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SECTION C  - ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND MINIMUMCOMPENSATION BY PROGRAM TYPE

SECTION C  - ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND MINIMUMCOMPENSATION BY PROGRAM TYPE

ARTICLE C1  -  FEATURE FILM

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

Script Fees

2003

2004

2005

C101 Script

45,450

46,359

47,286

C102 Original Treatment

20,427

20,836

21,253

C103 Treatment based on Script Material supplied

13,635

13,908

14,186

C104 Script from Existing Treatment

29,502

30,092

30,694

C105 Rewrite: a)by the original Writer

22,260

22,706

23,160

b)by another Writer

29,502

30,092

30,694

C106 Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Scriptor Story and Script

15,887

16,205

16,529

C107 Polish

6,807

6,944

7,082

C108 Third Draft (Optional, when Writer
has been contracted and paid
for a Full Script under C101)

11,363

11,590

11,822

C109 A Feature Film Script may be contracted:
  1. as an existing Script;

  2. as a complete Script with or without right of termination;

  3. as a Script from an existing Treatment, with or without right of termination;

  4. as the following single element or components of Script:  Treatment, Rewrite, Polish, Narration.
C110 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:
i)   on signing of the contract 15%
ii)  on delivery of the Treatment 25%
iii) on delivery of the First Draft Script 35%
iv)  on delivery of the Second Draft Script 25%
C111 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 15%
ii)  on delivery of the First Draft Script 60%
iii) on delivery of the Second Draft Script 25%
C112 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 material 75%
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