Article 3 - Remuneration and Rewrites (IPA 2024-2027)

Article 3 - Remuneration and Rewrites

301

Animation Writer(s) of Script Material shall be paid at least the minimum compensation (based on the broadcast length of the program) or the negotiable fee, as set out in this Article 3 or, if applicable, the fee set out in Article 302 of this Section. Payment of the Script Fee is the total remuneration payable by the Producer to the Animation Writer unless otherwise negotiated.

302

Animation Scripts:

a.	not based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement; or
b.	based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Animation Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Animation Writer is required to provide an Outline:

-	May 22, 2024	March 15, 2025	February 1, 2026
Under 6 minutes	Negotiable	Negotiable	Negotiable
6-9 minutes	$2,950	$3,391	$3,513
10-15 minutes	$4,561	$5,086	$5,269
16-30 minutes	$9,123	$10,172	$10,538
Over 30 minutes	Negotiable, but no less than the 30-minute rate

303

Animation Scripts:

a.	based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Animation Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Animation Writer proceeds directly to a First Draft Script without preparing an Outline; or
b.	based on an Outline after termination:

-	May 22, 2024	March 15, 2025	February 1, 2026
Under 6 minutes	Negotiable	Negotiable	Negotiable
6-9 minutes	$2,449	$2,814	$2,915
10-15 minutes	$3,786	$4,221	$4,373
16-30 minutes	$7,572	$8,443	$8,747
Over 30 minutes	Negotiable, but no less than the 30-minute rate

304

When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Script (Story, Rewrite, Polish), the Script Fee shall be negotiable between the Animation Writer and Producer.

305

Payment of the negotiated Script Fee shall be as follows:

i.	on delivery of Outline (Treatment in the case of a Feature Film)	20%
ii.	on delivery of First Draft	40%
iii.	on delivery of Second Draft	30%
iv.	on delivery of Polish	10%

Where no Outline (or Treatment in the case of a Feature Film) is required the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:

i.	on delivery of First Draft	50%
ii.	on delivery of Second Draft	40%
iii.	on delivery of Polish	10%

When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a 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%

306

Subsequent to the delivery of the last contracted stage, or termination of an Animation Writer there shall be no restrictions with respect to script changes, rewrites or hiring of another Animation Writer other than as individually negotiated.

307

In extraordinary circumstances, a Producer may seek, and the Guild may enter into, at the Guild's discretion, an agreement with a Producer for a specific Animation Production that permits terms more favourable to such Producer than those set forth in this Section.

308

Animation Bibles

For the purposes of script or program development prior to the contracting of a script, Story, Screen Story or Treatment, a Producer may contract any writer pursuant to this Article to write Animation Development Materials. However, if a Producer contracts an Animation Writer who is a Guild member to write an Animation Bible, the Producer shall contract that Animation Writer under this Agreement. In addition, if the Producer contracts a Guild member to write an Animation Development Proposal or Animation Concept based on written material generated by GAI, the Producer shall contract that writer under this Agreement. In any case, the Producer shall be permitted to contract Guild members and non-Guild members on the same project during development.

309

In contracting for services under Article 308, the Producer and the Animation Writer may include in any contract between them, among other things, terms and conditions pertaining to the following matters:

i.	the type of development format to be written;
ii.	what the development format is to be based upon (e.g. whether based on an idea in written or oral form, created by whom, provided by whom);
iii.	fees in respect of the writing services;
iv.	copyright ownership by either party in, or the Producer's license to, the Animation Development Materials;
v.	entitlement to "Created by" or other credit; and
vi.	any ongoing obligations to the parties.

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