Writers Guild of America West
We are the Writers Guild of America West, a labor union composed of the thousands of writers who write the content for television shows, movies, news programs, documentaries, animation, and digital media that keep audiences constantly entertained and informed.
Writers Guild of America West
If you have a problem or question concerning bonuses, initial compensation, late payments, merchandising, publishing or separated rights, program fees, theatrical reacquisition, videogames based on covered movies or TV shows, character payments, or other terms and conditions of your employment or sale of literary material to a signatory company, email the Contracts Department or call (323) 782 ...
Writers Guild of America Calls Strike, Effective Tuesday, May 2
May 2, 2023 · Los Angeles – Following the unanimous recommendation of the WGA Negotiating Committee, the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Council of the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.
Schedule of Minimums - Writers Guild of America Award for …
Writers Guild of America 2023 Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement. This schedule covers the entire term of the 2023 Basic Agreement, but is not a substitute for the Basic Agreement.If there is any inconsistency between this schedule and …
How to Become a Member Dashboard Dashboard - Writers Guild …
ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP RULES. Comedy-Variety If three (3) or fewer writers are employed to write literary material for the same comedy-variety program for television, each writer shall be accorded the number of units for teleplay applicable to a program of the same duration (as may be adjusted pursuant to the applicable time period" provisions in Appendix A of the MBA).
Writers Guild of America West
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Meredith Stiehm - Writers Guild of America Award for Television ...
Meredith Stiehm has been a Guild member since 1994, and served on the Board of Directors for six years before becoming WGAW President. She was a writer and executive producer of Homeland (Showtime) for five years—winning the Emmy, Golden Globe, Writers Guild, and Peabody Awards for drama series. She was the co-creator and executive producer of The Bridge (FX), winner of a 2013 Peabody Award ...
2024 Writers Guild Awards: Winners Announced
Los Angeles and New York – Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) announce the winners of the 2024 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories during concurrent ceremonies.. SCREENPLAY WINNERS. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson ...
Summary of the 2023 WGA MBA Dashboard Dashboard - Writers …
Development room premiums: Writers of any title working in pre-greenlight rooms of at least 3 writers—including a pre-greenlight room between seasons of a show—will be paid premium rates up to guarantees of 19 weeks.If writers are guaranteed 20 weeks or more the premium doesn’t apply. The development room rates will be 25% above the highest regular room rate.
A History of WGA Contract Negotiations and Gains
1988 – The Guild struck the AMPTP for 22 weeks, the longest strike in its history. Gains included an increase in residuals for reuse of free television product on basic cable to 2.0% of the license fee; residuals negotiated for made-for-basic cable product; and improvements in creative rights for the writers of original screenplays and television movies.