SAG-AFTRA Tells Members It’s OK To Promote Their Movies With Interim Agreements At Film Festivals
deadline.comWith the fall film festivals looming, SAG-AFTRA on Thursday assured its members who were part of projects that received interim agreements from the guild that it’s OK for them to support and promote their projects there.
The union’s interim agreement binds producer to whatever terms and conditions eventually are reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The guild has been on strike since July 14. “Supporting productions covered by a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement shows strong solidarity with the union, and we encourage those members working under those agreements to celebrate and fully promote their projects,” the guild said today. “SAG-AFTRA members should feel comfortable auditioning for projects approved under an Interim Agreement.” “From picket lines to film festivals,” the guild said, “SAG-AFTRA members are strengthening the union’s bargaining position and demonstrating solidarity by supporting and promoting their approved Interim Agreement productions at fall festivals, including the Venice International Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.” RELATED: SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements Come Under The Spotlight: “It’s The Wild West” The interim agreement “is a strategic bargaining tool and an essential part of the union’s strategy to strengthen truly independent productions while weakening the resolve of the AMPTP,” the guild said. “The Interim Agreement is a full 70-page contract that includes the terms and conditions in the union’s last offer to the studios and streamers during negotiations.
This contract is available only to independent producers looking to employ our members on specific productions, and it helps the union achieve its goals by
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