SAG-AFTRA Modifies Interim Agreement Policy To Exclude WGA-Covered Projects Shot In The U.S.
deadline.comSAG-AFTRA, in solidarity with the Writers Guild, has modified its interim agreement policy to exclude any projects shot in the U.S.
that are covered by the WGA. To date, more than 200 productions have signed interim agreements, and those deals will remain in effect.
A person familiar with the new policy tells Deadline that only about 15%-20% of independent feature films covered by SAG-AFTRA also are covered by the WGA – in normal times and during the ongoing writers and actors strikes.
SAG-AFTRA said it made the decision to modify its independent agreement policy “after several productive and collaborative meetings” with the WGA “and upon the recommendation” of Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chief negotiator. “The Interim Agreement is an important element of our strike strategy,” the SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee said in a statement today (read it in full below). “We will now exclude from Interim Agreements any WGA-covered project to be produced in the USA.
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