DGA's board throws support behind tentative contract with major studios
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The Directors Guild of America’s national board on Friday unanimously recommended its membership vote in favor of a four-year contract with the major studios that would increase wages, boost contributions to its health plan and establish guardrails surrounding AI technology.“We entered this negotiation with three main priorities: secure our Health Plan, protect jobs, and ensure that our members remain secure as AI continues to impact our industry,” DGA President Christopher Nolan said in a statement.“We succeeded in these areas and gained in many others.” Under the proposed contract, major studios would increase their contributions to the DGA’s health plan by 24.4% over four years, the largest since the plan was founded.
In return, the DGA would recommend changes to its plan’s trustees including “modest” increases to the eligibility threshold and annual premiums, the DGA said on Friday.The contract also increases minimum salaries for most jobs by 2.5% in the first year and up 3% for each of the following years in the agreement.Directors of network non-prime time strip dramatic programs will see their minimum salaries increase 2.5% for each year under the agreement.
Hollywood Inc.To many of California’s lawmakers, the state’s film and TV tax credit isn’t enough.
Sen.Adam Schiff has introduced a federal-level tax credit to bring productions back to the U.S.The union, which represents more than 19,500 directors and members of directorial teams in areas such as film, commercials and news, said the agreement helps the union’s push for a federal production incentive.
Hollywood creatives believe such a benefit could prevent U.S.entertainment jobs from moving overseas where production costs can be significantly lower.
The proposed agreement secures a commitment that most senior management at the major studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture an...