joint Standing Committee sh
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other means of near instantaneous c
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1005 The only other writing credits
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CREDIT IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY
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participate in any fees that may be
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conducted in such a way as to prese
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preliminary alternative to arbitrat
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1047 The Producer shall use best ef
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Please check one of the following:
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Animation Section - Schedule 2 (See
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Animation Section - Schedule 3 Term
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SCHEDULE 4 QUEBEC APPENDIX (ANIMATI
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egularly engaged in creative aspect
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f) In the event of a difficulty of
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Guild may choose to refer the matte
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ASSOCIATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE FILM
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Recognition: 2.1 The Association re
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assertion that work performed under
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8.5 Failure to reach a settlement s
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the terms and conditions of the IPA
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For CFTPA Members: ____ The Produce
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APPENDIX C (See Article A704) IPA 2
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- 3 - 2. All additional terms must
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- 2 - Tentative Credit: ___________
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APPENDIX E (See Article A707, Anima
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(in head credits) (in tail credits)
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1 APPENDIX G INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
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APPENDIX G INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION A
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1 APPENDIX G INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
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successors, assigns, and related co
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193
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Dated this day of , 20__ . Purchase
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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 2006
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- 3 - 2. All additional terms must
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We hereby certify that we are/are n
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Name of Production:________________
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APPENDIX O (See Article E102) CORPO
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APPENDIX Q QUEBEC APPENDIX (IPA) As
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Appendix B and unless such producer
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A403 Not applicable. 3. Translating
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APPENDIX Q - CONT. REGULAR EMPLOYEE
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APPENDIX R Terms Pertaining to APFT
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APPENDIX S Letter of Understanding
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APPENDIX T Letter of Understanding
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APPENDIX V CORPORATE GUARANTEE MEMO
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to the date of such termination by
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Part B - List of Producers Bound by
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INDEX ACCESS TO PRODUCTION Writers
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notices under 927 134 powers of arb
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Gross Fees, definition 207 120 Inde
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third party undertaking A942 40 und
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to be read with terms of Article A1
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Daily Dramatic Serials C802 90-91 D
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Contributing Writers A904(f) 32 Cor
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other productions A1302, A1303 52-5
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for television Documentary Script C
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GRIEVANCES see also ARBITRATION; JO
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LOCKOUT see also STRIKE provisions
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included in definition of Developme
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distribution and use rights D301-D3
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employee of, whose duties include w
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Quebec appendix Appendix Q 211-218
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other productions A246 11 included
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dispute over A1001(iii) 43 Establis
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provisions not applicable to Corpor
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ecognized specialist A106(c) 2 requ
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