Article C1 - Feature Film (IPA 2024-2027)

Article C1 - Feature Film

Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of eighty-two thousand dollars ($82,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.

The Writer(s) of a Feature Film shall be paid at least the minimum compensation set out below:

Feature Film Script Fees		May 22, 2024	March 15, 2025	February 1, 2025
C101	Script	$66,148	$68,794	$71,202
C102	Original Treatment	$29,732	$30,921	$32,003
C103	Treatment based on Script Material supplied	$19,846	$20,640	$21,362
C104	Script from existing Treatment	$42,938	$44,656	$46,219
C105	First Draft from existing Treatment	$23,150	$24,076	$24,919
C106	Second Draft from existing First Draft	$19,844	$20,638	$21,360
C107	Rewrite:
	a) by the original Writer	$32,397	$33,693	$34,872
	b) by another Writer	$42,938	$44,656	$46,219
C108	Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Script or Story and Script	$23,123	$24,048	$24,890
C109	Polish	$9,907	$10,303	$10,664
C110	Third Draft (Optional, when Writer has been contracted and paid for a Full Script under C101)	$16,538	$17,200	$17,802

C111

A Feature Film Script may be contracted:

i.	as an existing Script;
ii.	as a complete Script with or without right of termination;
iii.	as a Script from an existing Treatment, with or without right of termination;
iv.	as the following single element or components of a Script: Treatment, First Draft, Second Draft, Rewrite, Polish, Narration.

C112

When the Producer contracts for a complete Feature Film Script, with or without the right of termination, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
a)

i.	on signing of the contract	10%
ii.	on delivery of the Treatment	25%
iii.	on delivery of the First Draft Script	35%
iv.	on delivery of the Second Draft Script	30%

OR
b) When the Producer contracts for a complete Feature Film Script without a Treatment, and with or without the right of termination, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	10%
ii.	on delivery of the First Draft Script	55%
iii.	on delivery of the Second Draft Script	35%

C113

When the Producer contracts for a Feature Film Script based on an existing Treatment, with or without the right of termination, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	10%
ii.	on delivery of the First Draft Script	60%
iii.	on delivery of the Second Draft Script	30%

C114

When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Feature Film Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	25%
ii.	on delivery of the material	75%

Documentary Feature Film Script Fees		May 22, 2024	March 15, 2025	February 1, 2026
C115	Documentary Feature Film Script	$32,177	$33,464	$34,635
C116	Documentary Feature Film Initial Proposal or Outline	$9,654	$10,040	$10,391
C117	Documentary Feature Film Script based on Initial Proposal or Outline*	$26,707	$27,775	$28,747
C118	Documentary Feature Film Rewrite	$9,330	$9,703	$10,043
C119	Documentary Feature Film Polish	$4,665	$4,852	$5,022
C120	Documentary Feature Film Written Narration	$16,325	$16,978	$17,572

*which is provided by the Producer to the Writer, from which the Writer proceeds directly to a Documentary Treatment or Shooting Script without preparing a Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline (This Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline shall be appended to the contract if not contracted under this Agreement.)

C121

A Documentary Feature Film Script may be contracted:

i.	as an existing Script;
ii.	as a complete Script with or without right of termination;
iii.	as a Script from Outline or Proposal;
iv.	as the following single elements or components of a Script: Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline, Polish, Rewrite; as Narration without right of termination.

C122

When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Feature Film Script, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	10%
ii.	on delivery of the Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline	20%
iii.	on delivery of the Documentary Treatment or Shooting Script	40%
iv.	on delivery of the Final Script	30%
	OR
iv.	on delivery of the Documentary Rough Cut Narration Script	15%
	AND on delivery of the Documentary Final Narration Script	15%

C123

When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Feature Film Script based on a Documentary Feature Film Initial Proposal or Outline contracted under this Agreement, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	10%
ii.	on delivery of the Documentary Treatment or Shooting Script	60%
iii.	on delivery of the Final Script	30%
	OR
iii.	on delivery of the Documentary Rough Cut Narration Script	15%
	AND on delivery of the Documentary Final Narration Script	15%

C124

When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Documentary Feature Film Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	25%
ii.	on delivery of the stage	75%

C125

When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Feature Film Narration without right of termination, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:

i.	on signing of the contract	25%
ii.	on delivery of the Documentary Rough Cut Narration	50%
iii.	on delivery of the Documentary Final Narration	25%

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