Article A8 - Story Editors and Story Consultants (IPA 2024-2027)

Article A8 - Story Editors and Story Consultants

A801

When the duties of individuals include the functions of a Story Editor or Story Consultant, they will be contracted separately as Story Editors or Story Consultants under this Agreement.

A802

Story Editors or Story Consultants shall be contracted on an episodic, daily, weekly or monthly basis.

A803

Story Editors' or Story Consultants' fees shall not be deductible from the Script Fee, Production Fee or Distribution Royalties.

A804

Except as specified in Article A258(b), Story Editors or Story Consultants shall receive on-screen credit, the nature and location of which will be set out in the Story Editors' or Story Consultants' contracts.

A805

A Story Editor shall not be eligible for a writing credit or any portion of the Script Fees, Production Fee or Distribution Royalties for any Rewrite.

A806

A Story Editor who writes a Story or Screen Story, or complete Script under Articles C402, C403, C501, C601, C602, C603, C606 or C701 shall be separately contracted as a Writer for such Script Material and shall be eligible for a writing credit and that portion of the Production Fee and Distribution Royalties set out in Article A1109(a) for any such Story or Screen Story, or complete Script.

A807

A Story Consultant who writes, re-writes or polishes any Script Material shall be separately contracted as a Writer for such services and shall be eligible for a writing credit and that portion of the Production Fee and Distribution Royalties set out in Article A1109(a) for the above work.

A808

For the purposes of this Article only, when a Story Editor is contracted in additional capacities, the Producer shall allocate a representative portion of that individual's fees as Story Editor Gross Fees.

A809

Effective for Series commencing principal photography on or after January 1, 2025:

A Qualifying Series shall have a minimum of two (2) Story Editors during the period from the commencement of principal photography until the later of the delivery of the “white production draft” for all episodes of the Series or the completion of three quarters of the principal photography schedule. The Producer shall designate the senior Story Editor, who shall be meaningfully consulted regarding the selection of one (1) additional Story Editor. This requirement shall not apply to a Qualifying Series for which all episodes are initially contracted to be written by a single Writer (including a Team).

For the purposes of Article A809(a) a “Qualifying Series” shall be a scripted Series contracted under Article C4 meeting all of the following criteria:

i.	intended episode lengths of one broadcast half-hour or one broadcast hour;
ii.	greater than six (6) episodes; and,
iii.	a per episode Budget of greater than $1,500,000 in the case of a Series with intended episode lengths of one broadcast half-hour and $2,500,000 in the case of a Series with intended episode lengths of one broadcast hour.

For clarity, the required Story Editors engaged on a Qualifying Series during principal photography may be engaged on an episodic basis in accordance with Article A802.

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